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Researchers crack the rules of unknown board game from the Roman period10 February 2026Researchers have used AI to reconstruct the rules of a board game carved into a stone found in the Dutch city of Heerlen. The team concludes that this...
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Discussing the role of AI in education: ‘We need a shared vision’AI symposium 09 February 2026How do you ensure that students still learn anything when they can have AI write an entire thesis in a matter of minutes? Staff members from the Facul...
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Designing and building a sound sculpture with 3D printed parts01 December 2025In the Digital Humanities Lab, students and staff can make use of various technical facilities. PhD student Caeso tells us more about his experiences ...
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composersVideo 26 November 2025Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at...
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Stephan Raaijmakers: ‘Everyone within Humanities can contribute to the study of AI’03 September 2025Stephan Raaijmakers has been Professor of Communicative AI since 1 May. Prior to this, he had held this position for five years as professor by speci...
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AI and emotion recognition: ‘It could disrupt social interactions’Research 21 July 2025Just imagine new AI technology is able to read human emotions flawlessly. How would that affect us as humans? That is the question PhD candidate Alexa...
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Sjef Barbiers moves to INT: ‘Especially in times of AI, we need to keep Dutch relevant’19 May 2025Professor Sjef Barbiers is leaving his job as scientific director of LUCL for the position of scientific director of the Institute for the Dutch Langu...
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Leiden researchers call for new guidelines for AI-generated images in journalism14 April 2025Generative AI presents journalists with new options for image use but also raises ethical questions. Leiden research shows that GenAI image use is yet...
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Lettie Dorst: ‘Translation programmes change how we interpret the world’27 March 2025Associate Professor Lettie Dorst has received a Vidi grant to research how machine translation programmes such as Google Translate and ChatGPT transla...
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‘Leiden could raise its profile as an AI expert’13 November 2024‘In the field of AI, Leiden is still a relatively unseen university,’ says Thomas Dohmen. The brand-new Director AI Collaboration Center, would like t...
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ChatGPT has left-wing bias in Stemwijzer voting advice application08 March 2023The AI chatbot ChatGPT has a clear left-liberal bias when filling in the Stemwijzer voting advice application. This was discovered by master's student...