New Danish research center will advise on artificial intelligence

A new research center for artificial intelligence (AI) will map out how Denmark best manages and develops AI.

This is written by Copenhagen University in a press release.

The research center will open its doors on Friday and will be named The National Center for AI in Society (Caisa).

Here research and advice will be conducted on how Denmark best navigates the AI area, says Professor at Copenhagen University Rebecca Adler-Nissen, who will lead the center.

- It requires all brains on deck, and therefore we are setting things in motion with a series of activities where we can learn from experiences and build further on the latest research and ongoing initiatives, she says in the release.

The center will collaborate with businesses, authorities, organizations, as well as Danish and international researchers.

Caisa can become "AI's answer to the Statens Serum Institut", it reads in the release.

When it comes to AI, there should be a bridge between research and practical application, it sounds from Digitalization Minister Caroline Stage (M). Here, the new research center plays a significant role.

- With Caisa, we get an important gathering point where research meets reality, and where we together can bring AI into play where it creates real value: in businesses, in the public sector, and in Danish people's everyday lives, says the minister in the release.

Both Caroline Stage and Education and Research Minister Christina Egelund (M) participate in the opening of the research center, which is marked on Friday afternoon with an event at Copenhagen University.

According to Christina Egelund, artificial intelligence is absolutely essential for Europe's competitiveness.

- It is crucial that we come with all guns blazing and do not let China and the USA run with all the good ideas, she says in the release.

Behind Caisa stands Copenhagen University, Aalborg University, Aarhus University, DTU, and ITU.

For the next three years, the research center will be financed with a total of 50 million crowns from the research reserve and digitalization funds.

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