World Liberty Financial (WLFI) minted $205M USD1, lifting supply to $2.4B after Waller’s speech. Coinbase has added USD1 to its roadmap, signalling a possible full listing. USD1 adoption is growing steadily, with Abu Dhabi backing and Binance settlements. World Liberty Financial has minted $205 million worth of its USD1 stablecoin shortly after a speech by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller … Read More
Congratulations to the #IJCAI2025 distinguished paper award winners
The International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) distinguished paper awards recognise some of the best papers presented at the conference each year. This year, during the conference opening ceremony, three articles were named as distinguished papers. And the winners are… Combining MORL with Restraining Bolts to Learn Normative Behaviour Emery A. Neufeld, Agata Ciabattoni and Radu Florin Tulcan Abstract: … Read More
#IJCAI2025 social media round-up: part one
The 34rd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-25) is currently taking place in Montréal, Canada. The first couple of days saw the attendees enjoy some of the many tutorials and workshops on offer, with the doctoral consortium also being held. The official opening ceremony took place this morning (Tuesday 19 August). Find out what the participants have been getting … Read More
Forthcoming machine learning and AI seminars: August 2025 edition
This post contains a list of the AI-related seminars that are scheduled to take place between 19 August and 30 September 2025. All events detailed here are free and open for anyone to attend virtually. 19 August 2025 La-Proteina: Atomistic Protein Generation via Partially Latent Flow Matching Speakers: Kieran Didi (PhD student, Oxford) & Tomas Geffner, PhD (NVIDIA Research) Organised … Read More
AIhub coffee corner: Agentic AI
The AIhub coffee corner captures the musings of AI experts over a short conversation. This month we tackle the topic of agentic AI. Joining the conversation this time are: Sanmay Das (Virginia Tech), Tom Dietterich (Oregon State University), Sabine Hauert (University of Bristol), Sarit Kraus (Bar-Ilan University), and Michael Littman (Brown University). Sabine Hauert: Today’s topic is agentic AI. What … Read More
New research could block AI models learning from your online content
“Noise” protection can be added to content before it’s uploaded online. A new technique developed by Australian researchers could stop unauthorised artificial intelligence (AI) systems learning from photos, artwork and other image-based content. Developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, in partnership with the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) and the University of Chicago, the method subtly alters content … Read More
What’s coming up at #IJCAI2025?
The IJCAI-25 logo and theme photo (cropped). Credit: IJCAI. The 34rd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-25) will be held in Montréal, Canada from 16-22 August. The programme will feature keynote talks, tutorials, workshops, competitions, and oral and poster presentations. There will also be four special tracks, focussing on: AI for social good, AI and arts, human-centred AI, and … Read More
Interview with Flávia Carvalhido: Responsible multimodal AI
In this interview series, we’re meeting some of the AAAI/SIGAI Doctoral Consortium participants to find out more about their research. In this latest interview, we hear from Flávia Carvalhido who is a PhD student at the University of Porto. We find out about her work on responsible multimodal AI, what inspired her to study AI, and how she found the … Read More
Using AI to speed up landslide detection
Rescue teams at one of the landslides following the Taiwan earthquake. Credit: Taitung County Government via Wikimedia Commons On 3 April 2024, a magnitude 7.4 quake—Taiwan’s strongest in 25 years—shook the country’s eastern coast. Stringent building codes spared most structures, but mountainous and remote villages were devastated by landslides. When disasters affect large and inaccessible areas, responders often turn to … Read More
IJCAI in Canada: 90-second pitches from the next generation of AI researchers
Ahead of the 34th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2025), which will take place in Montréal, Canada, from 16 to 22 August 2025, the Local Arrangements Committee has launched a campaign to showcase the next generation of AI researchers in Canada. Through a series of 90-second videos, we meet students based in Canada and find out a bit … Read More