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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of education and research.
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AI is making its debut on the world stage, so the information science program is undergoing a redesign

15 juni 2026 - 07:30
Sennay Ghebreab
In recent years, computer science has undergone radical change due to the rise of AI. This has led to a new curriculum for the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Information Science, which will begin in September. Five questions for Sennay Ghebreab, Director of the Master’s programme. “We...
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Beat the UvA AI Chatbot and win a free cup of coffee

27 mei 2026 - 16:23
Beat the UvA AI Chatbot and win a free cup of coffee
A free coffee during exam week is always welcome. At the University Library, students can take up the challenge: anyone who manages to convince the UvA AI Chatbot that they deserve a free cup of coffee can claim one. And it turns out there are various tactics for doing so.
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Generative AI does not spell the end of the take-home essay

20 mei 2026 - 07:30
Generative AI does not spell the end of the take-home essay
There is considerable concern about generative AI in higher education, particularly regarding writing assignments such as take-home essays. PPLE lecturer Pieter Lagerwaard argues in favour of allowing generative AI for take-home essays, but with different learning objectives.
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More than a third of UvA students have used UvA AI Chat

13 april 2026 - 07:45
More than a third of UvA students have used UvA AI Chat
Over one in three students at the UvA have used UvA AI Chat, the generative chatbot developed by the university. According to university figures, more than 4,000 students use the application at least on a monthly basis.
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Can April Fools’ Day jokes still exist in an era of deepfakes and disinformation?

31 maart 2026 - 07:45
Het Leven (1928): a photograph of a supposed “super horse” that people were told could be seen in Rotterdam.
This week, it may be wise to follow the news with a healthy dose of skepticism: April Fools’ Day is approaching. But can such pranks still thrive in a society where fake news plays an increasingly prominent role?
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Refocus on the student, rather than on the testing

19 maart 2026 - 13:16
Refocus on the student, rather than on the testing
Generative AI is profoundly changing higher education, but an excessive focus on secure testing can be harmful, writes Nicos Starreveld. “The real danger lies in constantly emphasizing and testing purely content-based performance and knowledge.”
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Han van der Maas | AI is the new smoking

13 maart 2026 - 11:21
Han van der Maas | AI is the new smoking
Large Language Models often work very well and can do everything from solving bugs to coming up with exam questions. But that has enormous consequences for education, Han van der Maas observes. “What should the final attainment levels of our education be now? What should a student still know about...
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UvA experts predict ‘stormy period’ due to geopolitical tensions

15 januari 2026 - 07:00
View of planet Earth from space, showing a partially illuminated hemisphere with a blue atmospheric glow, visible clouds and ocean surface, set against a dark, star-filled background.
Risk experts have become significantly more pessimistic about global short-term prospects. This is evident from the Global Risks Report 2026 by the World Economic Forum, to which UvA-professor Henk Volberda contributed. Fifty percent of the 1,300 experts surveyed expect the world to face a ‘turb...
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Petra de Sutter withdraws as prospective UvA honorary doctor

8 januari 2026 - 17:18
UGent rector Petra de Sutter declines her honorary doctorate at the UvA
Petra de Sutter, who was to receive an honorary doctorate from the UvA next week, has withdrawn as a candidate honorary doctor. De Sutter, rector of Ghent University, used an AI-generated fake quote from Einstein in a speech. The issue caused such a stir that De Sutter withdrew as prospective honora...
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Are students losing their ability to think critically because of ChatGPT?

4 december 2025 - 08:00
ChatGPT
ChatGPT has become an integral part of the average student’s life. For writing summaries or creating a study schedule, the chatbot may seem like a helpful solution. But is this AI program really such an innocent tool, or will an entire generation of students soon graduate having forgotten how to t...
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What happens when you let AI employees run your organization?

