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Creating a better future through AI-driven research, innovation and education at the University of Sheffield. www.sheffield.ac.uk/machine-intelligence

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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Join the Centre for Machine Intelligence & Royce at Sheffield public lecture. Prof Jacqui Cole reveals how AI chatbot tech compresses decades of materials discovery into days. 📅 10 June, 17:30 Free & open to all. Register here: sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte... #AI #MaterialsScience
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Public Lecture: AI for Materials Discovery - Professor Jacqui Cole
Public Lecture: AI for Materials Discovery - Professor Jacqui Cole Join the Centre for Machine Intelligence (CMI) and Royce at the University of Sheffield for the first event in our flagship public le...
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
New ARIA funding for Sheffield! 🚀 Dr. Charles Grellois and colleagues have secured £20k to launch an Innovator Circle on "Compositional Growth: The Algebra of Complex Neural Structures." Full story here: sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte... #CMI #ARIA #AI #Research #Sheffield
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ARIA Funding Launches New Innovator Circle in Sheffield
Dr Charles Grellois, Lecturer in Verification at the School of Computer Science, has secured £20,000 in funding from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Let’s Talk AI is here! Led by CMI Lead for AI and In/equality, Dr. Susan Oman (@suoman.bsky.social), this campaign is for and by the people - tackling the AI questions that matter to our communities. Read more about the campaign: sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte... #AI #CMI #Equality #LetsTalkAI
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Let’s Talk AI launches
A new AI awareness campaign, led by Dr. Susan Oman, Lead for AI and In/equality at CMI, is designed by the people, with the people, and for the people to address their experiences, questions, and conc...
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Explore the world of #ArtificialIntelligence (AI) with Sheffield researchers. This new collection of films and podcasts, curated by @suoman.bsky.social from the @shefcmi.bsky.social, brings together insights into how AI is shaping our future. Discover: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/artif...
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Susan Oman @suoman.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
A real delight to be involved in today's @bbcaccessall.bsky.social about Sarah and her family. I don't often get to comment on the positive impacts of AI! TEXT: lnkd.in/eCYynpYH PODCAST: lnkd.in/e-WyQywZ
Image of Sarah who has MND and a new AI voice that sounds like her, captured from a fragment of audio in an old family video
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Dr. @suoman.bsky.social, our Theme Lead for AI and In/equality, is featured in a powerful BBC story on how AI can give a person their voice back, highlighting the link between voice and identity. Read the story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Listen to the BBC podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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How eight seconds of scratchy audio from a VHS tape gave a mum back her voice
Sarah Ezekiel was 34 with two children when motor neurone disease took away her ability to speak.
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Susan Oman @suoman.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I spoke to BBC news yesterday - this time about an MP who has commissioned a bot of himself to speak with constituents. I outlined issues as I saw them. Some of which are reported here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Mark Sewards becomes first MP to create himself as an AI bot
Mark Sewards MP says the chatbot version of himself will allow people to ask for help with local issues.
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Chen (Cherise) Chen @cherise-chen.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Work done by my PhD student: Sijie Li, co-supervised with Prof. Jungong Han. @shefcmi.bsky.social
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Our Director, Prof. James Marshall, co-authored a new University of Sheffield study showing how bees' flight movements enable super-efficient learning. A game-changer for AI & robotics! 🐝 Find out more: www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/new-stu... #AI #Robotics #CMI #MachineIntelligence #UOS
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New study revealing bees' secret to super-efficient learning could revolutionise AI and robotics
A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning & recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is develo...
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Our AI in Health Showcase with @insigneoinstitute.bsky.social & NIHR Sheffield BRC this week was a huge success, led by our AI for Health Theme Lead, Denis Newman-Griffis! We highlighted cutting-edge #AIinHealth projects from @sheffielduni.bsky.social and NHS partners, shaping health research.
