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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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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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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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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 >
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20 June 2024
70% of Dutch People Don’t Use Generative AI >
A survey by the University of Amsterdam's AlgoSoc AI Opinion Monitor reveals that 70% of Dutch people have not used generative AI like ChatGPT. However, attitudes and usage differ by age. Researchers Ernesto de León, Fabio Votta, Theo Araujo, and Claes de Vreese surveyed nearly 4,000 respondents and will continue this study for the next three years.
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19 June 2024
The Interplay of Media, Democracy, and Technology: Navigating Trust and Disinformation >
In the ever-evolving social landscape of the 21st century, the intricate interplay between media, democracy, and technology has become a central theme. This dynamic trio is at the heart of a complex and continually changing relationship that shapes the way societies function, the manner in which information is disseminated, and the extent to which democratic principles are upheld.
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