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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">[Apologies for cross-postings]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">=================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Cluster of Excellence Bilateral Artificial Intelligence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Call for Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">For the recently established Cluster of Excellence CoE Bilateral Artificial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Intelligence (BILAI), funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), we are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">looking for more than 50 PhD students and 10 Post-Doc researchers (m/f/d)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">to join our team at one of the six leading research institutions across Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">(see below).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">In BILAI, major Austrian players in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are teaming up<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">to work towards Broad AI. As opposed to Narrow AI, which is characterized<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">by task-specific skills, Broad AI seeks to address a wide array of problems,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">rather than being limited to a single task or domain. To develop its foundations,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">BILAI employs a Bilateral AI approach, effectively combining sub-symbolic AI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">(neural networks and machine learning) with symbolic AI (logic, knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">representation, and reasoning) in various ways. Harnessing the full potential<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">of both symbolic and sub-symbolic approaches can open new avenues for AI,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">enhancing its ability to solve novel problems, adapt to diverse environments,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">improve reasoning skills, and increase efficiency in computation and data use.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">These key features enable a broad range of applications for Broad AI, from<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">drug development and medicine to planning and scheduling, autonomous<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">traffic management, and recommendation systems. Prioritizing fairness,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">transparency, and explainability, the development of Broad AI is crucial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">for addressing ethical concerns and ensuring a positive impact on society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">The research team is committed to cross-disciplinary work in order to provide<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">theory and models for future AI and deployment to applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">CoE Research Institutions:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU Linz)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (AAU)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> Technische Universität Graz (TU Graz)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Wien)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">The call for applications is available at
</span><a href="https://www.bilateral-ai.net/jobs/"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.bilateral-ai.net/jobs/</span></a><span lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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