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Jukka Suomela @jukkasuomela.fi · 24/09/2026
Here is the "AI Methodology" section of our recent paper "Quantum Advantage for Distributed Symmetry Breaking" that appeared yesterday in arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2609.26788
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ELLIS @ellis.eu · 25/09/2026
Hey NLP enthusiasists! Check out this event supported by the ELLIS Unit Denmark: a free one-day #NLProc symposium featuring international speakers, poster presentations, and networking activities. 📍 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 📅 22 October 🔗 cphnlp.github.io
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join us for our next Distinguished Lecture by Yvonne Rogers "Out of Our Minds: What is AI Doing to Us and for Us?" 8 October 14:15-15:15 in Kumpula. More info in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/yvonne-roger...
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Yvonne Rogers "Out of Our Minds: What is AI Doing to Us and for Us?" | HIIT
This lecture is part of the Helsinki Distinguished Lecture Series on Future Information Technology.
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just a little over a week left for our #postdocjob call
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algorithms.fi @algorithms.fi · 14/09/2026
Logic Seminar: Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 12.15–14.00. University of Helsinki, Exactum (Pietari Kalmin katu 5), room C124. wiki.helsinki.fi/xwiki/bin/view/Log…
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Seminar - XWiki
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LUMIhpc @lumi-supercomputer.eu · 14/09/2026
💡 How can supercomputing make buildings safer? Sitowise uses the LUMI supercomputer to accelerate fire safety simulations, cutting runtimes from over a week to just a few days while improving accuracy. Read the full use case here 👉 lumi-supercomputer.eu/sitowise/
Sitowise use case
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 15/09/2026
Peliteoria on kaikkialla, missä tehdään päätöksiä. Podcastin uudessa jaksossa maailman johtava peliteoreetikko Tuomas Sandholm kertoo, mitä kaikkien pitäisi ymmärtää peliteoriasta ja miten tekoälyohjattu erinsiirto toimii. Juontajina @arnosolin.bsky.social @ericmalmi.bsky.social
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#hiring Postdoctoral Fellows to join the Helsinki region IT research community. Deadline for applications October 4 at 11:59 pm Finnish time (UTC+3) More info in the 🔗https://www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoctoral-fellow-positions-in-computer-science #EarlyCareerResearcher #AcademicSky #postdocposition
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Julien Martinelli is #hiring a #phd researcher in Probabilistic Machine Learning. Application closes on 21.10.2026 🔗https://www.aalto.fi/en/open-positions/doctoral-researcher-in-probabilistic-machine-learning #academicsky #phdsky#fundedphd
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University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi · 10/07/2026
Tietojenkäsittelytieteen professori Kai Puolamäki kehittää tapoja mallintaa ilmakehän hiukkasia tekoälyn avulla. Tutkimuksen ytimessä on kysymys, miten koneoppimismallit saadaan ymmärrettäviksi, niiden epävarmuudet arvioitaviksi ja tulokset tutkijan kannalta hyödyllisiksi.
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Professori Kai Puolamäki tutkii tekoälyn sisuksia | Helsingin yliopisto
Tietojenkäsittelytieteen professori Kai Puolamäki etsii uudenlaisia tapoja mallintaa ilmakehän hiukkasia tekoälyn avulla. Puolamäen tutkimuksen ytimessä on se, miten koneoppimismalleja voidaan tehdä ymmärrettäviksi, miten niiden epävarmuuksia voidaan arvioida ja miten tutkija voi käyttää niitä uuden tiedon löytämiseen.
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Christian Guckelsberger @creativeendvs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
1/ When does AI-assisted writing still feel like _your_ writing? How do interaction choices matter? Our new study @aalto.fi @csaalto.bsky.social examines how 2 everyday choices, iterative prompting and direct editing, shape psychological ownership of AI-assisted writing: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 27/08/2026
"Ellis-instituutin ympärille voi syntyä Suomeen ekosysteemi, jossa kasvuyhtiöt kukoistavat." Tekoälytutkija Bernhard Schölkopf kertoo Ylen haastattelussa mm. tekoälyn vaikutuksista työhön, avointen kielimallien tärkeydestä ja miksi tekoälyä kannattaa kehittää Euroopassa. yle.fi/a/74-20243082
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Maailman johtava tekoälytutkija kertoo, miksi ihmisten töiden katoaminen on aito riski
Tekoälytutkija Bernhard Schölkopf katsoo, että yhteiskuntien nykyiset järjestelmät ja tavat toimia pitäisi miettiä uudelleen tekoälyn aikakaudella.
