Treasure hunting on the seabed
Interview/podcast by NEMO Kennislink in which IvI emeritus professor Cees de Laat and his former PhD candidate Freek Dijkstra participated.
11 April 2025 - NL NEMO Kennislink

Screening law: who will say 'no' to a Chinese researcher or student?
UvA professor Maarten de Rijke had called around in The Hague in advance to ask whether his university could do business with the controversial company.
05 April 2025 - NL NRC

This is how you can learn to recognize AI images yourself.
How do we recognize what is made by AI? "Artificial intelligence does not understand how the human body works," says Theo Gevers.
01 April 2025 - NL De Morgen

Deepfake videos are getting better at a rapid pace. How to spot fakes with the naked eye. Article with input and comment of Theo Gevers. 
24 March 2025 - NL De Volkskrant

Gaming the System? The Risk of Strategy in School Choice
Amsterdam’s lottery system for high school admissions, initially selected by policymakers for its fairness and efficiency, has faced persistent challenges since its introduction in 2016. Despite several modifications, many students remain dissatisfied with placements outside their top school choices. The system as it currently stands allows parents to game the process, raising concerns about fairness. With SIAS researchers Max Baak, Mayesha Tasnim and Sennay Ghebreab.
22 March 2025 - NL Het Parool
March 2025 - NL, EN via linked in Ghebreab

Tech giant Prosus invests heavily in urban AI lab
'Europe needs more big tech. We want to do our bit'
19 March 2025 - NL Het Parool

Prof. Dr. Max Welling delivers the eighth EW Economics lecture
“Europe has the knowledge and talent to play a leading role in AI, but we need to make strategic choices now,” said Welling.
11 March 2025 - NL EW Magazine

AI luminaries strengthen half Dutch AI startup CuspAI
The Dutch-British AI startup CuspAI has managed to attract three prominent figures from the world of artificial intelligence.
06 March 2025 - NL Computable

AI and human creativity: ‘You can simply train and develop creativity.’
Four experts, including Bert Bredeweg, on AI and human creativity.
05 March 2025 - NL HR Praktijk Signaal

Is the French app Le Chat the European AI alternative?
Evangelos Kanoulas does not think the chance that a French or European company will be at the cradle of the next AI revolution is that great. "Europe is lagging far behind when it comes to research.
28 February 2025 - NL NRC

'Data science is really becoming like the lingua franca for domains to talk to each other.'
In the latest episode of the UC Berkeley Data Science Education podcast, Paul Groth, professor of Data Science and director of the Data Science Centre at the UvA, explores how data science connects disciplines and transforms education and research. (UC Berkeley Data Science Education podcast)
21 February 2025 - EN UC Berkeley, The Data Science Education Podcast

Asking AI a question is energy-consuming
Ask ChatGPT something costs about as much power as leaving an LED light on for an hour. Yet one ‘sustainable’ company after another is introducing its own AI assistant. Where is it going wrong? Andy Pimentel was interviewed for this article.
18 February 2025 - NL Algemeen Dagblad
18 February 2025 - NL Het Parool

Maarten de Rijke was in the Financieele Dagblad twice
On January 27, he commented on the arrival of AI chatbot DeepSeek. On January 31, an extensive personal interview with him was in the same newspaper about, among other things, the Dutch AI landscape. 
31 January 2025 - NL Financieele Dagblad
FD interview via LexisNexis

27 January 2025 - NL Financieele Dagblad
FD DeepSeek article via LexisNexis

Big tech and geopolitical power and misinformation
Paul Verhagen talks about the statements from tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has been on a collision course with European leaders since he was given a role in the Trump administration. What is Musk up to? And is his meddling dangerous?
07 January 2025 - NL  NPO Radio EO - Dit is de dag

Paul Verhagen discusses Mark Zuckerberg's announcement  to stop fact-checking on Meta.
07 January 2025 - NL NPO Bar Laat