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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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19 Juni 2024
Tim Baarslag Appointed Professor of Mathematics of Cooperative AI at TU Eindhoven >
AI has become central to modern society, gaining global attention for its success in image recognition, natural language processing, and medical diagnosis. Similarly, mathematical analysis has addressed diverse issues from transportation to investment strategies. The fusion of these fields, known as the Mathematics of Cooperative AI, seeks to develop a theory for intelligent joint decision-making. Tim Baarslag's new professorship at TU Eindhoven focuses on this emerging field.
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18 June 2024
Hack4Her 2024: A Celebration of Women in Tech and Innovation >
Amsterdam, June 10, 2024 — The third annual Hack4Her event successfully concluded on June 9, 2024, at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Over three transformative days, Hack4Her 2024 brought together more than 100 participants from all over the Netherlands, including students, professionals, and industry leaders, all united in their commitment to creating women-centered tech spaces and promoting gender diversity in technology.
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27 May 2024
Two HvA AI Projects Receive RAAK Public Grant >
Grant for research projects on practically applicable AI solutions.
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22 May 2024
OpenAI's ChatGPT: The Empathetic AI >
This week, OpenAI unveiled its latest AI technology, showcasing a cheerful female voice that responds quickly and empathetically. What started as a simple text-based chatbot is now becoming a virtual companion.
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22 May 2024
Dutch AI Awareness and Research Priorities: Key Findings >
A study by Waag Futurelab and Ipsos I&O, for the Dutch AI Coalition, assessed Dutch awareness of AI and key AI topics. The majority understand AI well, with few unfamiliar.
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