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ELLIS @ellis.eu · 27/08/2026
🏹 Job Alert: Entrepreneurial postdoc positions in Finland 📍 Helsinki/Espoo 🇫🇮 ⏰ 21 September 🔗 bit.ly/45GrXV1
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Entrepreneurial postdoc positions at ELLIS Institute Finland | ELLIS Institute Finland
Apply to join the Institute research groups!
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 21/08/2026
Now #hiring: postdocs and PhD students in AI & machine learning research. Deadline Sept. 21, 2026. - Cutting-edge computational resources like @lumi-supercomputer.eu - Close collaboration with @ellis.eu network - Ambitious, high-impact projects across Finland www.ellisinstitute.fi/postdoc-and-...
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Christian Guckelsberger @creativeendvs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
(1/3) Join us in discussing AI's impact on how digital games can be designed, produced, experienced, and studied! Applications to our hybrid CHIPLAY26 workshop "Envisioning and Co-Creating GenAI for Future Creative Workers in Gaming" now open / DL Sep 21, 2026! sites.google.com/view/chiplay...
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LUMIhpc @lumi-supercomputer.eu · 03/07/2026
📢 Sigma2's call for computing resources including LUMI is now open. Norwegian researchers from academia, industry, and public administration can apply for computing and storage resources to support cutting-edge research and innovation. Deadline: 26.8 Learn more: lumi-supercomputer.eu/call-for-res...
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Call for resources open for Norwegian researchers - LUMI
Sigma2 has opened a call for e-infrastructure resources, including resources for LUMI. Researchers in Norway, from academia, industry, and public administration, can now apply for access to national c...
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 02/07/2026
#Hiring a Project Manager for FINe-Health Foundry, a national effort to transform healthcare data use. If you have experience coordinating multiple stakeholders at the intersection of AI, healthtech, research & innovation, apply by August 17! ➡️ www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi... @csaalto.bsky.social
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Project Manager, ELLIS Institute Finland / Aalto University | Aalto University
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 01/07/2026
Combining cognitive science with machine learning to create intelligent assistants: the RealYou AI team of @samikaski.bsky.social, @andrewhowes.bsky.social & co. will develop systems that rapidly learn about and assist individual people. www.ellisinstitute.fi/realyou-ai-w... @csaalto.bsky.social
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RealYou AI will develop the next generation of personalized AI decision assistants | ELLIS Institute Finland
Researchers to build cognitive machine learning that will improve decision-making with instantly personalized intelligent assistance.
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Check out the open positions from our PI for their project "Quantum Network Algorithms" #academicsky #postdocjob #phd
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algorithms.fi @algorithms.fi · 29/06/2026
Thesis presentations: Friday, July 3, 2026, at 11.30–12.15. Julia Valkama: Resource Profiling for High Performance In-Memory Database Workloads. Aalto University, Ekonominaukio 1, room T003. algorithms.fi/theses
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Jukka Suomela @jukkasuomela.fi · 29/06/2026
Our research group at Aalto University is hiring 3 postdocs + 3 doctoral students to work on distributed quantum algorithms in projects funded by an ERC Advanced Grant and a QuantERA grant. Application deadline: July 31, 2026. Start date: October 2026–October 2027 (negotiable). Apply now!
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Andrew Cropper hiring #phd students to work on inductive logic programming (ILP), a form of logic-based ML. The exact research topic is flexible. Visit andrewcropper.com/join.html for more info #phdsky #academicsky #computerscience @univhelsinkics.bsky.social
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Andrew Cropper | Join the Group
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 27/05/2026
We are delighted to have Bernhard Schölkopf (@ellisinsttue.bsky.social) give the next Distinguished Lecture, on June 10 at @aalto.fi. Lecture is open to all: www.ellisinstitute.fi/ellis-distin... @csaalto.bsky.social @univhelsinkics.bsky.social @icthiit.bsky.social @ellis.eu
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 31/03/2026
#hiring a Coordinator for the @lumi-supercomputer.eu AI Factory Hub at @aalto.fi. The role combines project coordination, community-building, external engagement, and working closely with researchers, companies, and European partners. Apply by April 19: www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi... @csc.fi
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Coordinator - LUMI AI Factory Hub | Aalto University
We’re looking for a Coordinator to help shape and run the Otaniemi AI Factory Hub – a collaborative environment connecting researchers, students, and companies to accelerate breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
There's still time to apply to our Fellowship call. Deadline is 22 March at 11:59 PM Finnish time #AcademicSky #SciComm #EduSky #postdoc #postdocjobs #postdoctoralfellowship
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Computer Science @ University of Helsinki @univhelsinkics.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Michael Mechenich defends his PhD “Machine Learning Methods for Ecological Modeling Under Global Change" on March 20, 2026! Michael proposes machine learning (ML) methods, and contributes a large ML-ready database, for ecological modeling in a changing Earth system. www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-s...
