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Generative AI: what actually is it?

Educ-AI-tion Week 2024: Find out more about GenAI and education at Sheffield

Educ-AI-tion Week 2024 (11-15 November) aims to support you in exploring responsible, critical and ethical approaches to the use of AI in education.
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AI-powered project to transform UK beef farming

The University of Sheffield is part of the £1.2m UKRI-funded BeefTwin project, using AI to tackle key environmental and economic challenges in beef farming.

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Live Podcast: Will AI make a good companion?

Hear Prof. Tony Prescott from the School of Computer Science at The University of Sheffield discuss the potential of AI in addressing human loneliness on a special Guardian Science Weekly podcast, recorded live at the recent British Science Festival.
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New additions to the Centre for Machine Intelligence team

We at the Centre for Machine Intelligence (CMI) are delighted to announce a significant expansion, marking a new chapter for us, and the extension of our support of the AI community. 
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BBC podcast The Artificial Human - Can AI get me a new job?

Dr Nicola Thomas, from the University of Sheffield Management School, explains how recruitment has changed as a result of AI.
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Festival of the Mind returns to Sheffield

Sheffield's Festival of the Mind is back for its seventh edition this September (19-29 September). The free Festival, which features several exhibitions about AI, promises to be the most ambitious programme yet.
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Introducing The Centre for Machine Intelligence Podcast!

We are excited to unveil the pilot episode of The Centre for Machine Intelligence Podcast! This new series brings you engaging discussions on the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence, hosted by the Centre for Machine Intelligence.
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Put ChatGPT in C-3PO to make AI as intelligent as humans, scientist says

Connecting multiple AIs together and putting them in the body of a robot, similar to Star Wars’ C-3PO or R2-D2, is the most likely way AI will become as intelligent as humans, according to a scientist from the University of Sheffield.
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Appointment of the first Theme Lead for the Centre for Machine Intelligence

Dr Susan Oman joins us as the new Theme Lead in AI for In/equality for the Centre for Machine Intelligence.
Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards

Inaugural Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award winners announced

The inaugural Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards celebrated outstanding achievements from colleagues and partners at the University of Sheffield and beyond, including Dr. Will Shepherd's project 'Applying AI to reduce sewer spills'.
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Sheffield researchers win global Made with Patients award for dementia tool collaboration with hard-to-reach communities

The award was given in recognition of the researcher's collaborative work with ethnic minority groups to ensure accuracy of the CognoSpeak system in detecting early signs of cognitive decline in people who do not have English as their first language.