Immersive technologies, including augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality have the potential to transform our lives in the coming years. However, the same features that make XR such a powerful, transformational technology are also the features that present the most challenges for user safety, privacy, and well-being.
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O LAPIN encaminhou sua contribuição à Comissão de Juristas do Senado Federal responsável por subsidiar a elaboração de minuta de substitutivo para o Marco Regulatório da Inteligência Artificial no Brasil.

O documento buscou identificar os atores envolvidos no contexto da IA a fim de auxiliar na compreensão de seus respectivos papéis. Após, foram feitas reflexões sobre o princípio da precaução, seus desdobramentos na análise regulatória da IA e a necessidade de se garantir e como operacionalizar a transparência no desenvolvimento e uso de sistemas de IA.

anything we call "interdisciplinarity" will include diverse ways of knowing, which means bring many voices to projects, from the outset. [...]
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The Sustainability of AI is missing proper standards. The EU's CSRD is a reporting tool that might be a new directive. But is it a toothless paper tiger or a sharp lion?
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Lungenkrebs ist mit 2,2 Millionen Neuerkrankungen und rund 1,8 Millionen Todesfällen allein im Jahr 2020 die häufigste Krebserkrankung der Welt. Zwar hat sich das Wissen über die Krankheit erheblich verbessert, und mit neuen therapeutischen Strategien kann das Leben von zuvor unheilbaren Patientinnen und Patienten verlängert werden. Doch die Zahlen zeigen deutlich, dass die Sterblichkeitsrate immer noch viel zu hoch ist.

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Date & time:
Thursday 21 July 2022
2:30pm – 3:00pm  afternoon tea
3:00pm – 4:00pm  presentation
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Education Precinct Function Room (E-550), Level 5, E Block, Kelvin Grove or via Zoom
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Alumni aus 26 Ländern werden am diesjährigen DAAD-Forum des Alumni-Netzwerks der Uni Würzburg teilnehmen. Das Treffen steht unter dem Motto „Wandel gestalten“. Porträts der Teilnehmenden sind auf der Alumni-Homepage zu sehen.

Digital Policy: The new EU Code on Disinformation might bring an end to platform’s arbitrary handling of hack-and-leak operations.
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Sustainable AI is becoming increasingly important. But how sustainable are AI models really? And what recommendations can be made? Read about our investigations of small-scale AI projects.
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Viele kennen das Phänomen aus eigener Erfahrung aus ihrer Schul- oder Studienzeit: Kurz vor der Prüfung wird auf Teufel kommt raus gelernt, kurz nach der Prüfung ist ein Großteil des Gelernten wieder vergessen. „Bulimielernen“ nennen manche dieses Verhalten auch – und eines ist klar: Besonders nachhaltig ist diese Form des Lernens nicht.
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