This is an interesting article about why artificial intelligence will never achieve consciousness. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not aware that it is aware — conscious — like human beings can be. While humans can be aware of their experience, most people, most of the time, don’t harness this capacity. By mindfully owning moments, we learn to use tools (like AI) more compassionately and effectively. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/momentology/202311/why-artificial-intelligence-hasnt-mastered-meditation-yet Thoughts?
20 Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Link: https://vacancyedu.com/20-postdoctoral-fellowship-at-university-of-amsterdam-netherlands/
The full text of the call for applications can be found at https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/einrichtungen/bghs/bewerbung-beratung/ausschreibungen/BGHS_doctoral_scholarships_2024.pdf
The webinar highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption in this industry, addressing challenges and misconceptions about implementing new technologies. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation in many industries.
22 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Aarhus University, Denmark. Aarhus University, Denmark, invites online Applications for various Postdoctoral fellowships in their different Departments. https://vacancyedu.com/22-postdoctoral-fellowship-at-aarhus-university-denmark-2/
The 36 Annual FIRST Conference will take place at the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk Fukuoka, Japan over the dates of June 9-14, 2023. The 2024 call for speakers now accept submissions. Link: https://www.first.org/conference/2024/cfs
Nominations are open for the 2024 Merkin Prize. The Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology recognizes pathbreaking technologies that are demonstrably improving human health. Deadline: December 6, 2023. https://merkinprize.org/
Research without Limits: Grants for All Sectors and Applicants. https://www2.fundsforngos.org/listing/research-without-limits-grants-for-all-sectors-and-applicants/
This year, The Athens Roundtable will convene in Washington, D.C., to examine the risks of foundation models and generative AI, as well as promising AI governance mechanisms to mitigate them.
Event info: Fifth Edition of The Athens Roundtable
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Friday, December 1, 2023
Link: https://www.aiathens.org/dialogue/fifth-edition
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Postdoctoral Fellowships. The next call will open on 9 April 2024. https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships
Do you have expertise in Bahrain, Fiji, Guinea, New Zealand, Somaliland, or Trinidad and Tobago? Or do you know someone who does? Help spread the Call for Country Experts before Nov. 30, 2023. The V-Dem project has a global network of around 4000 Country Experts who provide crucial information via online surveys. Link: https://www.v-dem.net/news/call-for-country-experts/
The great news is that UKRI invests in the next generation of AI innovators. £117 million in total has been awarded to the 12 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), which will train the next generation of AI researchers across the UK. https://www.ukri.org/news/ukri-invests-in-the-next-generation-of-ai-innovators/
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