Society

AI can make an important contribution to the livability and quality of daily life in Amsterdam. Within this domain, researchers explore how technology can address challenges such as mobility, sustainability, inclusion, and safety. By directly linking scientific knowledge to societal needs, we create solutions that make a visible difference in the city. Amsterdam AI brings together partners who develop projects where technology serves the people and contributes to an open, human-centered society.

Cases

Projects & activities voor de Society

Mechanistic Interpretability for Time-Series Transformers

The AI Society

Make Robots Talk

Language Sciences for Social Good

Events

The Society agenda

Tue 24

Nov

Amsterdam AI Impact Festival 2026

Tue 13

Oct

Dialoog op Dinsdag

Mon 21

Sep

De Digitale Schijf van Vijf

Thu 12

Feb

Can AI be ethical in practice?

News articles

The developments within the Society

Society

VU Amsterdam launches modular workshop series on generative AI for educators

The VU Centre for Teaching & Learning is introducing a new series of modular workshops from the 2026-2027 academic year to help educators integrate generative AI into their teaching in a conscious and responsible way.

25 August 2026

Society

Veni grant awarded for research into the influence of algorithms on government communication

VU Amsterdam researcher Kayla Schwoerer has received a Veni grant from NWO to study how social media algorithms determine which government information citizens see online.

22 August 2026

Society

Veni grant for VU Amsterdam researcher Enrico Liscio on AI that adapts to human values

AI researcher Enrico Liscio at VU Amsterdam has received a Veni grant from NWO to study how AI systems can recognise individual users’ values during conversations and tailor their responses accordingly.

12 August 2026