Events

Lecture

Assoz. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Clemens Heitzinger, TU Wien

Reinforcement Learning and its Application in Medicine and Large Language Models

Reinforcement learning has been instrumental in many advances in AI, including medicine. In such applications, statements about the reliability of the results are necessary in …

Lecture

Univ.-Prof.in Dipl.-Psych. Dr.in Stefanie Höhl, University of Vienna

Social Rhythms and Biobehavioral Synchrony in Early Human Development

In adults, the brain rhythms of interaction partners entrain to communicative rhythms, including speech, supporting mutual comprehension and communication. Whether this is also the case …

Lecture

Prof. Mag. phil. Thomas Graf, MA, PhD, Stony Brook University

Linguistics and Symbolic Computation in a World of Large Language Models

Given the rapid rise of large language models, will symbolic linguistics be left in the dust, or is this actually an opportunity for meaningful synergy …

Lecture

Dr. Klaus M. Stiefel, Silliman University and Neurolinx Research Institute

The Energy Challenges of Artificial Superintelligence

It seems clear that the development and deployment of an artificial superintelligence, or ASI, would require tremendous energy requirements. Whether this poses an insurmountable barrier …

Lecture

Prof. Ivan Habernal, MSc, PhD, Paderborn University

Privacy in Natural Language Processing: Are we There yet?

Natural language processing has brought us enormous benefits, but with it challenges and concerns surrounding privacy. These issues are tackled in "Privacy in Natural Language …

Lecture

Assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr. Dagmar Gromann, BSc, University of Vienna

Do Large Language Models Grasp Metaphors?

Conceptual metaphors present a powerful cognitive vehicle to transfer knowledge structures across domains. To what extent do today's pre-trained language models understand the operation of …

Lecture

Dr. phil. Dr. tech. Dipl.-Ing. Erich Prem, MBA, University of Vienna

Ethics of AI: Good AI Versus the Totalitarian Enforcement of Norms

The interest in the ethics of AI systems has grown significantly over the last few years. An overview of some of the key ethical issues …

Lecture

Prof. Simon Penny, University of California Irvine

Skill: Know-how, Artisanal Practices and 'Higher' Cognition

OFAI is pleased to present "Skill: Know-how, Artisanal Practices and 'Higher' Cognition", a talk by Simon Penny of the University of California Irvine. The talk …

Lecture

Prof. Dr. Nafise Sadat Moosavi, BSc, MSc, University of Sheffield

Challenges of End-to-End Reasoning in NLP

While models must perform reasoning to understand human language, this is mostly required for downstream applications and not as a standalone skill. The challenges of …