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Combining cultures, from code to canvas: an interview with Ken Goldberg

In this instalment of AI pioneers, we speak to award-winning roboticist, filmmaker, and artist, Ken Goldberg. We discuss the culture clash within robotics, what art and science have to learn from each other, and how AI will shape the future of art. Welcome, Ken Goldberg. Thank you very much for coming onto AI Pioneers. You’ve […]

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#IJCAI-ECAI 2026: social media round-up part 2

The 35th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 29th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJACI-ECAI 2026) took place in Bremen, Germany from 15-21 August. In the second of our social media round-ups we find out about the doctoral consortium, drop into the keynotes, and look back on an action-packed week. If you missed

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The Machine Ethics podcast: MLops and HCI with Demetrios Brinkmann

Hosted by Ben Byford, The Machine Ethics Podcast brings together interviews with academics, authors, business leaders, designers and engineers on the subject of autonomous algorithms, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and technology’s impact on society. MLops and HCI with Demetrios Brinkmann This month we speak with Demetrios for the second time about: what ML and MLops

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On Rashomon sets, the mathematics of simplicity, and why we don’t need black boxes: an interview with Cynthia Rudin

Welcome back to AI Pioneers – in-depth conversations with those shaping the field. This time, we speak with Cynthia Rudin, a trailblazer in the field of interpretable machine learning. Winner of the 2022 Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity, Cynthia’s algorithms are already predicting seizures, aiding crime detection, and powering

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#IJCAI-ECAI 2026: social media round-up part one

The 35th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 29th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJACI-ECAI 2026) is currently taking place in Bremen, Germany. The first couple of days saw the attendees enjoy some of the many tutorials and workshops on offer. The official opening ceremony took place yesterday morning (Monday 17 August). Find

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#AAMAS2026 blue sky award winner: Foundation world models for agents in changing environments

Florent Delgrange won the Best Blue Sky Paper Award at AAMAS 2026 for his work Foundation World Models for Agents that Learn, Verify, and Adapt Reliably Beyond Static Environments. We caught up with him to find out more about his vision for agent learning. What is the topic of your Blue Sky Ideas paper and

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AIhub Coffee Corner: does AI change the way we think?

The AIhub coffee corner captures the musings of AI experts over a short conversation. This month we ask whether AI tools are changing the way we think. Joining the conversation this time are: Joydeep Biswas (The University of Texas at Austin), Sanmay Das (Virginia Tech), Rina Dechter (University of California, Irvine), Sabine Hauert (University of

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The Machine Ethics podcast: Safe and moral AI with Rebecca Raper

Hosted by Ben Byford, The Machine Ethics Podcast brings together interviews with academics, authors, business leaders, designers and engineers on the subject of autonomous algorithms, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and technology’s impact on society. Safe and moral AI with Rebecca Raper In this episode we chat with Rebecca for the second time about: why intelligence

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Engineering Out Loud: S13E2 – Ethics in AI presentation

The talk presented in this podcast, “Where do Ethics Belong in Artificial Intelligence?”, explores how philosophers and engineers think about ethics in artificial Intelligence. It was presented at Oregon State University by Houssam Abbas (assistant professor of electrical engineering) and Alicia Patterson (assistant professor of philosophy) as part of an AI seminar series. “Engineering Out

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#ICML2026 social media round-up

The forty-third International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) took place in Seoul, South Korea from 6-11 July. We take a look at what the participants got up to during the event. The PC Chairs are presenting the welcome remarks. #ICML2026 has over 20,000 in-person attendees! [image or embed] — ICML Conference (@icmlconf.bsky.social) 7 July 2026

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