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Insigneo Institute for Healthcare Technology @insigneoinstitute.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
We're at The Wave @sheffielduni.bsky.social, today for the CMI-Insigneo-BRC #AI in Health Showcase event. Looking forward to an exciting morning of talks! @shefcmi.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @fohsheffield.bsky.social @sheffunieng.bsky.social #Health #DigitalHealth #HealthTechnology #Healthcare
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Our CMI Theme Lead for AI & Inequality, Dr. Susan Oman, was on BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake Up to Money this morning with Sean Farrington, discussing the ethics of AI in recruitment! Listen from 43:30: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #AI #Ethics #Recruitment #CMI @suoman.bsky.social
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Wake Up to Money - Let's make a deal - BBC Sounds
Sean Farrington has the latest as the UK and US sign their tariff deal at the G7 Summit.
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Susan Oman @suoman.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Let's Talk About AI launched yesterday Our webtoon on evidence and inclusion in AI discussions digitalgood.net/dg-outputs/t... Govt commitment to a technical upskilling approach to AI literacy is inadequate. The webtoon is our commitment to nurturing broader understanding of AI - for EVERYONE.
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- ESRC Digital Good Network
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🎙️ Dr @suoman.bsky.social joined BBC Radio Wales to talk AI, art, power & public engagement — featuring #ConstantWashingMachine, Public Voices in AI & broader work at @shefcmi.bsky.social. 🎧 Listen now: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #AI #CMI #ResponsibleAI #PublicEngagement #FRAIM
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Science Cafe - Responding to AI - BBC Sounds
Adam Walton explores UK research on artificial intelligence.
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Missed Prof. Taylor Sparks’ public lecture at The University of Sheffield last month? 🎥 Catch up now and explore how data is transforming materials discovery: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIlK... #MaterialsScience #Informatics #MachineLearning #PublicLecture #AI #CMI
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Public Lecture: Professor Taylor D. Sparks - The LLM Revolution in Materials Science
YouTube video by Centre for Machine Intelligence
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
New paper by CMI Director and Opteran Co-Founder Prof. James Marshall, co-authored with Prof. Andrew Barron (Macquarie University), questions whether transformers are truly foundational for robotics. Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s44... #CMI #AI #Robotics #Transformers #Neurobiology
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Are transformers truly foundational for robotics?
npj Robotics - Are transformers truly foundational for robotics?
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Just 2 weeks to go until Prof. Sparks' public lecture! Register now to attend ⬇️
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Public Lecture: The LLM Revolution in Materials Science - Join Prof Taylor D. Sparks (University of Utah) as he discusses how AI is transforming materials science, featuring tools like CrysText for crystal structure generation. Date: 28th April Register here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte...
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Public Lecture: Professor Taylor D. Sparks - The LLM Revolution in Materials Science
Speaker: Taylor D. SparksProfessor of Materials Science & Engineering, University of UtahWebsite: http://www.eng.utah.edu/~sparks/Twitter      YouTube      LinkedIn
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Join Innovation Network South Yorkshire for expert insights on AI’s real-world impact! Featuring Prof. James Marshall (CMI), Louisa Harrison-Walker (Sheffield Chamber), Dr Alejandro Jiménez Rodríguez (SHU) & more. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-demysti... #AI #Innovation #Sheffield #INSY
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AI: Demystifying the hype, realising the potential
With hype around AI reaching near hysteric proportions, it’s time to cut through the noise & get a better grasp on some of the key questions
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
We’re proud to celebrate our diverse team this #InternationalWomensDay! Tomorrow, we recognise the brilliant women driving innovation in AI and machine learning at CMI. Learn more about our team: www.sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte... #IWD2025 #WomenInAI #DiversityInTech #CMI #AI
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CMI Team
Meet the CMI Team members
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Hannah Redler-Hawes she / her🕷️ @hannahredlerhawes.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Why we need a creativity mission-driven digital strategy - fab piece from @suoman.bsky.social (with extra fab reference to Blast Theory's Constant Washing Machine - detail pictured)
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Dr Sarah Feinstein @1000plateaus.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
A digital strategy for the UK cultural sector from superstar @suoman.bsky.social www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
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A digital strategy for the UK cultural sector - Arts Professional
Researcher Susan Oman spent two years embedded within DCMS on a policy fellowship. Here they explain why the resultant digital policy recommendations depend on shared understanding.