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Michael Mechenich defends his PhD thesis on Machine Learning Methods for Ecological Modeling Under Global Change | Faculty of Science | University of Helsinki
On Friday the 20th of March 2026, M.Sc. Michael Mechenich defends his PhD thesis on Machine Learning Methods for Ecological Modeling Under Global Change. The thesis is related to research done in the ...
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We are looking for Postdoctoral Fellows to join the Helsinki region IT research community.The deadline for applications is March 22nd, 2026 at 11:59 PM (23:59 UTC+02:00) More info in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #EarlyCareerResearcher #AcademicSky #postdocposition
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HIIT: Postdoctoral Fellow positions in Computer Science | HIIT
We welcome applications across all areas in Computer Science, including
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 02/03/2026
Next week: Lydia Chilton will give a guest talk hosted by @oulasvirta.bsky.social. Join us for "Collaboration, Control, and Trust in Human-AI Systems" on March 11 at 11:00-12:00 in T1 at @csaalto.bsky.social. @icthiit.bsky.social @univhelsinkics.bsky.social
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Jukka Suomela @jukkasuomela.fi · 25/02/2026
Another new paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2602.21022
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Is a LOCAL algorithm computable?
Common definitions of the "standard" LOCAL model tend to be sloppy and even self-contradictory on one point: do the nodes update their state using an arbitrary function or a computable function? So fa...
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We are looking for Postdoctoral Fellows to join the Helsinki region IT research community.The deadline for applications is March 22nd, 2026 at 11:59 PM (23:59 UTC+02:00) More info in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #EarlyCareerResearcher #AcademicSky #postdocposition
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HIIT: Postdoctoral Fellow positions in Computer Science | HIIT
We welcome applications across all areas in Computer Science, including
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Aalto University - Aalto-yliopisto @aalto.fi · 09/01/2026
Onko tekoäly tietoinen? Elämmekö simulaatiossa? Miksi tekoälylle kannattaa olla ystävällinen? Podcast-studiossa koneen ja ihmisen eroa pohtivat Aalto-yliopiston työelämäprofessori, filosofi Lauri Järvilehto sekä Aalto-yliopiston alumni, scifi-intoilija Suvi Rantonen. youtu.be/11DyWtkR_e8?...
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 24/11/2025
ELLIS Institute Finland is hiring Principal Investigators in AI + machine learning. World-class resources for research incl. LUMI supercomputer, generous starting package & professorship affiliation with a university in the world’s happiest country! Apply by Jan. 12 ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit-2026
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Aalto University - Aalto-yliopisto @aalto.fi · 24/11/2025
New research reveals how a relatively small elite can have a disproportionately large influence on shaping polarising environments. Read more 👉 www.aalto.fi/en/news/elit...
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Elites wield huge influence over deepening polarisation –– now we can tell exactly how much | Aalto University
Researchers used network theory to develop a method for measuring the impact of individuals on societal division.
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LUMIhpc @lumi-supercomputer.eu · 24/11/2025
Curious about speeding up Python with GPUs? Join the @epicurehpc.bsky.social webinar “Python on GPUs, How Hard Can That Be?” on 28 Nov at 15:00 CET. Learn: 💡 GPU acceleration with Numba 💡 Avoiding performance pitfalls 💡 Optimization strategies for GPU programming 👉 epicure-hpc.eu/2025/11/19/w...
Webinar: Python on GPUs, how hard can that be?
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Aki Vehtari @avehtari.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Now I'm also looking for a research software engineer to implement a pile of research results to R packages loo, posterior, bayesplot, projpred, priorsense, brms or/and Python packages ArviZ, Bambi and Kulprit. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact info at users.aalto.fi/~ave/)
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LUMIhpc @lumi-supercomputer.eu · 03/11/2025
🚀 Accelerate your applications with AMD GPUs! Join us for a hands-on online training on December 2–4, 2025, from 13:00 to 17:00 CET each day, and learn how to port, optimise, and profile your code for AMD systems such as LUMI. Read more and register 🔗 www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/events/accel...
