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05/25/2023

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OpenAI founder visits Munich

Sam Altman discusses ChatGPT at TUM

Few technological developments have triggered as much debate as the AI-based chatbot ChatGPT. Sam Altman, the mind behind ChatGPT and co-founder of OpenAI, visited TUM today. He explained what lies behind the success of ChatGPT, why it is not an open-source technology and how it might be regulated.

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Artificial Intelligence Campus news

05/19/2023

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Invitation to discussion event on 25.05.2023

ChatGPT founder Sam Altman at TUM

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most exciting topics of the present and future. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Digital Life Design (DLD), Hubert Burda Media's international conference and innovation platform, and TUM Speaker Series are bringing the brain behind ChatGPT, OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman, to our Audimax in Munich for a public discussion event. It is his only appearance in Germany.

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Artificial Intelligence Campus news President

05/10/2023

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German Federal Minister for Transport Wissing praises TUM Horyzn team at mobility conference

Drones and air taxis: The key to the air traffic revolution

Increased use of air-space is essential in the mobility of the future – at least according to the major players in the drone industry. During an expert conference held at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), guests from science, business and politics discussed the steps which will be necessary to pave the way for wide-scale use of air taxis and unmanned aircraft. In addition to Daniel Wiegand, co-founder of the TUM spin-off Lilium, and Dirk Hoke, CEO of the air taxi start-up Volocopter, German Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Dr. Volker Wissing also took part in the conference, promising to improve basic prerequisites for this development.

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Artificial Intelligence Mobility Entrepreneurship Research Studies

04/24/2023

New podcast episode of "We are TUM"

Responsible AI, professorial appointments and coding workshops

The student group she.codes teaches schoolgirls how to code and wants to get more women interested in STEM subjects. In this episode of "We are TUM", we talk to one of the founders, Clara Buchholz (4th from left). Other topics: Ruth Müller shares insights into her research at the Center for Responsible AI Technologies, TUM spokesperson Ulrich Meyer introduces the university‘s appointment process - and student Sarah Ziegler shares tips on how to live together in a student housing facility.

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04/19/2023

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TUM Think Tank to offer guidance

New generative AI task force

The TUM Think Tank is setting up a task force to provide orientation and guidance on handling generative artificial intelligence to the policy, administration, community and business sectors. The group, representing various disciplines at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), will formulate regulatory proposals and will facilitate exchange on practical questions.

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Artificial Intelligence Research

04/03/2023

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Prof. Urs Gasser on support for an AI development moratorium

"A freeze in training artificial intelligence won't help"

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is out of control, in the opinion of approximately 3,000 signatories of an open letter published by business leaders and scientists. The signatories call for a temporary halt to training especially high-performance AI systems. Prof. Urs Gasser, expert on the governance of digital technologies, examines the important questions from which the letter deflects attention, talks about why an "AI technical inspection agency" would make good sense and looks at how far the EU has come compared to the USA in terms of regulation.

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Artificial Intelligence Research

03/28/2023

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Award for cybersecurity of critical infrastructures

For..Net Award goes to AG KRITIS and Manuel Atug

AG KRITIS and its spokesperson Manuel Atug will be recognized with the 10th For..Net Award for their work to raise awareness regarding the IT-security of critical infrastructures. The TUM Center for Digital Public Services (CDPS) and juris GmbH award the prize in honor of outstanding involvement on behalf of general welfare and digitalization. The award will be presented at the public For..Net Symposium on April 20 and 21, where use of data in medicine, administration and the legal system will be discussed.

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03/06/2023

New podcast episode of "We are TUM“

Episode 13: Electro-mobility in Singapore, vaccine education and entrepreneurship at TUM

What do megacities need to be converted to electro-mobility? This is what David Eckhoff is investigating at the TUMCREATE research center in Singapore. In the latest episode of "We are TUM“, learn how he is using simulators to test an electric-driven traffic system in the million-strong metropolis. Further guests: Tobias Massier from TUMCREATE, start-up consultant Alina Friedrichs, and Katharina Tartler from the student group VACCtion. Lastly, writing coach Dzifa Vode gives tips for academic writing.

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02/24/2023

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Interim assessment of medical informatics project DIFUTURE

"Data can save lives"

People suffering from rare diseases often face a major difficulty: Their illnesses occur so infrequently that only a handful of physicians are very familiar with them. This in turn makes the right diagnosis, not to mention successful treatment, very hard. Now researchers in the consortium "Data Integration for Future Medicine" (DIFUTURE) want to improve this situation using large volumes of data and Artificial Intelligence.

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Artificial Intelligence Research

02/23/2023

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New TUM Robotics Lab at the Deutsches Museum

KI.Fabrik: Robots as Teammates

In a new research laboratory at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in the Deutsches Museum, humans and robots are working closely together. The goal of the KI.Fabrik flagship project is to develop flexible, learning-enabled robots that support people in their work with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).

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