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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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14 November 2023
Trust as a starting point for data sharing in healthcare >
Every other newsletter we aim to bring you an interview with someone who is changing the AI ecosystem. This month it's Mat Daemen (Full Professor, Pathology)!
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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25 June 2024
AI: Useful tool or destructive to education? Interview with Bert Bredeweg >
This month we are focused on AI in education. We spoke to Bert Bredeweg, Professor of Science education at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and Associate Professor at the Institute for Informatics at the University of Amsterdam, about his vision of AI in education, the rapid rise of generative AI, and what according to him is necessary to jointly participate in this 'real' technological revolution.
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24 June 2024
AISO on their succesful first event >
We spoke to student association AISO about their first organized event and how they experienced it.
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20 June 2024
€28 Million for AI Start-up in Amsterdam Aiming to Develop Climate Transition Materials >
British-Dutch company CuspAI has raised €28 million ($30 million) in startup capital to develop materials for more efficient CO2 capture using AI. Venture capitalists see potential in this innovative approach. CuspAI, a startup founded by Dutch professor Max Welling, a computer scientist at the University of Amsterdam and an AI expert, aims to use AI to find and develop materials that can efficiently capture CO2. The company announced on Tuesday that it has secured €28 million in funding from investors.
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20 June 2024
Amsterdam AI Video Series >
Discover our video series now.
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