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Large language models: how the AI behind the likes of ChatGPT actually works by Dr Mark Stevenson

The arrival of AI systems called large language models (LLMs), like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, has been heralded as the start of a new technological era. And they may indeed have significant impacts on how we live and work in future.

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Our researchers talk to the Times Higher Education podcast about using AI to streamline dementia diagnosis

Sheffield Researchers, including Prof Heidi Christensen from Computer Science, recently talked to the THE podcast about Cognospeak and how AI is being used to reduce wait times and improve outcomes for people who may be at risk of developing dementia
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Our 2024 research highlights

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate some of our research news stories from 2024.
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Dr Nafise Moosavi Secures Prestigious International Collaboration Award

A UK-Japan research team is pioneering new methods to enhance AI trustworthiness by tackling uncertainty in model predictions.
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Tackling health inequality in South Yorkshire with wearable technology

Pioneering projects using smartphones and wearable technology to address the high levels of health inequalities and disease across the region, have been awarded funding at the South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub (SYDHH).
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The Centre for Machine Intelligence discusses prospects for future collaboration with Sheffield City Council

The Centre for Machine Intelligence welcomed Sheffield City Council into new office space to showcase research and discuss potential areas of collaboration.
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Computer Science Lecturer Recognised as ELLIS Scholar

Dr. Chen (Cherise) Chen has been recently elected an ELLIS Scholar in the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) under the Robust Machine Learning program.

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Appointment of the Theme Lead in AI for Health for the Centre for Machine Intelligence

Dr Denis Newman-Griffis joins us as the new Theme Lead in AI for Health for the Centre for Machine Intelligence.
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Prof Roger Moore is on the What Do Robots Sound Like? podcast

Professor Roger Moore, Professor of Spoken Language Processing in the School of Computer Science, speaks to Ali Tocher in this long-form interview on the topic of sound for human-robot interactions.
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Computer Science academics strengthen AI health research links with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)

Dr Ning Ma and Professor Guy Brown from the School of Computer Science recently visited Zambia to initiate a second project that will research the potential of using AI analysis of cough sound to screen for tuberculosis (TB).

Understanding how robots could fit into the social fabric of human society

Meet Miro! This animal-like robot integrated with AI perception and language models featured at the University's Festival of the Mind 2024 and received lots of interest from the public interested in the possibility of robot companions.