Virginia Dignum Awarded AI Ethics Professional of the Year

by Hanna Nordin | Dec 15, 2022 | News

Virginia Dignum, Program Director of WASP-HS, Professor in Responsible AI, Umeå University, is winner of the 2022 Nordic DAIR Award category ‘AI Ethics Professional of the Year’ 2022. Last week, it was announced that Virginia Dignum, WASP-HS Program...

Three New Projects Between WASP-HS and DDLS to Bridge Scientific Gaps

by Hanna Nordin | Nov 30, 2022 | News

WASP-HS, together with Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), is welcoming three collaborative projects which are to bridge the scientific gap between the disciplines of the programs. WASP-HS and DDLS are committed to forming meaningful collaborations to bridge the gaps...

Critical Perspectives are Crucial for Future Better AI

by Hanna Nordin | Nov 30, 2022 | News

Attending to how power shifts between systems and life goals, the redistribution of tasks between different groups, and attending to datasets that reflect the many biases of society were some of the topics discussed at the WASP-HS conference AI for Humanity and...

International AI Conference – Our Common Future with Artificial Intelligence

by Hanna Nordin | Nov 16, 2022 | News

Now is the time to influence how we want artificial intelligence (AI) to become part of our society – that is the starting point for the international conference AI for Humanity and Society at Grand Hôtel in Stockholm and online on 17 November 2022. The...

Broad Multi-Located Insights on AI and Media

by Hanna Nordin | Oct 14, 2022 | News

On 13 October, WASP-HS, together with WARA Media and Language, welcomed representatives from the media industry and researchers to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on media. The broad theme resulted in a broad event taking place at three places...

Unique National Discussion on AI in Media

by Hanna Nordin | Oct 11, 2022 | News

On 13 October, researchers and industry will meet for a unique national discussion in Umeå, Stockholm and Gothenburg on the impact of AI in the broadcasting and gaming industries as well as in political communication. How will artificial intelligence (AI) shape these...