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LUMIhpc @lumi-supercomputer.eu · 15/10/2025
⏰ Still time to apply! The @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social Extreme Scale Access Call offers top researchers, industry & public sector access to Europe’s most powerful supercomputers – including LUMI 💪 Deadline: 27 October 🔗 eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-call-proposals-extreme-scale-access-mode_en
Open call
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 15/10/2025
Making #machinelearning outcomes stable in the face of strange inputs or malicious attacks: introducing Francesco Croce, one of our 9 new principal investigators & assistant professor at @aalto.fi. www.ellisinstitute.fi/meet-our-new... @ellis.eu @csaalto.bsky.social
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Aki Vehtari @avehtari.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University. Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
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ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 We are #hiring Postdoctoral Fellows (3 years) or Research Fellows (5 years) for researchers in ICT. Find out more information in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky #Research #postdocjobs #postdoc
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ELLIS @ellis.eu · 23/06/2025
🏹 Job alert: Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Health Data Science 📍Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📅 Apply by July 7th 🔗 More info: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/C…
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Health Data Science
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Health Data Science to join our team in the Institute of Genetics and Cancer. In this role, you will develop and apply cutting-edge data science met...
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LUMIhpc @lumi-supercomputer.eu · 23/06/2025
❄️ SMEs & startups - @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social's 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘐 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 call is open – it’s free of charge for industry users, including SMEs and startups! 🗓️ Next cut-off date: 30 June 2025 🔗 Read more and apply now: www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/access-calls... #eurohpc #hpc #ai
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LUMIhpc @lumi-supercomputer.eu · 17/06/2025
@eurohpc-ju.bsky.social has opened a continuous call for proposals for AI for science and collaborative EU projects focusing on ethical AI, Machine Learning, foundation Models, Generative AI and LLMs.  Next cut-off date: June 20  ➡️ www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/call-for-ai-... #ai #machinelearning #llm
Open call for European researchers
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ELLIS @ellis.eu · 12/06/2025
🏹 Job alert: PhD/postdoc positions in Scientific Foundation Models at the University of Liège (Belgium) 📍 Liège 🇧🇪 🔗 More info: bit.ly/43SJtUG
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PhD/postdoc positions in Scientific Foundation Models at the University of Liège (Belgium)
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
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Jukka Suomela @jukkasuomela.fi · 01/06/2025
Here is a poster with an overview of distributed quantum stuff we have been doing…
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Christian Guckelsberger @creativeendvs.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
1/5 🌟 Our latest peer-reviewed research bridges psychology and AI/reinforcement learning (RL)! We explore how AI models of intrinsic motivation can formalise the "need for competence" in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), a very popular theory of human motivation. Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2502.07423.
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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Life Science Informatics Professor Indrė Žliobaitė says Machine learning models must keep up with the changing world. www.helsinki.fi/en/news/arti... @univhelsinkics.bsky.social
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Machine learning models must keep up with the changing world | University of Helsinki
Life Science Informatics Professor Indrė Žliobaitė develops computational methods that are explainable, trustworthy, and robust to change. With these methods, it is possible to analyse and understand ...
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Hannu Toivonen @hannu-toivonen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The Swedish edition of my AI book, "100 frågor om AI" ("100 questions about AI"), has been published today by Natur & Kultur. Stort tack till Linda Mannila för den suveräna översättningen och bearbetningen av boken – det har varit ett nöje att samarbeta! www.nok.se/titlar/larom...
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100 frågor om AI
I  100 frågor om AI får du tydliga och lättbegripliga svar på vanliga frågor om AI. Vad är AI? Kan AI fatta bättre beslut än vi människo...
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ELLIS @ellis.eu · 21/05/2025
🏹 Job alert: Tenure-Track Position for Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence at @jku.at. Opening is at the Institute for Symbolic AI for female candidates w/ PhD. 📍 Linz 🇦🇹 📅 Apply by: May 28 🔗 More info: bit.ly/3H2GDVk #AIJobs
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Aki Vehtari @avehtari.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We went to Mordor and all we got were flowers and ice cream. Bayesian workflow group was a runner-up in Aalto Open Science Award 2024. The current and past group members running-up in alphabetical order: Alejandro Catalina, Anna Riha, Asael Alonzo Matamoros, David Kohns, ...
Photo of four persons in front of a sign saying "Mordor". One of the persons is holding flowers and another one is holding an ice cream.
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