Axel Abels is currently completing a joint PhD programme facilitated by the VUB AI Lab and the ULB Machine Learning Group. We were happy to welcome him last week in the lecture room of the Artificial Intelligence Lab to hear him present his research on Collective decision-making. Collective decision-making occurs when a group pulls its...Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring a considerable amount of value by facilitating intellectual tasks that are too difficult for humans by providing insight into systems that are too complex to understand. An interview with Johan Loeckx, professor and lab manager at the Artificial Intelligence Lab of the VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel. To reach the...Read More

On April 17th, AI Lab professor Luc Steels was interviewed for the “Bits & Atomen” podcast of Belgian newspaper De Standaard. Are smart machines also becoming creative? And how should we feel about this as humans? These and other questions are extensively discussed by Luc in the podcast. More info of the eventRead More

On March 26th, AI Lab student Elías Fernández will give a presentation during the most recent edition of Technopolitics. He will show how scenarios of collective-risk and uncertainty like the anthropogenic influence in the climate change affect human behavior. More info on the Facebook eventRead More

How can AI be creative? Find out at the AI, Creativity & Art event organized by VUB, ULB and Gluon on Thursday 21 March at 17h. Featured are three world-renowned speakers, art exhibitions and demos of the AI Lab. More info on the eventRead More

“With Artificial Intelligence, we can improve our lives” AI 4 Belgium Coalition proposes AI strategy at the request of Alexander De Croo and Philippe De Backer More info on the eventRead More

On Sunday March 10th, Prof. Em. Luc Steels of the AI Lab gave an interview on radio station Klara about AI and its role in today’s world of fear and misunderstandings. Listen to it hereRead More

On November 14th, Pattie Maes, head of the Fluid Interfaces group at MIT’s Media Lab and alumnus of the VUB Artificial Intelligence Lab, was awarded the INSEAD Innovator Prize 2018 for her pioneering role in artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction. The AI Lab was there to congratulate Pattie in person and to show its latest cutting-edge...Read More