1,511 search results for “ai for human society and science” in the Student website
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New endowed chair brings astronomy and AI together. ‘AI can help improve our understanding of the Universe’
ASTRON en de Universiteit Leiden beginnen samen een nieuwe leerstoel over sterrenkunde en AI. Bijzonder hoogleraar Joeri van Leeuwen gaat deze positie vullen.
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‘If you understand the risks, AI is an incredible tool’
Thomas Moerland studied medicine and mathematics in Leiden and has a lifelong fascination with the origins and workings of intelligence. He brought all that together in his popular science book Van IQ naar AI (From IQ to AI).
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composers
Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at Amare, The Hague’s cultural hub, he demonstrated what cocreation sounds like.
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Human language inspired AI – and now we can use that AI to learn about language
Yuchen Lian defended her thesis on AI and language evolution at Leiden University.
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Using AI to track greenhouse gas emissions
PhD candidate Julia Wąsala searches for greenhouse gas emissions in satellite data. As a computer scientist, she bridges the gap between computer science and space research. ‘We really can't do this research without collaboration.’
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Zhengtian AiFaculty of Science
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Guorui LuFaculty of Science
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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AI in Academia: How to Use It Ethically and Effectively
Study support
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain
The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they look at the impact of AI on society. Students are enthusiastic about this merging of worlds.
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Eric JorinkFaculty of Humanities
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Experiment: Leiden University student writes thesis with just AI tools for supervision
As an experiment, student Alicia Cai relied solely on AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude for supervision while writing her thesis. What lessons were learned?
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Dorota MoravcikovaFaculty of Science
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Lennard FromaFaculty of Science
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Chloe GrosFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Angus MolFaculty of Humanities
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LDE Space & Society Honours Programme
Do you want to contribute to society and do you have affinity with space? In the LDE Space & Society Honours Programme, you will learn how the two are connected and tackle a challenge in the space sector.
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Emily YuFaculty of Science
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AI Lab launched for effective and responsible supervision
How can you increase the effectiveness of inspectors using responsible artificial intelligence (AI)? This is the question the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) Lab AI4Oversight is tackling. By developing algorithms and methods, they try to provide optimal support for, for example,…
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Zhong LiFaculty of Science
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Jan SleutelsFaculty of Humanities
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Frans Rodenburg
Faculty of Science
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Anne Land-ZandstraFaculty of Science
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Data science for newbies: honours students learn to utilise AI
Brain scans, heart attacks and credit scores: many science applications revolve around data. But how do you mine applicable insights from a mountain of data? In a Bachelor Honours Class, students discover how data science can contribute to their discipline.
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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Cevdet AcarsoyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hollywood strike: Is AI really a threat to actors?
Better pay and new agreements with streaming platforms: the actors’ strike that brought Hollywood to a standstill a few days ago is mainly about money. But there is something else that film actors are worried about: the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence. Is this fear justified?
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New core curriculum course: Humanities in a Digital World
Education
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Hester Bergsma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Ramira van der MeulenFaculty of Science
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Susanne RoodhuijzenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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of the Herta Mohr Building: brand new and also recycled location for Humanities
Light, open and green: a description that fits the new, renovated location of the Faculty of Humanities. The official opening of the Herta Mohr Building took place on 8 October, and it has many remarkable features: for example, recycled ‘mushroom columns’, a pedestrian bridge to the University Library…
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Minors in AI, Data & Digitialisation in Delft, Leiden and Rotterdam
The universities of Delft, Leiden and Rotterdam are working together to show their students what artificial intelligence (AI) means for their own field. Three AI minors will start in the 2022 – 2023 academic year and will answer questions such as: ‘How best can you use AI in your research discipline?’…
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Combining art and science in the recovery of Ukraine
How wonderful would it be to use art, technology and science in Ukraine's recovery? Young Ukrainians currently residing in Poland get guidance to develop creative programmes and activities that can later be implemented. Leiden astronomers Pedro Russo and Kateryna Frantseva cooperate in the project.
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Laura BertensFaculty of Humanities
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Khrystyna SemkivFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Christos AthanasiadisFaculty of Science
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Eduard Fosch VillarongaFaculty of Law
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Ionica SmeetsFaculty of Science
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Alexandra PrégentFaculty of Humanities
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Ananta ShahaneFaculty of Science
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Annelot BosmanFaculty of Science
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?
The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor is proving beneficiary for students and lecturers alike. We sit in during a class.
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Jan van RijnFaculty of Science
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Marieke AdriaanseFaculty of Medicine
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Ludo WaltmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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New project explores how engineers and AI can truly work together
What if AI doesn’t just support engineers, but actually works alongside them? A large consortium, including Leiden University, gets 3.7 million euros. They will explore novel synergies between engineers and AI, in industrial engineering design areas such as automotive engineering.
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences publishes advice on dignity and respect in academia
If universities and research institutions want to tackle unacceptable behaviour in academia, they must shift their focus from dealing with complaints to preventing such behaviour in the first place. This is what the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has concluded. It has therefore…
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Sustainable Humanities Internship Fund
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