Artificial intelligence (AI): teaching machines to think like humans
Although the concept of endowing machines with human-like intelligence has been around for more than six decades, it is only in the last 12 years that we have experienced a real boom in applications, due to improvements in neural networks, advances in supercomputing, and the availability of big data. With the approval of the Catalonia.AI strategic plan, intended to promote the implementation and development of this technology, Catalonia is in the vanguard of R&D in the field in Spain.
‘Influencers need to take care with every post, as they may unintentionally be harming their most vulnerable followers’
Ana Freire, principal investigator of the UPF-led Suicide Prevention in Social Platforms (STOP) project, which aims to use social media and artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the number of suicides in Spain.
Debate leagues at UPF: a successful model thanks to collective input
Over the years, UPF has been committed to promoting its own strategy in debate leagues, which has led it to win the competitions organized by the Vives Network of Universities on several occasions. Under the framework of EDvolution, the debate leagues are an example of the inclusive concept of learning that UPF advocates, involving aspects of training, social responsibility and attracting talent.
‘The digital revolution fully affects the humanities and the social sphere’
Pol Villaverde, student on the bachelor’s degree programme in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, founder of the start-up Splashapps and general coordinator of the EUTOPIA Student Think Tank
‘Current artificial intelligence (AI) learning models act like “black boxes”. We do not know what goes on between the input of the data and the output of a prediction.’
Berta Benet and Javier Rando, alumni of the bachelor’s degree programme in Mathematical Engineering in Data Science at UPF and members of the start-up EXPAI
3,000 graduates of the classes of 2020 and 2021 return to campus to graduate in person
After the pandemic prevented the event from taking place last year in its habitual format, having to be organized online, the improved indicators and high rates of vaccination made it possible this year to recover the ceremony’s face-to-face format.
Gemma Boleda
Maria Morrás, Marco Madella and Simone Ventura
Migle Laukyte
Ricardo Baeza
Jésica de Armas
Sergi Valverde
Gabby Silberman
