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TECHNOLOGY & CLIMATE

Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy

Artificial neural networks are deployed intensively by social media platforms like Twitter and…

Insect wingbeats will help quantify biodiversity

Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, with major consequences for our ecosystems and without…

As the first Dane, Professor Mikkel Thorup receives the prestigious Fulkerson Prize

Professor Mikkel Thorup is the first Dane ever to be awarded the prize for finding the solution to …

TECHNOLOGY & VACCINES

Researchers develop AI tool to combat coronavirus variants of the future

A new AI tool makes it possible to predict the structure of proteins faster, which is crucial for…

New algorithm could save lives: Predicts COVID-related intensive care unit resource use

A new algorithm can predict how many patients will need intensive COVID-related healthcare. This is…

artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence favours white men under 40

Publicly available language models of the sort used for everything from Google and Siri, to…

TECHNOLOGY & BIAS

Our computers are sexist towards male and female politicians

Female politicians are often described as 'beautiful' or 'hysterical' in language models, while…

The bridge builder who opened up computer science

After 35 years of research, Jørgen Bansler now becomes professor emeritus. He has built a bridge…

From VHS tapes to YouTube: Terrorist recruitment since 9/11

Developments in technology have been profound since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center…

How bird’s species made new Professor Serge Belongie world-famous within Computer Vision

New Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Serge Belongie, recently moved from New York t…

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