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AI: “The next big leap will deal with multimodality”

Being the head of the Natural Language Processing Laboratory at EPFL, Antoine Bosselut keeps a close eye on the development of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. He looks back at their evolution over the past two years and suggests some avenues for the future.

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Staking out a path to trustworthy AI

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) suffers from several types of biases that reflect human failings. How can we avoid being tricked?

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AI can help students learn better

The vast majority of students now use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) programs on a regular basis. Can teachers get students past the principle of least effort and turn these programs into educational tools?

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When autonomous mobility learns to wonder

Autonomous mobility already exists… to some extent. Building an autonomous vehicle that can safely navigate an empty highway is one thing. The real challenge lies in adapting to the dynamic and messy reality of urban environments.

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Robotic hand moves objects with human-like grasps

A robotic hand developed at EPFL can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming.

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A step towards understanding machine intelligence the human way

EPFL researchers have discovered key ‘units’ in large AI models that seem to be important for language, mirroring the brain’s language system. When these specific units were turned off, the models got much worse at language tasks.

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Graphic novel explains the environmental impact of AI

EPFL’s Center for Learning Sciences (LEARN) is releasing Utop’IA, an educational graphic novel that explores the environmental impact of artificial intelligence. The book, developed in association with author and illustrator Herji, will be launched at a public event at the Rolex Learning Center at 6:30pm on Tuesday, 20 May.

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Workshop: Hands-on generative AI for education

5 Jun 25
13:00:00 - 16:00:00
BC 329

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Training “Reshaping Information Research with AI”

10 Jun 25
09:30:00 - 11:30:00
CO 121, EPFL, 1015

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AI & Compute – Research Computing Platform (RCP) – Exchange session

11 Jun 25
14:00:00 - 15:30:00
ELE 117

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