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14 November 2023

A new theory sheds light on the ‘shallow’ structure of the brain and AI >

Recent advances in artificial intelligence are astounding. Some people even claim that AI systems are already sentient.

14 November 2023

Better Images of AI: A Guide for Users and Creators >

Stock images strongly influence the ways in which non-expert audiences think about and understand the topics they illustrate. This is why it is worrying that research has repeatedly shown that many images of AI are misleading and unhelpful.

13 November 2023

Recap: Amsterdam AI Meetup presents ILLC: Alternatives for ChatGPT >

In last week's Amsterdam AI Meetup edition in collaboration with Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) - University of Amsterdam (UvA) we delved into alternatives for ChatGPT: How good are open-source and in-house LLMs?

13 November 2023

Dutch Applied AI Award 2023 to KLM, Mainblades and KPN >

KLM Engineering & Maintenance, Mainblades and KPN won this year's Dutch Applied AI Award. The award jury particularly praised the linking of drones, communication technology and Artificial Intelligence in this partnership.

13 November 2023

Better weather forecast thanks to AI >

Using AI, it is possible to better predict warm weather. For this, atmospheric scientist Chiem van Straaten developed a method that learns from wrong weather predictions and leads to more reliable information.

12 November 2023

AI for Sustainable Molecules and Materials research programme >

To kick-start the new Research Priority Area (RPA) of the Faculty of Science in "Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Molecules and Materials" (AI4SMM), four projects have just been launched.

12 November 2023

Fighting the reading crisis with a reading robot >

Three researchers from VU Amsterdam are starting a pilot with a reading robot for primary school students. They want to test whether robots can help increase children's reading skills.

10 November 2023

New taxonomy aims to improve generalization research in NLP >

Natural Language Processing—the subfield of computer science concerned with giving computers the ability to ‘understand’ and ‘generate’ human language—has taken a huge flight in the past decade.

9 November 2023

Frank van Harmelen on how humans and machines can successfully work together >

Frank van Harmelen is professor of Artificial Intelligence at VU University Amsterdam and sits on the advisory committee for the Ammodo Science Awards.

30 April 2024

ERC advanced grants awarded to multiple Amsterdam knowledge institutes >

€652 million was allocated to leading researchers across Europe through the EU's Horizon Europe program, aiming to facilitate scientific breakthroughs. Notably, the Netherlands secured a total of 23 grants, with Amsterdam universities and research centres claiming around half.

29 April 2024

Amsterdam's Kepler Vision Technologies receives €1.5M to increase support in healthcare >

ROM InWest's €1.5M investment in Amsterdam's Kepler Vision Technologies will facilitate the launch of 'Kepler Night Nurse,' which uses AI-driven technology to improve care quality, particularly for the elderly.

29 April 2024

Can artificial intelligence assist us in staining cancer tissue samples? >

Last week, researcher Sara Pires de Oliveira received funding from the Dutch Research Council NWO (Dutch Research Council) to explore this concept.

April 23 2024

Hyperscenarios of artificial intelligence usage: an essay by Nanda Piersma >

In her essay, Nanda Piersma from CREATE-IT APPLIED RESEARCH at HvA discusses the complexity of artificial intelligence and how its deployment by people is key to responsible usage.

April 22 2024

Responsibly connecting on social media: The RE-LINK Project >

In the ERC project RE-LINK, Fernando P. Santos and his team examine the social effects of link recommendation algorithms on social media.