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Exploring hidden links in neuroscience literature with augmented reality
Before conducting a costly experiment, neuroscientists need to identify potentially useful hypotheses. In her PhD, Boyu Xu shows how augmented reality can help scan vast amounts of neuroscience literature and highlight less …
Multilingualism is a blind spot in AI systems
AI systems that function in multiple languages do not always provide the same answers. This poses a risk for organizations that rely on such systems for decision-making or customer interaction, warns CWI, …
Dashboard to expose bias in library AI systems
Researchers from the Human-Centered Data Analytics (HCDA) group are collaborating with software companies to develop a dashboard that reveals bias in library recommender systems. The project has received €123,900 in funding from …
Lynda Hardman to head scientific committee of European research collaboration body
As of May 2025, Lynda Hardman, senior researcher & strategist at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has been elected Chair of the Scientific Committee of COST – the European Cooperation in Science …
Smart reading suggestions? Testers wanted!
‘Just read an article about AI composing music? Check out this story on how algorithms create art.’ These smart suggestions come from a recommendation system that analyzes articles and identifies content-based connections. …
Controversial terms about people and cultures in widely used datasets
Outdated, stereotypical, and potentially offensive words often appear in openly available datasets, CWI researchers have found. These datasets power many applications (such as online dictionaries) and machine learning algorithms, creating risks of …
CWI’s lectures on Digital Cultural Heritage
Where mathematics, computer science and humanities meet.
One year of AI, Media and Democracy Lab
A report of the first annual Community Meeting
