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New database helps AI recognize mathematical formulae

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making headlines recently. AI tools that can create text or images (e.g., ChatGTP or Dall-E) are on the rise. Felix Schmitt-Koopmann asked himself how AI could automatically detect mathematical formulae in a text and ultimately help visually impaired people. He created the new database “FormulaNet” to take a step closer on […]

How much do Swiss politicians know about Artificial Intelligence?

To create the political and economic framework conditions for Artificial Intelligence (AI), policymakers rely on advice from people in science and academia. Ricardo Chavarriaga, Head of CLAIRE Office Zurich and researcher at the ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI), is driving the responsible use of AI with the pan-European CLAIRE network. He explains what politicians […]