27 november 2025 - 13:34
What happens when you let AI employees run your organization?
What if the chair of the Executive Board were not a human being but AI? UvA researchers collaborated with a consultancy firm to investigate whether an organization could run entirely on AI. Spoiler alert: no, that is not possible.
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One third fewer first-year students in AI and computer science – how is this possible?

18 november 2025 - 13:25
The main building 904 of the Faculty of Science, Mathematics and Informatics (FNWI) at the University of Amsterdam.
Last week, it was announced that the student population at the UvA is declining for the first time in ten years. The Faculty of Science in particular has fewer first-year students this year. Computer science and artificial intelligence have been hit hardest, with a third fewer students.
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Realistic AI videos pose a threat to democracy, warns UvA researcher

5 november 2025 - 08:00
Realistic AI videos pose a threat to democracy, warns UvA researcher
More and more often, lifelike fake videos created by AI are popping up online, including some that appear to be set in the Netherlands. “In some cases, fake is indistinguishable from real,” says UvA researcher Laurens Naudts. According to him, this uncertainty undermines not only trust in these...
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Fig leaves in the Age of ChatGPT

7 oktober 2025 - 12:30
Fig leaves and figs.
Ethics, privacy or academic integrity. These are not the real reasons for rejecting ChatGPT; they merely give that rejection a semblance of legitimacy, argues Cor Zonneveld. “Those who warn against ChatGPT’s use of data are often themselves on Instagram without giving it much thought.”
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Burying our heads in the sand will not steer the AI revolution in the right direction

5 september 2025 - 08:30
Burying our heads in the sand will not steer the AI revolution in the right direction
Columnist Han van der Maas finds it incomprehensible that there are still academics who oppose the use of AI. “With a ban, academia will be sidelined from the biggest technological revolution of the last fifty years.”
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AI fraud on the rise at law faculty: almost a third of all fraud cases involve AI

3 september 2025 - 08:00
AI fraud on the rise at law faculty: almost a third of all fraud cases involve AI
At the UvA Faculty of Law, 44 cases of AI-related fraud were reported last year. This accounts for nearly a third of all 143 recorded fraud cases. It is a striking increase compared to previous years, when AI-related fraud was still almost nonexistent
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Law student convicted of “serious fraud” with ChatGPT

27 augustus 2025 - 14:58
ChatGPT
In July, a law student was punished for “serious fraud” involving AI at the University of Amsterdam. The student had used ChatGPT, but it cited sources that did not exist. The examination board therefore excluded him from the course in question and two examinations in other courses.
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Listening to course material via AI podcast boosts grades among UvA students

7 juli 2025 - 09:43
Listening to course material via AI podcast boosts grades among UvA students
UvA students who received AI-generated podcasts summarizing their study material turned out to be more motivated, spent more time reading, and most importantly: achieved higher grades. Research by UvA scholars shows that AI-powered audio can serve as the engine that gets students into study mode. ...
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Current AI education is too one-sidedly focused on technology

4 juni 2025 - 12:30
Technological determinism in AI-education.
The rise of ‘modern’ artificial intelligence is not only bringing about a change in the curriculum. The norms and values implicit in the program, the ‘worldview’ that is being passed on to students, are also changing, argues artificial intelligence lecturer Frank Wildenburg.
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UvA researchers can better predict extreme weather with AI model

23 mei 2025 - 14:01
Cloudburst over a field.
Weather forecasts have improved significantly in recent years with the help of AI. UvA researchers have contributed to an AI model that can now predict extreme weather more accurately than traditional weather stations. “If you see extreme weather coming, you have more time to make evacuation plans...
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Kirsty McHenry | It’s hard to say whether language models like ChatGPT are a blessing or a curse

22 mei 2025 - 12:06
Kirsty McHenry | It’s hard to say whether language models like ChatGPT are a blessing or a curse
The use of language models like ChatGPT has become increasingly normal, writes Kirsty McHenry. But that is not necessarily a bad thing. “Essentially, these language models are tools, not oracles; their skills begin and end with what has already been discovered.”
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How do we protect artists from AI-companies stealing their music?

