Center for Responsible AI

We celebrated excellence in student research in Responsible AI at the Center for Responsible AI Forum '24. The SPARK Awards included a poster session, followed by six finalists presenting their work on the main stage during the pitch session. This year’s winners were: ▶ Mariana Duarte (Champalimaud Foundation) for her MSc Scientific Article, "Facilitating Cognitive Synergy: AI’s Ability to Support Collaborative Cognitive Search Strategies". ▶ André Duarte (Instituto Superior Técnico/ INESC-ID & Carnegie Mellon University) for his PhD Scientific Article, "DE-COP: Detecting Copyrighted Content in Language Models Training Data". 👏 Huge congratulations to both winners and to all the students who participated in the SPARK Awards!

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👏 Last Tuesday, we opened the doors to AI innovation at Casa da Música. Thank you to everyone who joined us at one of the country’s cultural landmarks and for being part of the third edition of the Center for Responsible AI Forum. With each edition, this event continues to grow, featuring live AI product demos, keynotes, and panels covering some of the most critical topics in AI. This time, we also recognized the best young talent in Responsible AI with a special award. Stay tuned as we share the highlights from this amazing day! #AI #CenterforResponsibleAI #SPARKAwards #Innovation

🌟 Introducing AIhub 🌟 Unicorn Factory Lisboa, in partnership with SITIO.pt, Google, Portugal AI Innovation Factory by Microsoft, the Center for Responsible AI, and MEO, proudly unveils AIhub — a groundbreaking seven-floor space designed to power the next generation of AI-driven startups. Located in the Alvalade Innovation District, AIhub is more than a workspace — it’s a thriving ecosystem for collaboration, innovation, and pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence. Whether you’re a startup founder, an investor, or simply passionate about AI, AIhub is here to connect, inspire, and elevate your journey. The future of AI starts here. Join us: https://lnkd.in/dtDuBxsg Gil Azevedo Carlos Moedas Pedro Teixeira Andres Ortolá Manuela Vaz Soares Sofia V. Tiago Minchin Paulo Dimas Sofia Marta #unicornfactorylisboa #aihub #ai #artificialintelligence #startup #scaleup #lisbon #lisboa

We’re thrilled to be part of this year’s Porto Tech Hub agenda in collaboration with Câmara Municipal do Porto! Hosting this event and partnering with Casa da Música, one of the city’s most iconic cultural landmarks is a celebration of creativity, collaboration, and innovation! 👉 For more details on the agenda visit https://lnkd.in/daYm-SYS 🏃♂️ Seats are running out quickly—secure yours now! #CenterforResponsibleAI #Forum24 #ResponsibleAI #Innovation #SPARKAwards

One of our favorite moments: DEMOS! 🚀 Here’s a sneak peek at this year’s demos at the Center for Responsible AI Forum ‘24 ▪ Gonçalo Correia (Priberam) - PCare: Intelligent assistant providing key clinical insights to help physicians make faster, better decisions. ▪Catarina Farinha (Unbabel) - Halo: Combines a non invasive neural interface together with context-aware large language models to bring a new reality to patients who lost their ability to communicate ▪Ivo Magalhães (Sword Health) - Bloom: AI-powered platform for digital pelvic floor therapy, integrating smart sensors and interfaces. ▪Miguel Freire (NeuralShift) - Affine Knowledge Discovery: Intelligent system for efficient legal research and discovery across public and proprietary data. ▪Alexandre Domingues (Automaise) - Genius Assistant: Assistant for customer support agents that automates repetitive tasks, freeing time for high-value work and boosting productivity. ▪Afonso Fonseca (Visor.ai) - Conversational AI & RAILS: A Responsible AI platform offering continuous oversight of key requirements. RAILS, the first AI audit software for contact centers, provides companies with real-time compliance visibility. 🎟️ We still have some tickets left. Join us!

🗣️ Speaker Announcement: Francisco Pereira Francisco Pereira will take us on a journey that began in 2018 with the creation of The Machine Learning Core research group, which collaborates with experts in psychology, neuroscience, and psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Francisco will share valuable insights and lessons learned from this experience, emphasizing how machine learning and science can inspire innovation and unlock access to unique data. We are waiting for you! Save your seat here: https://lnkd.in/daYm-SYS #AI #CenterforResponsibleAI #ResponsibleAI #Forum24

📢 Speaker Announcement: Virginia Dignum As AI transforms global industries and societies, coordinated governance is essential to address its risks and ensure responsible development. Virginia Dignum (Umeå universitet, United Nations High-Level Advisory Body on AI) a contributor to the Governing AI for Humanity report, will join us at Casa da Música to discuss its seven key recommendations, advocating for adaptive governance structures that align with human rights, sustainability goals, and the rapid pace of AI development. This is a free event open to everyone! You just have to register here: https://lnkd.in/daYm-SYS #AI #ResponsibleAI #CenterforResponsibleAI

🎙️ Speaker Announcement: Pedro Saleiro A must-see keynote by Pedro Saleiro (Opnova), on Building Trustworthy, Agentic AI! Join us for an in-depth look into the evolution of AI agents and the open challenges facing today’s multimodal, collaborative AI systems. This talk will explore how advanced AI can plan, use tools, reflect, and work alongside other agents—all while prioritizing trustworthiness as a cornerstone for next-generation AI products. Grabbed your ticket yet? Get yours here: https://lnkd.in/daYm-SYS #AI #CenterforResponsibleAI #Forum´24

📢 Speaker Announcement: André Martins We’re excited to announce Andre Martins (Unbabel, Instituto Superior Técnico) as a speaker at the Center for Responsible AI Forum ’24. André leads the research behind Tower LLM, the best translation LLM in the market that surpasses GPT-4o, GPT-3.5, Google, and DeepLPlus. In his talk, André will explore how Tower LLM was developed through continued pretraining on multilingual data, leading to outstanding performance in translation workflows. He will also share insights into EuroLLM—a suite of models supporting all 24 EU languages, built on EuroHPC supercomputers. Don´t miss it! Register now: https://lnkd.in/daYm-SYS