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prg.ai newsletter #32: Prague AI scene gears up for an eventful spring
This month we have not one, not two, but three special invites for you – alongside a full catalogue of community events, insightful opinion pieces about where the industry is headed, and innovative new AI use-cases.
Barbora Bromová
AI is attracting companies, prg.ai intends to meet demand with new partnership concept
- press release - The artificial intelligence platform prg.ai is opening up to companies outside the industry. The consulting company EY, the law firm KROUPAHELÁN and the pharmaceutical manufacturer Zentiva became partners of prg.ai in early 2023. What unites these at-first-glance different partners is that even if they don't have a business built around AI, they are best suited to be leaders in their industries in its adoption and use.
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prg.ai newsletter #30: Start of the year marked by strategic partnerships
On the Prague AI scene, February brought new strategic partnerships, educational projects, and academic achievements. This month’s prg.ai newsletter will keep you in the loop, and thanks to its overview of upcoming events you can keep up with the heart of action next month, too.
Barbora Bromová
prg.ai newsletter #29: Successes of the Prague AI scene in 2022
What were the highlights that our local AI ecosystem encountered over the last twelve months? As we welcome the new year and await the exciting challenges it has to bring, let’s take some time to reflect on the successes we accomplished in 2022.
Barbora Bromová
AI in real life
Models within a model: in-context learning pushes boundaries of LLM
Large language models, better known by the acronym LLM, have recently been at the forefront of the AI community's mind. A chatbot capable of communicating convincingly, precisely, and surprisingly "human-like" with a human has considerable potential. LLMs are not a novelty. We are just finding new and new uses as their capabilities improve. That is, quite dramatically in recent months.
ChatGPT: Well trained but inaccurate
The GPT-3 algorithms and the ChatGPT chatbot are all over the place. And rightly so. OpenAI's long-in-the-making family of machine learning models has reached its current peak with the public release of the ChatGPT chatbot. However, like any new technology, it comes with certain caveats.
AI Music with a Human Heart
When CTU hosted a live jazz concert at the Faculty of Information Technology, the event represented a truly unique occasion. Even though music can be considered a rather technical affair, it is not entirely common for people to hear music generated by AI algorithms. At least until now.
Interviews
Marek Rosa: In search of general artificial intelligence
Questions surrounding general artificial intelligence divide the professional public. Can an autonomous system ever reach human versatility? Marek Rosa believes that it is not only possible, but also desirable. To develop and study general artificial intelligence, he founded GoodAI and leads an international research fund sponsoring researchers around the world.
Barbora Bromová
Jiří Materna: The Czech Republic can become a hatchery of AI experts. If we start education early
Twenty high school students and a week of intense focus on artificial intelligence. At the end of this July, the pupils completed the theory and practical tasks under the guidance of Jiří Materna, a specialist in machine learning and its application. How does he see the future of AI in our country?
Dominika Vykydalová
Rudolf Rosa: We have proved that AI is almost advanced enough to write a theater play
He is the scientist who introduced artificial intelligence to the stage. Nevertheless, he admits that the machine may not create art because it has no inner need to express anything. Read about how Rudolf Rosa, a researcher at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, CUNI's MFF, sees the future of AI in art.
Jindřiška Deckerová: We’re still far from fully autonomous robots — but there are other causes for concern
Robots led by artificial intelligence will soon play a major role in logistics, reconstructions of historical heritage, or even humanitarian aid. Researcher Jindřiška Deckerová considers ethical questions in robotics, and shares her experience and award-winning research in academia.
Barbora Bromová
Op-eds and Commentary
Digitisation: Will Czechia ensure its future growth?
As the country searches for ways to accelerate growth, digitisation presents a significant opportunity. But to effectively navigate the digital transformation ahead, Czechia must act without hesitation, writes David Randl from McKinsey Prague.
How to crop a gorilla in a police car
On racism and trust in AI, the economics of evil – and is it even worth addressing? Let’s take an honest look on bias in algorithms and swear off deploying AI in situations with the potential to negatively impact human lives. At least for now.
Lukáš Kovařík
Events