The case in summary Summary:• The University of Agder (UiA) will invest 35 million in the development of artificial intelligence (AI).• Sparebanken Sør contributes 26.9 million to get six supercomputers and two doctoral students in place.• Professor Ole is behind the project -Christoffer Granmo, who in 2018 launched a code for training AI that is both greener and more democratic than existing technology.• The new AI technology must be based on logical thinking and it must be possible to understand how it thinks.• The supercomputers will give UiA a computing power of 208 petaflops, which gives them the opportunity to challenge the big technological giants. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – We are incredibly lucky. We can create an artificial intelligence that is both green and democratic, says Professor Ole Christoffer Granmo to news. On Friday, it was announced that 35 million will be invested in developing artificial intelligence at the University of Agder (UiA). In order to be able to develop the technology further, two ingredients in particular are needed – computing power and researchers. Eva Kvelland in Sparebanken Sør and Ole-Christoffer Granmo. Photo: Hans Erik Weiby / news Six supercomputers Sparebanken Sør has therefore been invited into a joint venture to put in place a total of six supercomputers and two PhD scholars. UiA itself covers the cost of two of the computers, while Sparebanken Sør contributes the rest, corresponding to NOK 26.9 million. Professor Ole-Cristoffer Granmo Photo: Hans Erik Weiby / news Behind the project is Norwegian AI researcher of the decade Ole-Christoffer Granmo. He is professor and director at the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) at the University of Agder. Democratic AI In 2018, Granmo launched a code for training artificial intelligence that is both greener and more democratic than existing technology. The Testlin machine Developed by Ole-Christoffer Granmo who is professor and director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) at the University of Agder. In 2018, Granmo created the Tsetlin machine. Granmo was named AI researcher of the decade for his work. The Tsetlin machine is a code for training artificial intelligence in a computer. This is based on logic instead of number-based machine learning. This makes it faster, more cost-effective and more accessible. Scientists all over the world are now researching this code. Artificial intelligence that tech giants such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple are based on statistics and overt correlations. The aim of the Tsetlin machine is for it to be a democratic and open one. It must show connections, and can be verified scientifically. Source: UiA According to Granmo, today’s Ki is very energy-intensive and so complex that we cannot understand it. It is also difficult to gain insight into how it thinks when it makes a decision. – It is a democratic problem. Historical data means that it brings with it discriminatory and unfair treatment, explains the researcher. According to Granmo, the artificial intelligence currently being developed at UiA is based on logical thinking, and it should be possible to understand how it thinks. World-class computing power The six supercomputers will ensure that UiA gets a computing power of 208 petaflops. – It is a computing power that is so enormous that it is almost incomprehensible, and absolutely world-class as a computing power resource, explains Ole-Christoffer Granmo. – How can researchers at UiA take up the fight with the big giants? – We have a completely new recipe for artificial intelligence. That means we have some unique opportunities, but we need computing power. We get that now. We get by far the largest computing power in Norway, he says and elaborates: – This means that we can challenge the big technological giants, and especially the American ones, with a green and democratic artificial intelligence that has up to 10,000 times less energy consumption. – Reason to be proud Eva Kvelland is executive vice president for marketing and communications at Sparebanken Sør. She says the bank will contribute to growth and development in the region. – The university is an important player to strengthen. They point to the AI initiative as the most important, and that it is green and open. This is an investment that the entire region has reason to be proud of. Eva Kvelland is executive vice president for marketing and communications at Sparebanken Sør Photo: Hans Erik Weiby / news Kvelland believes the investment will help solve societal challenges that will have ripple effects both locally, nationally and internationally. UiA students Aleksander Einem Vågen and Kristoffer Manczak believe AI is becoming more and more important in everyday life: – It is something we will use daily, and we probably use it daily already, even if we are not aware of it, says Vågen. Will invest in health The goals for the five-year investment at UiA are: To establish UiA and Sørlandet as pioneers in democratic artificial intelligence Develop democratic AI technology for the health sector in collaboration with Sørlandet hospital Create a free, open, understandable, green and accessible alternative to artificial intelligence from the technology giants Develop democratic AI technology across UiA’s disciplines
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