The Global AI Race: Marko Grobelnik on the Path to SuperintelligenceNew!!
In episode 208 of the AIDEA podcast, host Klemen Selakovič speaks with Marko Grobelnik, an AI researcher from the Jožef Stefan Institute and a global expert on digital transformation. The conversation, titled "A World with Superintelligence, Robotization, and the Global AI Race," explores the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and its profound impact on society.
Strategic Access to AI: Slovenia's Path to Innovation
In a recent interview for Siol.net, Marko Grobelnik, a researcher at the Jožef Stefan Institute, emphasized that access to high-end Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools has become a critical strategic issue. As the US and China dominate the global AI landscape, Grobelnik supports the Slovenian government's plan to establish a national AI platform. The proposed platform […]
AI in the Grip of Politics: Navigating the Future of Technology
The past year has marked a historic turning point for artificial intelligence, as it transitioned from a specialized tool to a central pillar of global geopolitics and daily life. The article highlights that while AI offers immense potential for productivity and scientific breakthroughs, it has also become a "digital arms race" between global superpowers, particularly […]
Slovenia to Launch National AI Platform: Free Access for All Citizens
In a move to bolster digital sovereignty and technological advancement, Slovenia is preparing to launch a national generative artificial intelligence platform. The initiative, recently announced by Prime Minister Robert Golob, aims to provide all Slovenian citizens with free access to advanced AI tools. Speaking on the RTV Slovenija podcast Ob osmih, AI expert Marko Grobelnik […]
The AI Bubble: Are $400 Billion in Investments Just a Costly Hallucination?
In a recent analysis, Marko Grobelnik, a digital champion and AI researcher from the Jožef Stefan Institute, explores whether the massive global investments in artificial intelligence—surpassing $400 billion—are leading toward a revolutionary breakthrough or a speculative bubble.
Speaking vs. Writing: Insights into the Slovenian Language
In a recent episode of the Jezikanje podcast on Val 202, Dr. Kaja Dobrovoljc, a computational linguist from the University of Ljubljana and the Jožef Stefan Institute, shared fascinating findings regarding the nuances of the Slovenian language. Dr. Dobrovoljc’s research highlights that spoken Slovenian is often less syntactically diverse compared to its written form. Her […]
(Slovenian) 7. teden inovativne pedagogike znova dokazal, da slovenski učitelji aktivno soustvarjajo prihodnost izobraževanja
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SiKDD 2025 news
At this years SiKDD conference, Živa Hegler and her co-authors have been awarded the "Best Paper Award" for the paper titled "Predicting Ski Jumps Using State-Space Model". The paper is available online: https://aile3.ijs.si/dunja/SiKDD2025/Papers/IS2024_-_SIKDD_2025_paper_30.pdf
SiKDD 2025 news
At this years SiKDD conference, Erik Calcina and his co-authors have been awarded the "Best Paper Award" for the paper titled "Semantic Prompting for Large Language Models in Biomedical Named Entity Recognition". The paper focuses on enhancing biomedical named entity recognition by enriching prompts with semantic descriptions of entity labels, evaluated across zero-shot, few-shot, and […]