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Only one week left to apply for our PhD opportunities at the CMI!
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Researchers from @shefcmi.bsky.social have developed a new framework to help businesses implement AI. The framework is designed to be used by anyone and encourages businesses to shift to a problem-first mindset and consider specific goals for using AI. Read more 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/news/new-ai-...
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New AI guidance could help businesses and government use the technology
A new framework that could help businesses better understand and use AI has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield.
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Design Informatics @designinf.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Join us in the next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar where Denis Newman-Griffis from @shefcmi.bsky.social will present emerging findings from the research in the FRAIM and GRAIL responsible AI projects. 📅 Thurs 13th Feb ⏰ 4 – 5pm 📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social /Zoom 🎟 edin.ac/4heyQAK
Infographic of BRAID x IDI seminar with Denis Newman-Griffis and their picture at the bottom right.
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Great to host Prof Tom Crick at CMI, bringing together researchers from across UoS to discuss AI, digital policy & the creative industries. Exciting conversations on research-policy collaboration & Sheffield’s role in shaping national discussions! www.sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte...
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Prof. Tom Crick, Chief Scientific Adviser, Visits Sheffield’s Centre for Machine Intelligence
The Centre for Machine Intelligence welcomed Professor Tom Crick for a visit focused on policy engagement and collaboration opportunities this week.
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
🚀 The Centre for Machine Intelligence is offering PhDs in cutting-edge AI research. Projects include energy-efficient robot swarms, enriching disability data with NLP, and responsible AI. Find out more and apply: www.sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte... Deadline: 27 February #CMI #AI #PhD #UoS
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PhD Studentships
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
We’re hiring! The Centre for Machine Intelligence at the University of Sheffield is seeking an Academic Fellow in AI for Health. This 3-year Fellowship offers the chance to conduct cutting-edge research. Find out more: www.sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte... Deadline: Thurs 18 Feb #AI #AIjobs #CMI
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The University of Sheffield is hiring a Lecturer in Computational Social Media Analysis and NLP. Join a leading NLP group and collaborate with CMI, Insigneo, and others. Apply by 13 February 2025. Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI664/l...
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Lecturer in Computational Social Media Analysis and Natural Language Processing at University of Sheffield
Discover Lecturer in Computational Social Media Analysis and Natural Language Processing jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Exciting news from our AI for Health theme lead, Dr. Denis Newman-Griffis! Their new paper, AI Thinking: A Framework for Rethinking Artificial Intelligence in Practice, is out now. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #AI #CMI #Research #Innovation
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AI Thinking: a framework for rethinking artificial intelligence in practice | Royal Society Open Science
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we work with information across disciplines and practical contexts. A growing range of disciplines are now involved in studying, developing and assessin...
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Congratulations to Dr. Nafise Moosavi and collaborators, Dr. Benjamin Tobias and Prof. Kentaro Inui for securing an International Collaboration Award for their project "Geometric Representations of Uncertainty for Foundation Models." www.sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte... #AI #CMI #TrustworthyAI #ISPF
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Dr Nafise Moosavi Secures Prestigious International Collaboration Award
A UK-Japan research team is pioneering new methods to enhance AI trustworthiness by tackling uncertainty in model predictions.
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Talk by Professor Tony Prescott: The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence 🗓 Thursday 23rd January 2025 🕒 5:15 pm arrival for a 5:30 pm start 📍 The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 2, University of Sheffield Find out more here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/machine-inte...
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Professor Tony Prescott: The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence
Please join us on Thursday 23rd January for a talk from Professor Tony Prescott on the themes of his recently launched book The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence.  Blurb: What is Artificial Intell...
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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Hello @bsky.app We are the Centre for Machine Intelligence! Backed by a multi-million pound investment from the University of Sheffield, we advance AI through cutting-edge research, innovation, and education - driving a smarter, better future. Find out more here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/ai
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Centre for Machine Intelligence
Supported by a multi-million pound investment by the University of Sheffield, the Centre for Machine Intelligence is a strategic initiative dedicated to the transformation and acceleration of our rese...
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