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AI for Sustainable Molecules and Materials research programme

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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Fighting the reading crisis with a reading robot

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.

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New taxonomy aims to improve generalization research in NLP

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.

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

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.

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AI is going to radically change medical world

7 November 2023

AI is going to radically change medical world >

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on an unprecedented rise, including in the medical world.

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