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« Back to NewsNew cohort of 15 Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowships join MPLS
25 April 2024
AI and data science Funding MPLS
In October 2022 the University of Oxford became one of nine leading research universities around the world selected to deliver the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship programme. Ten Fellows were recruited to Oxford in 2023 and this year a further 15 Fellows are joining them.
Can we truly align AI with human values?
27 March 2024
A Q&A with Brian Christian, an acclaimed American author and researcher who explores the human and societal implications of computer science. Brian talks about the latest chapter of his career journey: starting a DPhil (PhD) at the University of Oxford to grapple with the challenge of designing AI programs that truly align with human values.
AI ethics are ignoring children, say Oxford researchers
21 March 2024
AI and data science Computer science Research
Researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Ethical Web and Data Architectures (EWADA) and Department of Computer Science have called for a more considered approach when embedding ethical principles in the development and governance of AI for children.
Oxford Martin researchers explore global views on data privacy
19 March 2024
AI and data science Computer science Research
Department of Computer Science researchers from the University of Oxford’s Oxford Martin Programme on Ethical Web and Data Architectures (EWADA) are trying to better understand people’s values over who manages the sharing of their personal information online through an expansive research project.
Can AI be a force for inclusion?
8 March 2024
AI and data science Computer science
Kelsey Doerksen is a PhD student in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems at the Department of Computer Science, and the President of the Oxford Womxn in Computer Science Society. She is also a Giga Data Science Fellow at UNICEF and a Visiting Researcher at European Space Agency.
The Alan Turing Institute welcomes over 50 new Turing Fellows to tackle societal challenges
1 March 2024
AI and data science Award Computer science Engineering
The new cohort of Turing Fellows will tackle science and innovation challenges, and support our work in skills and public engagement
Creating an accessible future for AI
8 February 2024
AI and data science Engineering
A profile of Professor Lionel Tarassenko (Department of Engineering Science) and his work in machine learning and AI.
New Oxford research hub to propel transformative AI innovations
6 February 2024
AI and data science Computer science Funding
The University of Oxford is to share in a major £80 million investment announced today to develop next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The funding, from EPSRC, will support nine new AI research hubs in the UK, one of which will be based at the Department of Computer Science.
Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn
3 January 2024
AI and data science Computer science Medical science Research
Researchers from the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and the Department of Computer Science have set out a new principle to explain how the brain adjusts connections between neurons during learning. This may guide further research on learning in brain networks and inspire more robust learning algorithms in artificial intelligence.
AI that automatically detects methane plumes from orbit could be a powerful tool in combating climate change
17 November 2023
AI and data science Computer science
University of Oxford researchers, in partnership with Trillium Technologies’ NIO.space, have developed a tool to automatically detect methane plumes on Earth from orbit using machine learning with hyperspectral data. This could help identify excessive ‘super emitters’ of methane and enable more effective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Expert comment: Oxford AI experts comment on the outcomes of the UK AI Safety Summit
7 November 2023
Over 2 days, the UK AI Safety Summit brought together approximately 150 representatives from across the globe including government leaders and ministers, and industry, academia and civil society leaders.
From The Conversation: Bletchley declaration: international agreement on AI safety is a good start, but ordinary people need a say – not just elites
7 November 2023
AI and data science Computer science The Conversation
An opinion piece about the recent AI Safety Summit by Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Computing Science in the Department of Computer Science, Professor John Tasioulas, Director of the University's Institute for Ethics in AI, and Hélène Landemore, Professor of Political Science at Yale University.
New training centre will bridge the gap between environmental science and AI to address global environmental challenges
31 October 2023
AI and data science Climate Funding Physics Sustainability & the environment
Backed by over £15 million funding, the new UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for the Environment (The Intelligent Earth Centre) will combine the University’s strengths in artificial intelligence, machine learning, Big Data, and environmental sciences.
From square to cube: Hardware processing for AI goes 3D, boosting processing power
20 October 2023
AI and data science Materials science
In a paper published today in Nature Photonics, researchers from the University of Oxford, along with collaborators from the Universities of Muenster, Heidelberg, and Exeter, report on their development of integrated photonic-electronic hardware capable of processing three-dimensional (3D) data, substantially boosting data processing parallelism for AI tasks.
Expert Comment: Jobs will be automated, but not because of the latest Generative AI
28 September 2023
AI and data science Engineering
Professor Carl-Benedikt Frey (Oxford Internet Institute & Oxford Martin School) and Professor Michael Osborne (Department of Engineering Science and co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative) discuss the limitations of Generative AI.
Professors awarded prestigious UKRI Turing AI World-Leading Fellowships
14 June 2023
AI and data science Award Biomedical engineering Computer science
Professor Michael Bronstein and Professor Alison Noble will conduct ground-breaking work on some of artificial intelligence’s biggest challenges.
Artificial neurons mimic complex brain abilities for next-generation AI computing
9 May 2023
AI and data science Materials science Research
Researchers have created atomically thin artificial neurons capable of processing both light and electric signals for computing.
Innovative Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowships get underway at Oxford
9 May 2023
In October 2022 the University of Oxford became one of nine leading research universities around the world selected to deliver a new global postdoctoral fellowship programme to drive the innovative use of artificial intelligence across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research.
‘Safewalk’ concept wins the MPLS i-City postgraduate student innovation competition
5 April 2023
AI and data science Innovation and Enterprise MPLS
Running in Hilary Term 2023, i-City (sponsored by MathWorks) invited postgraduate students from diverse disciplines to work in teams and find new ways to deploy AI and Machine Learning tools to solve challenges relating to Smart Cities.
University of Oxford joins new Turing University Network
5 April 2023
The Alan Turing Institute (the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence) has launched the Turing University Network as a new way of working with universities across the UK. The network is part of the Turing’s new strategy aimed at using data science and AI for social good.