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Annual Festival Explores AI: Man’s Greatest Invention or the End of Mankind?

IMG_7519-modOn October 31st the annual AI Festival was held at Reykjavík University. The aim of the festival was to get a glimpse into the future of this fast-growing research field. This year’s theme was Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the festival was a great success with over 100 people attending and participating. Continue reading Annual Festival Explores AI: Man’s Greatest Invention or the End of Mankind?

Revival of the ArtificaI Intelligence Festival

IIIM, in collaboration with CADIA and Reykjavik University’s School of Computer Science, have decided to restart the AI Festival that was last held in 2008. This event is part of RU’s 50 year anniversary celebration of Tækniskólinn and will be held at Reykjavík University on October 31st.

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IIIM & CADIA Open Day video presentation – A New Kind of AI by Dr. Kristinn R. Thórisson

Image0-web During his presentation Dr. Kristinn R. Thórisson introduced the RU-led, EU-funded HUMANOBS project that produced a radically new approach to machine learning. Rooted in cybernetics, this approach allows computer agents to learn complex tasks by observation, without the detailed information needed up-front in prior approaches.

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IIIM at Vísindavaka (Researchers’ Night) on Friday, September 27

visindavaka-2013It is our pleasure to invite you to visit us during the annual Vísindavaka on September 27, 2013. This year’s event, hosted by Rannís, will be held at Háskólabíó from 5 – 10 pm.

IIIM has been participating in this exciting event since 2010. This year we will have an interactive technology on site. One of our projects – LivingShadows – will be presented at our booth in Háskólabíó as an interactive display so that visitors can get a feel for the larger-scale setup of the project that we have at Reykjavík University. Continue reading IIIM at Vísindavaka (Researchers’ Night) on Friday, September 27