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AI in science: balancing innovation and integrity
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the scientific landscape, delivering unprecedented breakthroughs but raising profound questions about research integrity and scientific dialogue. AI has become an essential scientific tool, that creates both opportunities and challenges for Europe's research community. These topics were discussed at a workshop on 29 April 2025, organised by the European Parliament’s Panel ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Sonia Contera on generative AI in science
Spanish physicist Sonia Contera is professor at the University of Oxford (UK) and specialises in physics at the interface of biology, nanotechnology and information processing. She will be a keynote speaker at the STOA workshop ‘Generative AI and scientific development’ on 29 April 2025. We've heard a lot about how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Serge Belongie on generative AI in science
Serge Belongie is professor in machine learning at the University of Copenhagen and Director of the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Denmark. He will be a keynote speaker at the STOA workshop ‘Generative AI and scientific development’ on 29 April 2025. We’ve heard a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) transforming science in recent years. ...
Generative AI in science: What are the challenges and opportunities?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become an important l scientific tool, yet its accelerating integration creates both opportunities and challenges. A workshop on 29 April 2025, organised by the European Parliament’s Panel on the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), will bring together MEPs, Commission representatives, and leading researchers to explore these tensions and ...
Prof. Roel Vermeulen: ‘Understanding the exposome is key to building a healthier, fairer future’
How does exposure to chemicals, air pollution, stress or noise affect human health over the course of a lifetime? What about the complex interactions between environmental exposures, social determinants of health and genetics? The 'exposome' concept offers a framework for understanding and analyzing this complex reality of our health. The ESMH spoke with Prof. Roel ...
Fostering trust in the digital age: ensuring the quality of online information
If there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted, it is how digital misinformation can severely impact public discourse and decision-making. It underscores the critical need for reliable scholarly communication online. We discuss these challenges with Dr. Suzanne Dumouchel, co-coordinator of OPERAS, the European research infrastructure dedicated to open scholarly communication in humanities and social ...
Making light work – interview with Andrea Rocchetto, CEO of Ephos
Could you please introduce yourself and your company? Andrea Rocchetto: I am the cofounder and CEO of Ephos. We are a photonic chip manufacturing company. That means we build microchips that can process information that is encoded in particles of light, photons. What is the relationship between the photonic chips that you are building and ...
Neural computing, paradigm shifts, and Europe – interview with Dr. Juan Pablo Carbajal
Could you please introduce yourself, and say something about your background? Juan Pablo Carbajal: I'm from Argentina, I studied until my master's in Argentina and then I worked in industry for almost three years there. And then, I moved to Switzerland to do my PhD. I did my PhD in physics, but the topic was ...