News and events

Together with the focus areas Governing the Digital Society and Applied Data Science we publish a newsletter each month.
You can also subscibe for our own periodic mailing with Human-centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) calls and events.

• News

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    “AI needs a better understanding of reality to be safe and effective”

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    13 December 2024

    Albert Gatt, Professor of Natural Language Generation, delivered his inaugural lecture on 9 December. He designs systems that don’t just sound intelligent but genuinely understand the meaning behind their words.
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    ‘Diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords’

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    2 December 2024

    According to Federica Russo, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Techno-Science, diversity and inclusion need to be further integrated into academic practice.
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    Symposium: The Rise of AI in Warfare and Security

    News

    25 November 2024

    On Tuesday, the 26th of November, IRW Project Leader Dr. Lauren Gould will participate in a Studium Generale symposium on The Rise of AI in Warfare and Security.
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    Newsflash Faculty of Science: mathematician Jan-Willem van Ittersum wins prize, AI and the Parliamentary Democracy, and more…

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    18 October 2024

    In this newsflash, you will find quick, bite-sized updates on a range of topics that we wish to share with you in addition to the other, more extensive articles in our newsfeed.
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    Human-centered Artificial Intelligence: Small Grants – Summer 2024

    News

    15 October 2024

    This is the ninth call for projects to be funded by HAI. The projects resulting from this call will be accommodated by the existing SIGs.

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• Events

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    PhD defence Arthur Gwagwa: Re-imagining African Unity in the Age of Digital Domination and AI

    20 December 2024 from 10:15 to 11:15

    On Friday 20 December, Arthur Gwagwa will defend his PhD dissertation ‘Re-imagining African Unity in a Digitally Interdependent World’.
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    Lecture: AI in Warfare: Distance, Drones and Datafication

    8 January 2025 from 12:30 to 13:30

    The Technical University Eindhoven will host the lecture ‘AI in Warfare: Distance, Drones and Datafication’ presented by RAW Project Leader Jessica Dorsey.
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    Panel - "The Ethics of AI in Education"

    14 January 2025 from 15:30 to 17:00

    Panelists from Utrecht University and UNESCO will explore the opportunities and risks of using AI in education
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    NLP@U period-2 meeting

    16 January 2025 from 09:00 to 13:00

    Visit our meeting on 16th of January 2025 at the Utrecht University Library.
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    Book launch: Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society

    22 January 2025 from 15:30 to 18:00

    Several leading experts discuss this new volume, which provides practical tools for conducting collaborative university research.

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