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In a surprising move on his first full day in office, President Donald Trump announced a massive collaboration between OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle to invest $500 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next four years.

Deep learning excels at tasks like image recognition but often struggles with accuracy when classifying similar objects. UvA researcher Pascal Mettes suggests hyperbolic geometry as a game-changing solution. 

Leonie Westerbeek, a researcher at the University of Amsterdam, is leading a project that uses AI to help elderly patients reduce their fall risk. Her doctoral research focuses on a system that advises seniors on how to manage medication-related risks, which are the leading cause of falls among this age group.

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) participated in Supercomputing 2024 in Atlanta, where researchers presented their work on using microservices for collaborative model training on the FABRIC testbed. The UvA team, including Alexandros Koufakis, Anestis Dalgitsis, Cees de Laat, and Paola Grosso, demonstrated how vertical federated learning techniques can ensure privacy while training AI models.

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) and KPMG have launched a five-year collaboration under the AI4FinTech programme. With an annual contribution of €100,000 from KPMG, the initiative focuses on applying AI in accountancy and auditing AI itself, strengthening the bridge between academia and industry in financial technology.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam announces three new courses. These advanced programmes offer professionals the opportunity to enhance their skills in data analysis, optimisation, and generative artificial intelligence, combining in-depth knowledge with practical applications.

As generative AI advances, language models are playing an increasingly critical role in combating unreliable information. Linguist Chantal van Son from Vrije Universiteit has explored how high-quality datasets and new techniques, such as the PANLI dataset, can enable reliable applications of language models.

In a unique joint inaugural lecture, Professors Folkert Asselbergs, Steven Chamuleau, and Robert Klautz explored the future of cardiovascular care. Their vision focuses on the year 2040, a time when technological innovations, network medicine, and artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally transform the roles of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons.

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has opened the Spring 2025 round of its Take-off programme. As of January 6, 2025, researchers can apply for funding for feasibility studies and early-phase projects to bring innovative scientific ideas to the market.