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Interesting to see and hear how MIVB/STIB uses SAP Analytics, Lumira and BusinessObjects to build a smart and efficient Brussels Transport Network. Check out the video and/or join this (free) masterclass next monday.
Generating Insights with Data & Analytics | Improve Data Literacy with storytelling
Last seats are released for the (free) Master class on Data & Analytics this Monday STIB-MIVB. On the agenda learn how we handle machine data from vending machines and vehicles, followed by inspiring examples of SAP Customers from around the globe.
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Just started the "Private AI: Added Value, Implementation and Ethics of Private LLMs for your Organisation" meetup at HOWEST University of Applied Sciences in Kortrijk.
Looking at the number of participants, this is going to be an extremely popular way of using #AI in small and medium companies, government agencies and consultancies.
Also interested to hear their questions, and see if we can help them with further training, research and advice. Contact Howest AI Lab if interested.
#privateAI#llm#chatgpt
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Het wetsontwerp #NIS2 rond de cyberbeveiliging van netwerk- en informatiesystemen van algemeen belang voor de openbare veiligheid werd zonet door de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers goedgekeurd.
Dit kader is de Belgische omzetting van de EU richtlijn 2022/2555 van 14 december 2022.
De NIS2-richtlijn vervangt de NIS (tegenwoordig NIS1 genaamd) richtlijn 2016/1148 van 6 juli 2016.
De richtlijn moet uiterlijk op 17 oktober 2024 in België zijn omgezet.
Prachtige voorbereiding en strak time management van het Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium, die in dit artikel ook kort uitlegt wat er bij NIS2 komt kijken, wie onder NIS2 valt, en welke boetes er aan non-compliance hangen.
Met de cybersecurity experten van HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen kijken we momenteel ook naar NIS2 opleidingen, onderzoek en dienstverlening. Stay tuned for more!
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Ethan Mollick is my favorite professor in #AI, teaching the world about the latest trends, the newest novelties, the strongest strengths and the weakest weaknesses of AI via X/Twitter and LinkedIn.
Looking forward to read his book "Co-Intelligence" which is all about Living, Working and hopefully also Learning with AI.
In the meantime, here is an interview with Henning Piezunka that should be very interesting:
I challenge you to name anyone who has more expertise and enthusiasm about #AI than Ethan Mollick. Being a professor at The Wharton School with a Ph.D. from MIT Sloan School of Management he approaches AI with the intellectual rigor of a top-notch scientist and the enthusiasm of a young child. He co-authors fantastic research on the topic of AI, co-produces deeply insightful videos on AI, and manages to stay on the edge of the technological evolution. Leading AI companies grant him early access to their products to get his feedback, and corporations and executives from all over the world seek his advice. I am very excited that Ethan joins us at INSEAD // INSEAD Lifelong Learning to share his insights and ideas from his forthcoming book on AI. We have already gotten great interest from the INSEAD Alumni, and have now decided to open the talk for the public. In the comments, please ...
- share your questions, and
- tag people for whom this webinar may be interesting
You can join the live webinar on Friday, April 5th. You can sign up https://lnkd.in/ea-_9bAx
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Eerste kortfilms gemaakt met #OpenAI's Sora, ook te bekijken op https://lnkd.in/e5Ew_2XZ
Geen wonder dat filmmakers schrokken bij de introductie van #Sora, maar eigenlijk is dit nog maar een eerste stap.
Wordt vervolgd...
https://lnkd.in/e24mkj2U
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Announcing the Digital Workplace Conference in Brussels. Judging from the first speakers, this annual event is going to be yet another great place to hear inspiring speakers, meet the leading vendors, and network with your peers.
Very much looking forward to the talk by Monique Zytnik on "Internal Communications in the Age of #AI". There are huge opportunities of #GenAI in the world of #Intranets and #CorporateCommunication.
#dwbrussels#digitalworkplace#futureofwork
Intranet | Digital and Hybrid Workplace | Microsoft 365 | Employee Experience | Independent consultant at ValueIntranet
𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 for the 7th edition of the 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, this year on Thursday, 12 September. Save the date, or even better, get your tickets now 🙂
1. Marielle Harsveldt - Terlaak, Head of Global Internal Communications at Aegon (insurance, pensions and asset management, the Netherlands). Marielle is responsible for Aegon’s global internal communication strategy. She will speak about her ‘conversational approach’ to communication and how this has created a new comms culture throughout the workforce.
2. Sam Marshall, owner of ClearBox Consulting Ltd (UK) and an internationally recognized thought leader in his field. Sam’s work focuses on intranet and digital workplace strategy, and the business side of Microsoft 365.
3. Monique Zytnik, an award-winning, global internal communication leader based in Berlin, Germany. Monique is the author of the book ‘Internal Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence’ and will speak about her modern, multilayered approach to internal communication.
With speakers from the Netherlands, the UK and Germany, the conference promises to bring a very international perspective to the discussions!
Tickets are available with a super-early bird discount, so this is a great time to register and secure your seat.
𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: www.dwbrussels.com#intranet#digitalworkplace#dwbrussels
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Weekends are a great time to reflect on the #AI advances of the past week, and see what you missed.
One of those things I missed (probably because I am not so much of a video person as some of my colleagues) is Google #Vlogger.
This is a method for text and audio-driven talking human video generation, starting from a single input image of a person.
