News about Artificial intelligence

New project to map the impact of artificial intelligence on science

How do scientists use the AI models in their work, and what impact will AI have on the scientific community? A new project supported by VILLUM FONDEN will map and discuss the use of artificial intelligence.

Is Danish research ready for data-driven interdisciplinarity?

Data-driven research is rushing forward with enormous potential, but is easily drowned in practice.

Combining AI Models Improves Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

Study from the University of Copenhagen shows that combining artificial intelligence (AI) systems for short- and long-term breast cancer risk results in an improved cancer risk assessment.

ChatGPT promotes American norms and values

ChatGPT, the revolutionary new AI chatbot, reflects American norms and values – even when queried about other countries and cultures. The mismatch has been demonstrated in research from the University of Copenhagen. The…

ChatGPT promotes American norms and values

ChatGPT, the revolutionary new AI chatbot, reflects American norms and values – even when queried about other countries and cultures. The mismatch has been demonstrated in research from the University of Copenhagen. The…

Create a public alternative to the tech giants

Feature article in Politiken on 15 June 2023 by Professor Anders Søgaard (UCPH), Professor Sune Lehmann (DTU and UCPH), Professor Rebecca Adler-Nissen (UCPH), Professor Ole Winther (DTU and UCPH) and Professor Michael…

The battle for control of artificial intelligence is crucial

Feature article in Politiken, 9 June 2023, by Anders Søgaard (Professor, UCPH), Sune Lehmann (Professor, DTU and UCPH), Rebecca Adler-Nissen (Professor, UCPH), Ole Winther (Professor, DTU and UCPH) and Michael Bang…

Self-driving cars lack social intelligence in traffic

Self-driving cars fall short when it comes to understanding the social codes in traffic that let human drivers decide whether to give way or drive on, according to new award winning research from the University of…

Self-driving cars lack social intelligence in traffic

Self-driving cars fall short when it comes to understanding the social codes in traffic that let human drivers decide whether to give way or drive on, according to new award winning research from the University of…

Fasten your seatbelt: Intimacy capitalism is coming

Feature article in Politiken, 23 May 2023 by Anders Søgaard (Professor, University of Copenhagen), Sune Lehmann (Professor, DTU and University of Copenhagen), Rebecca Adler-Nissen (Professor, University of Copenhagen),…

Can you date more than one chatbot at a time?

Feature article by Professor Rebecca Adler-Nissen (Department of Political Science), Professor Anders Søgaard, Professor Sune Lehmann and Professor Michael Bang Petersen in Politiken on 10 May 2023.

Is it fair? Algorithms and asylum seekers

Europe is experimenting with the application of automated decision-making to manage asylum and migration processes.

Art made by artificial intelligence - Morten Axel Pedersen on Danish Radio

DISTRACT PI, professor Morten Axel Pedersen, was on the Danish Radio P1, on the show "Orientering", to talk about current concerns and debates over the use of AI in the world of art, talking specifically about what make…

Hvad kan du bruge ChatGPT til som underviser?

ChatGPT blev hurtigt populær på globalt plan efter den blev lanceret den 30. november 2022 på grund af dens naturlige sprog og evne til at skrive sammenhængende og meningsfuld tekst, hvilket også har ført til bekymring…

The counting of nine billion trees could help manage climate credits and nature restoration

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and NASA have developed a method that has now mapped several billion trees and their carbon uptake in Africa’s Sahel. In the future, the method could be used to monitor…

The counting of nine billion trees could help manage climate credits and nature restoration

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and NASA have developed a method that has now mapped several billion trees and their carbon uptake in Africa’s Sahel. In the future, the method could be used to monitor…

The counting of nine billion trees could help manage climate credits and nature restoration

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and NASA have developed a method that has now mapped several billion trees and their carbon uptake in Africa’s Sahel. In the future, the method could be used to monitor…

Machine Anthropology: editorial introduction to special issue in Big Data & Society

Prof. Morten Axel Pedersen, director of SODAS, has just published a paper in the journal Big Data and Society. As the editorial introduction in a special theme issue on Machine Anthropology, the paper explores the…

New knowledge about ice sheet movement can shed light on when sea levels will rise

The trawling of thousands of satellite measurements using artificial intelligence has shown researchers from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland and University of Copenhagen that meltwater in tunnels beneath…

New knowledge about ice sheet movement can shed light on when sea levels will rise

The trawling of thousands of satellite measurements using artificial intelligence has shown researchers from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland and University of Copenhagen that meltwater in tunnels beneath…

Revolutionize your visuals with AI

Join the workshop on AI-visuals if you're looking to up your game when it comes to new opportunities with images and illustrations.

Nuggets mined from thousands of tweets can persuade us to eat more climate-friendly

Experience and opinion trump fact in Twitter conversations about sustainable food. In a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers demonstrate that natural language algorithms make it possible to identify people's…

Nuggets mined from thousands of tweets can persuade us to eat more climate-friendly

Experience and opinion trump fact in Twitter conversations about sustainable food. In a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers demonstrate that natural language algorithms make it possible to identify people's…

Rwandan tree carbon stock mapped from above

Breakthrough in climate change mitigation: Researchers at University of Copenhagen have developed accurate nation-wide mapping of the carbon content of trees based on aerial images.