News — FCAI

AI that mirrors how humans behave can drive better designs for keyboards and charts

The human-like performance of these AI models is also transparent, paving the way for explainable AI and better human-computer interaction.

Amanda AlvarezApril 28, 2025Human-Computer Interaction, Collaboration

A digital twin in the mining industry gets a machine learning boost

Optimizing and visualizing the mining process requires combining physics and data-driven approaches.

Amanda AlvarezApril 15, 2025Industry and Society, Collaboration, Machine Learning

AI doctoral program launches

The AI-DOC launch event brought together over 100 participants from across Finland.

Amanda AlvarezMarch 3, 2025Education, Events

Season’s Greetings 2024 from FCAI

This year has seen the launch of important national and international initiatives such as the doctoral program in AI and ELLIS Institute Finland.

ELLISAmanda AlvarezDecember 16, 2024ELLIS, Announcements

This year’s AI-focused Nobel prizes reflect the zeitgeist

FCAI and University of Helsinki professor Teemu Roos breaks down why AI was so prominent in many of the Nobel prizes awarded in 2024.

Amanda AlvarezDecember 9, 2024Researcher's Comment, Science, Society and Politics, Impact

“Even the digital world needs rules”

The UN Advisory Body on AI released its final report, a balancing act between governance, human rights, commercial interests and equity.

Amanda AlvarezDecember 3, 2024Society and Politics, Collaboration, Ethics, Impact

Why are some of the best students from around the globe visiting Finland?

A pilot internship program lets Berkeley students come to Finland to work with local researchers and leverage supercomputing capabilities.

rc25Amanda AlvarezNovember 26, 2024Education, Collaboration, Humans of FCAI

AI helps detect the severity of diabetes-related eye disease

Researchers used large language models to identify diabetic retinopathy and classify its severity from unstructured medical reports.

Impact storyAmanda AlvarezNovember 25, 2024Health, Collaboration, Industry and Society, Healthcare, Generative AI

FCAI Community Event and NeurIPS 2024

The FCAI community gathered to share recent work and celebrate NeurIPS submissions.

ELLISAmanda AlvarezNovember 19, 2024Announcements, Events, Research, ELLIS

Finland is strongly investing in AI and establishing an ELLIS Institute to accelerate research and attract talent

Public and private sector investment are coming together to launch ELLIS Institute Finland.

ELLISAmanda AlvarezOctober 29, 2024ELLIS, Announcements

Data spaces and compute power advances in language technology and speech recogntion at FCAI

The LAREINA and ALT-EDIC projects in the language technology space are developing speech models for special purposes and for languages with fewer speakers.

Amanda AlvarezSeptember 24, 2024Language, Collaboration, Research, Industry and Society

AI for mental health and neuroscience: key insights from leading experts

Key takeaways from the FCAI and Helsinki Brain & Mind webinar.

ISP eventAmanda AlvarezAugust 6, 2024Health, Events

Major European AI/ML conference organised by the ELISE project in Helsinki

200 members of the ELISE and ELLIS community met in Helsinki for the ELISE Wrap Up Conference and ELLIS Community Event.

ELLISAmanda AlvarezJuly 8, 2024Events, ELLIS

AI researchers and Orion boost drug development with a new virtual laboratory

Innovative virtual laboratories could help, for example, medicinal chemists in optimising chemical reactions. A whole new pharmaceutical ecosystem is emerging around AI in Finland.

Ten common challenges for AI—should we be worried?

Jaana Leikas discusses ten things humans and society should watch out for as artificial intelligence develops, as well as ways to cope.

Amanda AlvarezJune 6, 2024Researcher's Comment, Ethics

“This time will be different” — will generative AI deliver on its promise?

Heikki Ailisto says that generative AI can overcome the limitations of previous generations of AI applications to really deliver an economic impact.

Amanda AlvarezJune 4, 2024Researcher's Comment, Generative AI, Economy, Industry and Society

The world of materials is getting a revamp from AI

From nail polish to solar cells, materials are everywhere. How can AI make them better? University of Turku associate professor Milica Todorović shares the trends in AI-driven design of materials and what FCAI researchers are working on in this area.

Amanda AlvarezMay 29, 2024Researcher's Comment, Virtual Laboratory, Sustainability, Science

AI for sustainability: a challenge and an opportunity

Energy consumption and resource intensity of AI systems can lead to a heavy carbon footprint, but AI-optimized processes could reduce emissions. Perspectives from a recent FCAI webinar.

Terhi KajasteMay 27, 2024Industry and Society, Events, Sustainability