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Robbert Dijkgraaf, Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, visited Amsterdam’s universities on Wednesday, 13 July. Working in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), the UvA put together programme to introduce the new minist
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UvA and NFI to conduct joint research to help detect deepfakes and hidden messages left by criminals
University of Amsterdam
Pasting the faces of Dutch celebrities or the face of a disagreeable ex onto bodies in porn films. Blackmailing someone by displaying manipulated images of a kidnapped child. Or using a concealed message in a photo to tell someone which container cocaine is hidden in. The technology used to create deepfakes and hidden messages is constantly evolving. And criminals are using it too, warn the police and the public prosecution service. The Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have joined forces to conduct joint research into computer models which will help detect deepfakes and hidden messages.
Artificial Intelligence gets major boost with Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences new centre of expertise
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is the first knowledge institution in the Netherlands to create a Centre of Expertise on Applied Artificial Intelligence, together with partners from the business community and the public sector. This will give a major boost to knowledge on applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Amsterdam region. A unique feature of this Centre of Expertise is that students from all degree programmes at the AUAS can learn through labs how to apply AI in their fields of study; from nursing and ICT to teacher training.