SECAI School of Embedded Composite AI

When people think of artificial intelligence (AI), they often associate it with machine learning. However, solving complex problems often requires symbolic methods. In an interview with DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Professor Sebastian Rudolph (Technische Universität Dresden, SECAI) explains the potential of combining both approaches.

On October 23, 2024, TU Dresden's Rector, Prof. Ursula Staudinger, inaugurated the Saxon Science Liaison Office India in Chennai. Representing Saxony’s Minister of Science and 13 universities, the office will foster collaboration between Indian and Saxon scientists and entrepreneurs. DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Universität Leipzig

📝 New Nature Portfolio paper published in Nature Cancer: How AI agents will change cancer research and oncology The researchers Yongju Lee, Dyke Ferber, Jennifer E. Rood, Aviv Regev and Jakob Nikolas Kather explain how autonomous #AI models will change future workflows in cancer research and beyond. 👩⚕️ 👨💻 👨🔬 With the introduction of large language models #LLMs such as #ChatGPT many scientific tasks can now also be performed by AI agents – including literature research, hypothesis generation and planning experiments. Key points of this publication: ▶️ AI agents can support scientists and accelerate many processes in #cancer #research. ▶️ New models simplify time-consuming biomedical workflows by automating multi-step tasks. ▶️ Researchers will continue to monitor and guide the systems. But: Automation gives them more time for creative ideas and strategic decisions. ▶️ With the integration of new models into existing workflows, researchers need to be aware of ethical implications. AI systems have to be used responsibly and within defined framework conditions. Read more here: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ecHg4yD2 Read the full paper at: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eY-GsTAB   TU Dresden Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden Genentech

From December 2–4, 2024, the Winter School on "Artificial Intelligence, Media, and Democracy" took place in Leipzig. This event, a collaboration between the Universität Leipzig, the Università degli Studi di Padova, and Sapir College, united experts and students to discuss key issues at the intersection of AI, media, and democracy. DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Stephanie Schiedermair #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Democracy

On December 5, we celebrated the conclusion of the second course of the mentoring program for female students and early-career researchers at Technische Universität Dresden. Certificates were presented in a festive ceremony by coordinator Grit Schuster, honouring the achievements of participants and mentors. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ZuseSchool DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

On November 6th, SECAI hosted an introductory gathering at the ASCII student café in the Faculty of Computer Science at TU Dresden to welcome the new scholarship recipients. Out of nearly 130 applicants, 28 students were selected for this cohort. Since October, they have been pursuing their studies at TU Dresden and Leipzig University with the support of a SECAI scholarship. TU Dresden DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ZuseSchool

Researchers from the Chair of Knowledge-Based Systems at the Institute of Theoretical Computer Science, TU Dresden, received the Best Paper Award in the “KR in the Wild” track at the prestigious conference KR 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The author Alec Ivliev, Lukas Gerlach, Simon Meusel, Jakob Steinberg, and Markus Krötzsch presented their paper “Nemo: Your Friendly and Versatile Rule Reasoning Toolkit” #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ComputerScience DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst TU Dresden

The Generative AI: Pathways to Democratization, Transparency and Sustainability conference took place in Tokyo on the 12th and 13th of November. As part of the conference, PhD student Jonas Karge was warmly welcomed to the German Embassy in Tokyo as a representative of the DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Konrad Zuse Schools of Excellence in AI – SECAI, relAI Konrad Zuse School of Excellence and Zuse School ELIZA. DWIH Tokyo (German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo) #AI #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence

Wie sieht die Zukunft der Künstlichen Intelligenz aus? Der DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst sprach mit Professor Sebastian Rudolph von der Technische Universität Dresden und SECAI. Im Interview erläutert er, warum KI mehr ist als Maschinelles Lernen, welche Rolle symbolische Verfahren für Zuverlässigkeit und Erklärbarkeit spielen und warum die Kombination unterschiedlicher Ansätze entscheidend ist. Gefördert durch den DAAD mit Mitteln des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung, setzt SECAI Maßstäbe für die nächste Generation von KI-Systemen.

Today marks the start of the Winter School on 'Artificial Intelligence, Media, and Democracy.' Over the next three days, Stephanie Schiedermair will guide more than 50 international participants through discussions on topics such as democracy, freedom of speech, information, and media in the era of artificial intelligence, as well as regulatory efforts in this domain. The event features a diverse range of speakers from interdisciplinary fields and includes a variety of activities such as lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and cultural events. Universität Leipzig #KonradZuseSchool #AI #ArtificialIntelligence