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Never before has the international network of global business been mapped out in such detail as it has been by researchers from the University of Amsterdam over the past 7 years.

Although types of automated weapons have existed for hundreds of years - with anti-personnel mines being the earliest example - the development of such systems controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) has bought with it a whole raft of new issues and concerns.

Research on AI in the spotlight As online users we are increasingly exposed to chatbots as one form of AI-enabled media technologies.

There's still a long way to go before global urbanisation reaches its peak. While 50% of the global population currently lives in an urban region, that is expected to increase to about 70% by 2050.

A record number of people across the world have been displaced from their homes. Only a small number find refuge in Europe via safe and legal pathways.

Many museums in Europe and beyond are wrestling with their colonial collections. What should happen with these objects that were acquired in the colonial past?

From 18 - 22 May, the Netherlands will play host to the Eurovision Song Contest. You may still remember some of the songs that have triumphed in the competition over the years, but would you recognise other, less successful Eurovision entries?

Cognitive biases in economic decision-making 11 May 2021 In the fields of economics and business, decision-making is key.

Last Friday saw the online live finals of the 'profielwerkstuk' competition 'Imagination at Work' of Centrum JongerenCommunicatie Chemie (C3).

Joyeeta Gupta receives €2.5 million for research into climate change and the fossil fuel industry 22 April 2021 To combat global warming, we have to stop using fossil fuels.

Socially Intelligent Artificial Systems (SIAS). A new research group at the Informatics Institute.

Early identification through screening is a crucial element in reducing the burden of cancer. But many people don't participate in the mass screening offered and recommended by the Dutch state. How do people arrive at this decision and what role is played here by news and social media that report on screening? Enabled by a grant from ZonMw, a consortium led by the University of Amsterdam is researching this question and providing tools to benefit informed decision-making in a dynamic media environment.

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Vici grants worth 1.5 million euros to four prominent UvA researchers Rene Gerritsma, Erik Rietveld, Floris Roelofsen and Chris Slootweg.

The Information Retrieval Lab (IRLab) is part of the Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam.

This month, the UvA and the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies reflect on the 20th anniversary of the study and research programme Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the Netherlands.

The UvA's research priority area Human(e) AI has awarded seed funding to two research projects following its third annual call for funding.

When we think of autism, we tend to think of children. Yet autism does not simply disappear as you get older.

For many people, environmental knowledge and awareness does not necessarily translate into pro-environmental action.

A partnership of 9 cities and 3 universities has resulted in an initiative that uses information about existing objects to optimise a data set with panoramic images of Amsterdam.

Controlling crowds has become more important than ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Five Master's students in Information Studies worked on behalf of the municipality of Amsterdam to predict the traffic at the three busiest public transport stations.

Overweight has been a major social problem for some time already, and the coronavirus pandemic has only served to exacerbate it.

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has a crucial responsibility in accelerating sustainable change in society.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than just a set of technologies. AI will fundamentally affect citizens and transform societies, in both desirable and undesirable ways.