/en en Sun, 04 May 2025 19:55:59 +0200 Thu, 01 May 2025 12:54:00 +0200 /en/news/most-leading-chatbots-routinely-exaggerate-science-findings It seems so convenient: asking ChatGPT or another chatbot to summarise a text to quickly get a gist of it. But how accurate are they really? 149230 Thu, 01 May 2025 12:54:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/call-for-participants-public-engagement-academy-2025 Apply now for the Public Engagement Academy: a training programme specifically targeted at postdocs and other early-career researchers at the Faculty of Science. 148686 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/privacy-aware-monitoring-for-assisted-living An interdisciplinary collection of perspectives on the design of privacy-aware audio and video-based monitoring solutions for Active and Assisted Living (AAL). 148431 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:23:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/we-were-seen-as-programmers-rather-than-proper-researchers Twenty years of AI research at the Faculty of Science, seen through Professor Mehdi Dastani's eyes. 148421 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:32:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/subsidy-of-millions-granted-to-elsa-lab-ai-for-health-equity The ELSA Lab AI for Health Equity, is a national consortium which researches how AI can be developed fairly and inclusively, with special attention for underrepresented groups in healthcare. 148485 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:37:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/vacancy-student-assistant-contesting-governance-platform The Contesting Governance Platform seeks a new student assistant to support its interdisciplinary team. 148246 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:18:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/vacancy-core-team-member-contesting-governance-platform The Contesting Governance Platform seeks new core members to strengthen its interdisciplinary team. 148245 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:51:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/background/a-robot-as-a-buddy-in-healthcare-children-really-see-it-as-a-friend In her PhD research, Anouk Neerincx investigated how robots can help reduce stress, how they can get children to talk about their health and how they can teach children emotional skills. 148045 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:31:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/phd-position-to-trace-and-investigate-the-realities-of-algorithmic-warfare IRW researchers Lauren Gould and Marijn Hoijtink offer a 4-year PhD position in International Relations and Conflict Studies as part of their FWO-funded project. 147610 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:23:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/police-and-the-judiciary-should-themselves-take-responsibility-on-the-subject-of-ai Floris Bex has been appointed professor of Innovation in AI & Law at Utrecht University on March 1. 147490 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/save-the-date-diversifying-creative-ai-and-cultural-value-june-11-2025 This full-day hybrid event brings together researchers, artists, policymakers, and industry professionals to explore how AI shapes cultural value and how creative and cultural communities can play a bigger role in its development. 147371 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:31:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/newsflash-faculty-of-science-the-significance-of-ai-for-work-and-research-vulnerable-grasslands-and 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. 147233 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:45:00 +0100 Nieuws Foto: Ed van Rijswijk /en/news/two-new-phd-candidates-start-at-ai-labs In 2025, two new researchers began their doctoral research within the Utrecht AI Labs. 146252 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:44:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/fwo-research-project-grant-to-trace-and-investigate-the-realities-of-algorithmic-warfare RAW researchers Marijn Hoijtink and Lauren Gould have been awarded a Research Project grant by FWO Vlaanderen to trace and investigate the realities of algorithmic warfare. 145897 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:11:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/smart-search-engine-assists-the-municipality-of-utrecht Thanks to an improved search engine, councillors and policy officers at the Municipality of Utrecht can now find the information they need more quickly. 145732 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:22:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/ai-needs-a-better-understanding-of-reality-to-be-safe-and-effective 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. 145548 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:54:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/diversity-and-inclusion-are-not-just-buzzwords According to Federica Russo, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Techno-Science, diversity and inclusion need to be further integrated into academic practice. 145349 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:02:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/symposium-the-rise-of-ai-in-warfare-and-security 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. 145129 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:43:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/newsflash-faculty-of-science-mathematician-jan-willem-van-ittersum-wins-prize-ai-and-the 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. 144217 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/human-centered-artificial-intelligence-small-grants-summer-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. 144136 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:14:00 +0200 Nieuws