Media monitor 2023

An overview of media appearances of academics and subjcts connected to the themes of the Jantina Tammes School.

• Adformatie, 27 December 2023
  New York Times klaagt OpenAI en Microsoft aan, claimt schadepost van miljarden dollars

  The publisher says its articles were used without permission to train chatbots.

  
  

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• ICT & health, 20 December 2023
  VR verrijkt visuele revalidatie na beroerte

  Innovative care for people who experience visual symptoms after a stroke will get a major boost from a project using VR for home rehabilitation. This research, led by the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) and Royal Visio, is supported by a €2.7 million grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

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• European Commission, 13 December 2023
  Harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence in science to boost Europe’s global competitiveness
  Today, the Commission published a policy brief on the role and potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in science and innovation. AI is transforming the scientific landscape at every stage in research. It opens new possibilities, enabling scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery, solve complex problems, and address global challenges.
  

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• NU.nl, 9 December
  Ondanks 'bizarre lobby' bleef strenge Europese AI-wet grotendeels overeind

  The European Union reached a tentative agreement on Friday to curb the development of artificial intelligence after an exceptionally long negotiation. There were very strong efforts from the tech industry to weaken the new AI law slightly. Partly successfully, but the strictest rules remained in place.

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• Computable, 30 November
  OU bovenaan met informatica, Groningen met ai

  Artificial intelligence is best studied in Groningen. The UG (68 points on a scale of 100) remains far ahead of Eindhoven TU/e (61) and Tilburg TiU (60), numbers 2 and 3, in this field. Amsterdam VU (49) which has the largest enrolment, scores insufficiently.

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• UMCG News, 13 November
  UMCG answers patient questions with help from AI (Dutch)
  UMCG is deploying artificial intelligence (AI for short) to help healthcare providers answer written questions from patients.

  
  NL Times: Groningen’s UMCG hospital the first in Europe to use an AI chatbot
  TS2: Innovative AI Chatbot Enhances Patient Service at Groningen’s UMCG Hospital

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  IEEE Spectrum, 30 October
  What You Need to Know About Biden’s Sweeping AI Order > The executive order covers AI safety, algorithmic bias, and privacy
  The world has been waiting for the United States to get its act together on regulating artificial intelligence—particularly since it’s home to many of the powerful companies pushing at the boundaries of what’s acceptable.

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• NWO, 26 July
  New Digitalisation Research Advisory Committee
  The Executive Board of NWO has appointed a Digitalisation Research Advisory Committee with effect from 5 July 2023. This new committee will advise NWO on policy and funding for digital research infrastructure.