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20 November 2024
Report Medica Dusseldorf: through the eyes of a participant >
On November 14th, 2023, Amsterdam AI, together with the ROM Utrecht Region and TINL partners organized a visitors program in which we organized a travel by bus to the Medica Conference in Düsseldorf. A participant who participated in this travel tells us about his experience at Medica 2023!
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19 November 2023
‘Independent scientists must take the lead in monitoring AI’ >
Experts from the UvA and Amsterdam UMC, two knowledge institutions for whom artificial intelligence is an important topic, today published so-called 'living guidelines' for responsible use of generative AI - such as the ChatGPT tool - in Nature.
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17 November 2023
Application for National Zorginnovatieprijs 2024 opened >
Preparations for the Zorginnovatieprijs 2024 are in full swing and registration has begun! Together with the partners of Zorg2025, Amsterdam Economic Board organizes the annual regional preliminary round for participants from the province of North Holland and Flevoland.
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17 November 2023
One year of The AI, Media and Democracy Lab >
We are celebrating The AI, Media and Democracy Lab (ELSA Lab) first birthday! Last year they started the trajectory as a Dutch Research Council-funded Ethical, Legal, and Societal Aspects (ELSA) Lab. The overarching goal: to develop and test value-driven, human-centered AI applications and ethical and legal frameworks for responsible use of AI in the media.
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17 November 2023
PhD Positions in Pioneering research on Human-Aligned Video AI >
The DSC HAVA-Lab will be established through the Interdisciplinary PhD programme initiated by the UvA Data Science Centre. The mission of this first multidisciplinary laboratory is to define human-aligned video-AI, develop computable models, and examine the factors influencing its societal acceptance.
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16 November 2023
New software detects money laundering faster than ever before >
Computer scientists have developed a new tool that enables quicker and more accurate detection of money laundering, with the ability to scan 50 million transactions in less than a second. The tool can isolate suspicious and potential criminal behaviour three times more effectively than conventional methods.
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15 November 2023
With 'Apple-style' presentation, OpenAI launches customizable smart assistants >
OpenAI wants to be able to compete with large tech companies. During a presentation to developers yesterday, reminiscent of Apple's approach, the company introduced GPTs, a new concept that is best explained as a smart assistant.
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15 November 2023
Call semester programme development 2024/2025 >
CWI Research Semester Programmes entail a coherent set of activities over a longer period of time to allow researchers to expand their network for further collaborative initiatives.
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14 November 2023
Global summit talked about tackling the dangers of AI at Bletchley Park >
Politicians, scientists and big tech companies from all over the world met in the UK and discussed questions like: How do we get a grip on artificial intelligence, AI?
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March 27 2024
AI4Students gets placed second as Research of the Year >
The AI4Students initiative by HvA, aimed at preparing all students for an AI-driven future, has proudly secured the second prize in the Research of the Year awards, highlighting the project's significant impact on educational innovation.
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March 27 2024
AI Act: Europe leads with trustworthy AI regulations >
Europe takes a significant leap forward in AI regulation with the new Artificial Intelligence Act, aimed at ensuring safety, respecting fundamental rights, and supporting businesses in the digital age.
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March 27 2024
EU Advances Digital Sovereignty with the DIGITAL Europe Programme >
The EU's DIGITAL Europe Programme marks a bold statement on the future of digital technology and sovereignty, promising to fundamentally alter Europe's approach to digital innovation.
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27 March 2024
47 million available in AINED calls >
Four major AI calls for have been published in the past 4 weeks: Innovation Labs, Learning Communities, ELSA Labs and the MIT call.
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26 March 2024
Five new awards AiNed Fellowship grants to retain AI talent for the Netherlands >
Leveraging exceptional AI talent is important to strengthen the national knowledge and training base in AI. We are therefore pleased to announce five new awards from the AiNed Fellowship grants Programme . The AiNed Board warmly congratulates all awardees on these awards and looks forward with interest to their contribution to the AiNed Programme and AI research in the Netherlands.
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