19 maart 2025 - 15:44
Robot making music
Dutch singers’ voices can be recognized in the AI-generated music of popular AI apps, even though they did not give permission for this. How do we ensure that AI music is created fairly? University associate professor João Pedro Quintais has been researching this for years.  
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UvA scientists outsource expensive and boring tasks to AI – how responsible is that?

25 februari 2025 - 10:07
UvA scientists outsource expensive and boring tasks to AI – how responsible is that?
UvA scientists are saving time and money by using AI in their research. But critics warn that this is dangerous: it is impossible to know how AI like ChatGPT arrives at its answers. Is the new chatbot DeepSeek, which claims to be much more transparent, the solution? 
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UvA created its own ChatGPT for students and teachers. Is it safer than the original?

11 februari 2025 - 14:18
UvA created its own ChatGPT for students and teachers. Is it safer than the original?
Last week, the UvA completed the first round of an experiment in which a proprietary version of ChatGPT was used in 13 pilots. Students and lecturers could use this in a secure environment. Is this more reliable than ChatGPT, about which there are many privacy concerns?
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AI largely takes over labour market: ‘Universities need to adapt’

8 januari 2025 - 11:11
AI largely takes over labour market: ‘Universities need to adapt’
Only a third of work will still be done without AI and robotisation, according to research by the World Economic Forum that was published Wednesday. What role is the university playing in this changing labour market? “Within curricula, more attention will have to be paid to AI.’
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AI in US elections: “Not a smoking gun, but a game changer”

1 november 2024 - 15:09
AI in US elections: “Not a smoking gun, but a game changer”
Next Tuesday, Americans will elect a new president. According to university professor of AI & Society Claes de Vreese, the outcome partly depends on how they used the new weapon in their campaign: Artificial intelligence. “AI has changed election campaigns forever”
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Initiative for safe Artificial Intelligence at UvA marks 1 year anniversary: “We need to get started nów”

30 september 2024 - 10:02
Initiative for safe Artificial Intelligence at UvA marks 1 year anniversary: “We need to get started nów”
The AI Safety Initiative Amsterdam (AISA), founded at the UvA due to concerns about the use of artificial intelligence, celebrates its first anniversary in September. How has this year of heightened concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence at UvA gone for the initiative? “We need to ens...
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Lukas van de Coevering | The UvA should embrace artificial intelligence much more

19 september 2024 - 15:19
Lukas van de Coevering | The UvA should embrace artificial intelligence much more
What role should artificial intelligence play at the university? Our brand new student columnist Lukas van de Coevering writes in his first column about the pioneering role the UvA should take. “Do we want to leave students without experience of something that is rapidly becoming ubiquitous in the...
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Pepijn Stoop | Stop accusing students of AI plagiarism

12 april 2024 - 15:51
Pepijn Stoop | Stop accusing students of AI plagiarism
What if you’re a student and you are falsely accused of plagiarism using ChatGPT? Despite being proven innocent, you remain under suspicion, writes Pepijn Stoop. It happened to three of his fellow students. “Information on what students can do in case of AI plagiarism accusations is completely l...
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AI is here to stay at UvA: “You can't escape it”

13 februari 2024 - 13:41
AI is here to stay at UvA: “You can't escape it”
Is the UvA integrating applications of artificial intelligence into education? Not everyone is open to it right away, says Associate Professor Erwin van Vliet. “But when success stories emerge, most are very curious.”
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Pepijn Stoop | Let’s teach humans to put out AI fires

2 februari 2024 - 11:00
Pepijn Stoop | Let’s teach humans to put out AI fires
Worryingly, many people cannot distinguish fake images created with the help of artificial intelligence from real ones, argues Pepijn Stoop. ‘A missed opportunity, because although these pictures seem perfect, AI regularly makes mistakes.’
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