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Podcast: The Good Conversations #26: Responsible Digital Transformations

April 16 2024

Podcast: The Good Conversations #26: Responsible Digital Transformations >

Tune into the latest episode of "The Good Conversations" on Spotify, which delves into the ethical, legal, and societal aspects of digital technologies.

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How AI Can enhance ecosystems

April 15 2024

How AI Can enhance ecosystems >

Sander Klous, a professor at UvA and a partner at KPMG, discusses in a recent article how artificial intelligence can be utilized to enhance data-analysis ecosystems.

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Report: ‘Generative AI in Journalism’

April 15th 2024

Report: ‘Generative AI in Journalism’ >

A new report titled ‘Generative AI in Journalism,’ produce in collaboration with The Asdsociated Press has been published by Ai, Media and Democracy. This comprehensive study surveys news industry professionals on their current use and future desires for generative AI, exploring the ethical and practical issues surrounding its responsible deployment.

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AI in healthcare: ethical issues

April 10 2024

AI in healthcare: ethical issues >

In an opinion piece from De Telegraaf, three medical researchers from Amsterdam UMC argue that the integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare is not only promising but also raises significant ethical and legal questions.        

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NWO funding for VU's DoPredict Project led by VU professor

April 5 2024

NWO funding for VU's DoPredict Project led by VU professor >

On March 26, 2024, the DoPredict research project, led by Professor of Biophotonics and Medical Imaging Marloes Groot at Vrije Universiteit (VU), received funding through the NWO's Open Technology Program. This project focuses on developing a system for quickly and easily predicting the outcomes of lung treatments by testing combinations of drugs on a small piece of patient tissue.

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NWO AiNed Fellowship grant awarded to Filip Ilievski

April 5 2024

NWO AiNed Fellowship grant awarded to Filip Ilievski >

On March 21, 2024, Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence Filip Ilievski was awarded a 900k€ AiNed AI Fellowship for his project "Human-Centric AI Agents with Common Sense". The AiNed AI Fellowships are a competitive program by NWO designed to attract international AI talent to the Netherlands. This grant, along with internal and external co-funding, will enable Ilievski to assemble a team of six young researchers.

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Gravitation grant for challenges in cyber security

April 3 2024

Gravitation grant for challenges in cyber security >

On March 26, 2024, it was announced that UvA scientists Christian Schaffner, Zoltan Mann, Francesco Regezzoni, Kostas Papagiannopoulos, and Karst Koymans from the Informatics Institute (IvI) are involved in an ambitious project aimed at tackling challenges in cyber security. This project is one of three consortia that have received a Gravitation Grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science.

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Gravitation grant for AI-Assisted design of blindness therapy

April 3 2024

Gravitation grant for AI-Assisted design of blindness therapy >

On March 26, 2024, it was announced that UvA scientist Clarisa Sanchez from the Informatics Institute (IvI) is involved in a groundbreaking project aimed at designing therapies for blindness with the help of artificial intelligence. This project is one of three consortia that have received a Gravitation Grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science.

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EIT Digital & AiNed report: Netherlands to capitalize on generative AI promise

March 28 2024

EIT Digital & AiNed report: Netherlands to capitalize on generative AI promise >

The Netherlands has the potential to play a leading role in the world of generative artificial intelligence (AI), according to a recent report by EIT Digital and the AiNed program of the National Growth Fund. The report, titled 'Generative AI: Europe's Quest for Regulation and Industry Leadership', emphasizes that with the right investments in AI startups, collaboration within Europe, and access to high-performance computing, the Netherlands can strengthen its position.

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Developing a method to make AI explainable to humans

July 4, 2024

Developing a method to make AI explainable to humans >

AI can take over many of our tasks, creating endless possibilities. But how can we ensure that AI models are understandable and explainable to humans? In a new, interdisciplinary research project, UvA researchers are developing a method for this. ‘We accept more easily what makes sense to us – and that can lead us to trust systems that are not trustworthy.’

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European Council adopts regulation on use of supercomputing in AI development

Juli 4 2024

European Council adopts regulation on use of supercomputing in AI development >

The Council of the European Union has adopted an amendment to the regulation of the European High-Performance Computing (EuroHPC) joint undertaking. This amendment expands its objectives to facilitate the development and operation of 'AI factories'. This will make the EU's supercomputing capacity further available for innovative European start-ups and SMEs to train their AI models and develop their projects.

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Open Position: Event Coördinator bij Amsterdam AI

2 Juli 2024

Open Position: Event Coördinator bij Amsterdam AI >

Are you a passionate event coordinator with a talent for creating unforgettable experiences? Do you have a flair for organizing events that bring people together and inspire them? And are you looking for a role in which you can combine your creativity with project management skills? Then this is your opportunity to become part of our dynamic team!

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Explore the Power of Data Commons with the Data Commons Collective

2 July 2024

Explore the Power of Data Commons with the Data Commons Collective >

The Data Commons Collective initiative is exploring the societal benefits, power, and limits of data commons, treating data as a new digital resource that serves the community.

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Amsterdam more attractive for start-ups than Paris and Berlin

June 27 2024

Amsterdam more attractive for start-ups than Paris and Berlin >

Research by the American institute Startup Genome reveals that Amsterdam is the most attractive city in Europe for start-ups, after London. Amsterdam scores high on access to financing and availability of talent. The city ranks thirteenth globally.

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