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20 November 2024
Report Medica Dusseldorf: through the eyes of a participant >
On November 14th, 2023, Amsterdam AI, together with the ROM Utrecht Region and TINL partners organized a visitors program in which we organized a travel by bus to the Medica Conference in Düsseldorf. A participant who participated in this travel tells us about his experience at Medica 2023!
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19 November 2023
‘Independent scientists must take the lead in monitoring AI’ >
Experts from the UvA and Amsterdam UMC, two knowledge institutions for whom artificial intelligence is an important topic, today published so-called 'living guidelines' for responsible use of generative AI - such as the ChatGPT tool - in Nature.
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17 November 2023
Application for National Zorginnovatieprijs 2024 opened >
Preparations for the Zorginnovatieprijs 2024 are in full swing and registration has begun! Together with the partners of Zorg2025, Amsterdam Economic Board organizes the annual regional preliminary round for participants from the province of North Holland and Flevoland.
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17 November 2023
One year of The AI, Media and Democracy Lab >
We are celebrating The AI, Media and Democracy Lab (ELSA Lab) first birthday! Last year they started the trajectory as a Dutch Research Council-funded Ethical, Legal, and Societal Aspects (ELSA) Lab. The overarching goal: to develop and test value-driven, human-centered AI applications and ethical and legal frameworks for responsible use of AI in the media.
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17 November 2023
PhD Positions in Pioneering research on Human-Aligned Video AI >
The DSC HAVA-Lab will be established through the Interdisciplinary PhD programme initiated by the UvA Data Science Centre. The mission of this first multidisciplinary laboratory is to define human-aligned video-AI, develop computable models, and examine the factors influencing its societal acceptance.
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16 November 2023
New software detects money laundering faster than ever before >
Computer scientists have developed a new tool that enables quicker and more accurate detection of money laundering, with the ability to scan 50 million transactions in less than a second. The tool can isolate suspicious and potential criminal behaviour three times more effectively than conventional methods.
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15 November 2023
With 'Apple-style' presentation, OpenAI launches customizable smart assistants >
OpenAI wants to be able to compete with large tech companies. During a presentation to developers yesterday, reminiscent of Apple's approach, the company introduced GPTs, a new concept that is best explained as a smart assistant.
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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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Juli 4 2024
European Council adopts regulation on use of supercomputing in AI development >
The Council of the European Union has adopted an amendment to the regulation of the European High-Performance Computing (EuroHPC) joint undertaking. This amendment expands its objectives to facilitate the development and operation of 'AI factories'. This will make the EU's supercomputing capacity further available for innovative European start-ups and SMEs to train their AI models and develop their projects.
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2 Juli 2024
Open Position: Event Coördinator bij Amsterdam AI >
Are you a passionate event coordinator with a talent for creating unforgettable experiences? Do you have a flair for organizing events that bring people together and inspire them? And are you looking for a role in which you can combine your creativity with project management skills? Then this is your opportunity to become part of our dynamic team!
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2 July 2024
Explore the Power of Data Commons with the Data Commons Collective >
The Data Commons Collective initiative is exploring the societal benefits, power, and limits of data commons, treating data as a new digital resource that serves the community.
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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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