Here are a few things you should know about this amazing new Google development, that builds on the success of recent generative diffusion models:
➡️ #𝗩𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 is Google's groundbreaking technology that generates lifelike videos of people talking and moving from just one photo and an audio clip.
➡️ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: It combines a motion generation network with a video generation model to predict and animate realistic body movements and facial expressions.
➡️ 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀: Vlogger utilizes diffusion models and advanced 3D graphics to ensure natural, coherent movements and lifelike appearances.
➡️ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Vlogger revolutionizes content creation, virtual assistance, and online education by offering new ways to produce and interact with digital humans.
➡️ 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Vlogger represents a leap towards creating intelligent, human-like virtual beings, blurring the lines between virtual and real, with profound implications for various industries.
I tried Synthesia, D-ID and HeyGen before, and I am anxiously awaiting the opportunity to test #Vlogger.
You can read the academic paper here: https://lnkd.in/e5BwjR-a,
but a more accessible introduction is here: https://lnkd.in/eavpJEyi
and a more geeky and Q&A-based article is available at "Geeks for Geeks": https://lnkd.in/eB3sfTBj
Interesting to see how Google thinks early on how it can mitigate the risks associated with #VLOGGER and ensure it is used ethically and responsibly. #EthicsbyDesign#GenerativeAI#diffusionmodels
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Al vele jaren sta ik op de tech barricaden op de uitkijk naar emerging technologies. Ik stond dan ook op de eerste rij bij de introductie van ChatGPT op 30 november 2022.
Visionair en trendwatcher Ron Tolido duwde mij 2 weken later met de neus op de enorme mogelijkheden en potentiële impact, tijdens zijn jaarlijkse tech update bij SAI Belgium.
Ik organiseerde in januari 2023 het eerste webinar over generatieve AI in België met het geweldige team van Raccoons, en enkele maanden later een webinar met Elke Wambacq van HOGENT over de impact op #HR. Ondertussen is die visie serieus bijgesteld, en is er veel meer praktische ervaring, inzicht en tooling om HR enorm te verbeteren met #GenAI. Voortschrijdend inzicht noemt zoiets...
Tegelijk begeleidde ik toen studenten in een programmeerproject bij HOGENT, waar ik de enorme mogelijkheden van #GenAI zag om niet enkel tekst, van haiku's tot complexe papers, maar ook programmeercode te produceren, alsook deze uit te leggen en te verbeteren.
Studenten gebruiken #ChatGPT te pas en te onpas om sneller tot betere oplossingen te komen. Bij de mondelinge projectevaluatie zag je onmiddellijk wie de leider was in de dans van student en algoritme, en welke "augmented humans" het goed gaan doen op de arbeidsmarkt.
Kennisdeling is altijd de rode draad geweest in mijn carrière, en ik bekijk de doorbraak van #AI dan ook als een tool om mijzelf, bedrijven en de ganse maatschappij slimmer te maken.
We moeten echter vermijden om collectief dommer te worden, of om afhankelijk te worden (zowel intellectueel als privacy-gewijs) van machines, en vooral niet van de bedrijven die deze machines besturen en beheren.
De basisgeletterdheid in taal, wiskunde en problem solving wordt misschien net belangrijker nu AI je enorm veel slimmer kan maken en helaas ook doen lijken. Hierop moeten onderwijsinstellingen enorm inzetten om het maximum te halen uit digitale transformatie en artificiële intelligentie.
Dat #DigitaleDilemma verscheurde bij de introductie van #GeneratieveAI ook de onderwijsinstellingen waar ik heb gewerkt, zowel Universiteit Gent, HOGENT als HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, waar ik ondertussen een warm nest en een fantastisch team heb gevonden.
Vooral HOWEST University of Applied Sciences denkt bij haar praktische opleidingen en toegepast onderzoek, en haar samenwerking met het werkveld, enorm goed na over hoe je op de enorme mogelijkheden van AI anticipeert.
Ik was zeer aangenaam verrast om de huidige rector van mijn Alma Mater, Rik Van de Walle, op de geboortedag van onze universiteit, Dies Natalis, een uitvoerig pleidooi te zien geven vóór het gebruik van #AI.
Bekijk eens de speech van Rector Rik, liefst volledig en unbiased (pun intended) op https://lnkd.in/eN97g5F3, of lees deze slotrede na op https://lnkd.in/eJKsPPDU, en vertel me dan ook de comments wat je er van vond.
𝙰𝙸 𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢, 𝚕𝚎𝚝’𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝙸𝚃 !
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Aanrader voor iedereen die bezig is met digitale transformatie, sociale media, privacy, AI, en de toekomst van het internet.
Uitstekende documentaire door Tim Verheyden 🚀
https://lnkd.in/ey9Pui5S
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Supercool immersive demo of AI, useful for more personal customer experiences, virtual shopping and many more practical use cases.
Great work in a very short timeframe, Cesar De Greve en Jens Eeckhout !
#ftigent
Mirror mirror on the wall, try on clothes without going to the mall.
Last Sunday, we presented our virtual mirror at Flanders Technology & Innovation as part of a larger research project. Thanks to this mirror, people can very easily try on different clothes without the hassle of dressing rooms.
Because the installation only needs one product picture of a clothing item (and a sprinkle of AI) it can be easily integrated with any existing clothing store.
Jonathan Maesjens eeckhoutHOWEST University of Applied Sciences