Welcome to SYNTHIFRIENDS – a seminar by the SYNTHETICA Research Council of Finland project on companion AI, generative AI, ethics and human relationships.
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Come talk and listen to discussions on conversational AI.
Welcome to SYNTHIFRIENDS – a seminar by the SYNTHETICA Research Council of Finland project on companion AI, generative AI, ethics and human relationships.
Virtual reality (VR) has exploded in popularity in recent years. Despite its popularity, VR and its capabilities remain somewhat a mystery to some. In this blog post our expert answers to frequently asked questions concerning virtual reality.
A much loved member of our VME Family, Heini Pensar, has just spent 3 months on an OpenInnoTrain Secondment to RMIT University, Melbourne, where she has gained rich insight into diverse research and learning cultures. This piece reflects some valuable knowledge she picked up in terms of establishing spaces in which everyone thrives. Here’s what Heini has to say.
Aila Kronqvist on tieto- ja yritysarkkitehti Solitalla, ja tohtorikoulutettava Jyväskylän yliopistosta. Aila työstää parhaillaan tohtorintutkintoaan kognitiotieteessä naisten kokemaa sukupuolen roolia tarkastellen tietotekniikan alalla työskentelevien naisten kokemuksia. Tutkimus tarkastelee lähemmin, miten sukupuoleen liittyvät kokemukset vaikuttavat kognitioon työpaikalla.
The very advancement of information technology into the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) testifies the in-built fascination humans have with making dreams come true.
“Chat GPT and its visual counterparts are invading privacy as an artist and utilizing imagery already online – this could mean an image of an artwork that has taken years to develop, while none of that information is relevant to the harvester, it is important to a sense of self/as an artist.”