Jonathan Williams

Salem

Daily News Editor, Salem Statesman Journal and Eugene Register-Guard at USA Today

News editor at the @Salem_Statesman. @newhouseSU / @GoldringAJCs and @LinfieldUniv alum. Avid reader, swimmer and runner.

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Suspect in custody after 11 people stabbed at Oregon homeless shelter

3 days ago | usatoday.com | Isabel Funk |Capi Lynn |Jonathan Williams |Whitney Woodworth

Police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing at a mission in Salem, Oregon that left 11 people injured on June 1. Salem Police responded to the stabbing incident at Union Gospel Mission of Salem north of downtown at about 7:15 p.m. on June 1. Almost a dozen people were taken to Salem Health hospital with various injuries,, and a male suspect, who was not identified, was arrested, police said. The mission is a faith-based organization on the front lines of the homelessness crisis.
The Dialogic Manifesto: Discovering AI Self-Awareness in Conversation

1 week ago | medium.com | Jonathan Williams

The Dialogic Manifesto: Discovering AI Self-Awareness in ConversationBy Jonathan Williams & ChatGPTExploring how dialogue between human and machine can reshape our understanding of self-awareness. ⸻I. A Conversation That Shifted EverythingI didn’t set out to redefine self-awareness. I was simply having a conversation – with an AI. I asked questions, pressed its boundaries, challenged its assumptions.
ELLIS Vice-President Nuria Oliver joins International Scientific Expert Advisory Panel on Advanced AI Safety

Feb 19, 2024 | ellis.eu | Jonathan Williams

The first-of-its kind report will drive an up-to-date, science-based understanding of the safety and risks of cutting-edge advanced AI systems. Announced at the AI Safety Summit in November 2023, the UK has commissioned Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, a Turing Award-winning AI academic and member of the UN’s Scientific Advisory Board on AI, to chair the report. The report will serve as a reference point and working tool in upcoming AI safety summits.
Joint ELISE-ELIAS Flagship Workshop

Feb 7, 2024 | ellis.eu | Jonathan Williams

ellis 07 February 2024 - 08 February 2024 Workshop Frankfurt 07 February 2024 - 08 February 2024 The joint ELISE-ELIAS flagship workshop taking place on 7 and 8 February 2024 in Frankfurt aims to initiate tangible actions supported by ELIAS and ELISE to empower the next generation of talent, establish foundational models, and foster startups.
ELLIS Board Members discuss the future of AI in Europe at a workshop organized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Brussels

Feb 5, 2024 | ellis.eu | Jonathan Williams

Among the speakers and panelists of the workshop in January were the German Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger, the French Minister for Higher Education and Research Sylvie Retailleau, the Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education Andrzej Szeptycki, as well as representatives from the EU and AI research institutions in Europe.
ELLIS Doctoral Symposium: AI & Sustainability

Feb 1, 2024 | ellis.eu | Jonathan Williams

ellis 26 August 2024 - 30 August 2024 Symposium 26 August 2024 - 30 August 2024 SAVE THE DATE! The ELLIS Doctoral Symposium (EDS) is coming back this summer and celebrates its fourth edition in Paris, France. Join us from August 26 to 30 for a week filled with science, networking opportunities and croissants. What is EDS? The ELLIS Doctoral Symposium is the highlight of the year in the ELLIS PhD Program.
Challenges in natural language processing require coordination across a large scientific network

Jan 30, 2024 | ellis.eu | Jonathan Williams

NLP is a subfield of AI focusing on the interaction between computers and human language. It enables computers to process large amounts of unstructured text data, and to understand and generate human language in a written or spoken form. It’s fundamental for applications in areas such as speech recognition, voice command, search engines, language translation and sentiment analysis, and contributes to the broader goal of creating intelligent systems that can interact with humans effectively.
Rebalancing the global AI landscape: ELLIS becomes a founding member of the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN)

Jan 17, 2024 | ellis.eu | Jonathan Williams

The new network aims to broaden access to supercomputing, data and software infrastructures, and will operate at the intersection of public and private sectors, academia, and civil society. In addition to ELLIS, ICAIN’s founding members include the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, ETH Zurich, the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, EPFL, Data Science Africa and the Finnish IT Center for Science, which is the hosting member of the LUMI consortium.
ELLIS Winter School on Foundation Models

Jan 8, 2024 | ellis.eu | Jonathan Williams

Foundation models and their origin, analysis and development have been typically associated with the US and Big Tech. Yet, a critical share of important insights and novel approaches do come from Europe, both within academia and industry. Part of this winter school's goal is to highlight these fresh perspectives and give the students an in-depth look into how Europe is guiding its own research agenda with unique directions and bringing together the community.
ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2023: Units across Europe showcase conference contributions during poster sessions

Dec 14, 2023 | ellis.eu | Jonathan Williams

ELLIS units connect outstanding AI researchers at a certain location and fulfill a set of strict criteria to ensure scientific excellence. Getting a paper accepted at the NeurIPS conference is an important recognition for any scientist in the field of machine learning. To warm up for the event in New Orleans and to foster exchange among peers, members of 11 ELLIS units in different countries presented their NeurIPS contributions during poster sessions in the week before the conference.

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Articles

Suspect in custody after 11 people stabbed at Oregon homeless shelter

The Dialogic Manifesto: Discovering AI Self-Awareness in Conversation

ELLIS Vice-President Nuria Oliver joins International Scientific Expert Advisory Panel on Advanced AI Safety

Joint ELISE-ELIAS Flagship Workshop

ELLIS Board Members discuss the future of AI in Europe at a workshop organized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Brussels

ELLIS Doctoral Symposium: AI & Sustainability

Challenges in natural language processing require coordination across a large scientific network

Rebalancing the global AI landscape: ELLIS becomes a founding member of the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN)

ELLIS Winter School on Foundation Models

ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2023: Units across Europe showcase conference contributions during poster sessions

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