Kick-off in a Small Size League match. Image credit: Nicolai Ommer. RoboCup is an international scientific initiative with the goal of advancing the state of the art of intelligent robots, AI and automation. The annual RoboCup event is due to take place from 15-21 July in Salvador, Brazil. The Soccer component of RoboCup comprises a number of Leagues, with one … Read More
Forthcoming machine learning and AI seminars: July 2025 edition
This post contains a list of the AI-related seminars that are scheduled to take place between 1-31 July 2025. All events detailed here are free and open for anyone to attend virtually. 2 July 2025 Title to be confirmed Speaker: Noam Levi Organised by: Imperial College London Sign up here. 8 July 2025 Demystifying AI in the math classroom: Exploring … Read More
What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to have AI write computer code − and what risks that can entail
Kathryn Conrad / Datafication / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0 By Chetan Jaiswal, Quinnipiac University Whether you’re streaming a show, paying bills online or sending an email, each of these actions relies on computer programs that run behind the scenes. The process of writing computer programs is known as coding. Until recently, most computer code was written, at least originally, by … Read More
AERO price jumps 20% as it defies crypto downturn
Aerodrome Finance token AERO is skyrocketing. The AERO price has jumped 20% in 24 hours as it defies broader crypto downturn. Recent Coinbase integration looks to be the key driver. Aerodrome Finance’s native token, $AERO, has surged by 20%, reaching $0.96. The token is surging despite a broader cryptocurrency market downturn, with AERO price up 74% in the past week. … Read More
RoboCupRescue: an interview with Adam Jacoff
The RoboCupRescue arena at RoboCup2024, Eindhoven. RoboCup is an international scientific initiative with the goal of advancing the state of the science of intelligent robots, AI and automation. The annual RoboCup event will take place from 15-21 July in Salvador, Brazil. The RoboCupRescue League is an important element of the competition and focuses on the challenges involved in search and … Read More
Making optimal decisions without having all the cards in hand
The article “Revelations: A Decidable Class of POMDP with Omega-Regular Objectives” won an Outstanding Paper Award at the AAAI 2025 conference, a prestigious international conference about artificial intelligence. This year, only three papers received such an award out of 3,000 accepted and 12,000 submitted! This recognition crowns the results of research initiated in Bordeaux (France) within the Synthèse team at … Read More
Exploring counterfactuals in continuous-action reinforcement learning
Reinforcement learning (RL) agents are capable of making complex decisions in dynamic environments, yet their behavior often remains opaque. When an agent executes a sequence of actions—such as administering insulin to a diabetic patient or controlling a spacecraft’s landing—it is rarely clear how outcomes might have changed under alternative choices. This challenge becomes particularly pronounced in settings involving continuous action … Read More
AIhub monthly digest: June 2025 – gearing up for RoboCup 2025, privacy-preserving models, and mitigating biases in LLMs
Welcome to our monthly digest, where you can catch up with any AIhub stories you may have missed, peruse the latest news, recap recent events, and more. This month, we hear about explainable AI for robotics, explore privacy-preserving generative models, and find out what RoboCup 2025 has in store. Preparing for kick-off at RoboCup2025: an interview with General Chair Marco … Read More
Google’s SynthID is the latest tool for catching AI-made content. What is AI ‘watermarking’ and does it work?
Elise Racine & The Bigger Picture / Web of Influence II / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0. Note: only the third panel from the original image has been used here. By T.J. Thomson, RMIT University; Elif Buse Doyuran, Queensland University of Technology, and Jean Burgess, Queensland University of Technology Last month, Google announced SynthID Detector, a new tool to detect AI-generated … Read More
The Good Robot podcast: Symbiosis from bacteria to AI with N. Katherine Hayles
Hosted by Eleanor Drage and Kerry McInerney, The Good Robot is a podcast which explores the many complex intersections between gender, feminism and technology. Symbiosis from bacteria to AI with N. Katherine Hayles In this episode, we talk to N. Katherine Hayles who’s the distinguished research professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the James B. Duke … Read More