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18JUN 2026
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AI needs a label
FAU computer scientist Christian Riess explains why the labeling of AI-generated content is so difficult. A photo that was never taken. A text that wasn’t written by a human. Both are now part of everyday life, yet dealing with AI-generated content touches on fundamental questions of democracy, media trust, and digital public discourse. Among other […]
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16JUN 2026
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University election 2026: Vote now!
The university elections and the elections for the doctoral candidates’ representatives have started. All it takes to cast your vote is just a few clicks, and voting is open until 11 am on June 23, 2026. With your vote, you give the Students’ Representatives your backing and ensure that your interests are taken into consideration […]
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03JUN 2026
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FAU team wins largest student supercomputer competition in the world
Outstanding performance by team “FAUltier” during the Asian Supercomputer Challenge A team of students from the Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg was extremely successful in this year’s Asian Supercomputer Challenge (ASC). The FAUltier team rose to the challenge during the final of the largest student supercomputer competition in the world, being chosen as the […]Outstanding performance by team “FAUltier” during the Asian Supercomputer Challenge A team of students from the Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg was extremely successful in this year’s Asian Supercomputer Challenge (ASC). The FAUltier team rose to the challenge during the final of the largest student supercomputer competition in the world, being chosen as the […]
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02JUN 2026
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Language processing Human brain and AI both work with predictions
Researchers at FAU have proven that the human brain predicts the probability of word sequences, similar to the processes used in AI language models. Even while listening, the brain attempts to anticipate the next words. This is the conclusion reached by a current study conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by PD Dr. […]
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02JUN 2026
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FAU Secures DFG Funding for New Research Training Group “coHu”
The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is celebrating a major achievement: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Research Training Group 3222 “Human-in-the-Loop Co-Design of human-system interaction (coHu)”. The Research Training Group investigates userfriendly human-system interfaces with the goal of designing technology that is intuitive, safe, and reliable. To achieve this, […]The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is celebrating a major achievement: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Research Training Group 3222 “Human-in-the-Loop Co-Design of human-system interaction (coHu)”. The Research Training Group investigates userfriendly human-system interfaces with the goal of designing technology that is intuitive, safe, and reliable. To achieve this, […]
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28MAY 2026
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AI research network ELLIS – Unit Franconia established
AI research network connects leading universities across northern Bavaria as part of the European ELLIS initiative Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming science, technology and society. To strengthen Europe’s role in this field, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) was founded in 2018 as a pan-European network for excellence in AI research. With […]
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