"AI24 - The Lamarr Conference"
Artificial intelligence: research meets application
"AI24 - The Lamarr Conference" kicked off yesterday in Dortmund as Central Europe's first scientific conference on artificial intelligence (AI) for application.
In cooperation with the "Zukunftskongress Logistik - 42nd Dortmunder Gespräche", the approximately 700 participants on September 4 and 5 will focus on current developments and future prospects of artificial intelligence in various application areas - from generative AI models and AI technologies for industry and logistics to research results and global trends for science, business and society. At the start of the conference, the renowned AI expert Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Sebastian Thrun was presented with the first "Lamarr Award".
"AI algorithms and their machine learning will determine competition in the future - this applies to industry and logistics in particular," said Prof. Dr. Michael ten Hompel, Co-Director of the Lamarr Institute at the opening of the conference. "That is why we are bringing together the best from all worlds - from research, industry and politics - at AI24 with the aim of creating new communities and discovering potential for cooperation in order to actively shape the future of applied AI."
Lamarr Co-Director Prof. Dr. Stefan Wrobel added: "We can only advance artificial intelligence with sustainably excellent, responsible and application-oriented cutting-edge research. I am therefore delighted that we have succeeded in bringing together outstanding experts from international science and industry here in Dortmund to discuss the latest trends, forward-looking technologies for the economy and the steps needed for effective AI education."
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