FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute
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FARI (VUB & ULB) is a non-profit university institute on #AI, #Data & #Robotics for the Common Good - we unite interdisciplinary expertise across 10 research groups on AI, data, robotics, social sciences, ethics, and law.
🔗 www.fari.brussels
🔗 www.fari.brussels
Final days to apply to the FARI AI Accelerator! If you are stuck between a promising AI idea and a venture that is ready for the real world, the FARI AI Accelerator is built to close that gap. Learn more here:
FARI AI Accelerator Program - Fari Institute
FARI is an independent, not-for-profit Artificial Intelligence initiative led by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
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January 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Final days to apply to the FARI AI Accelerator! If you are stuck between a promising AI idea and a venture that is ready for the real world, the FARI AI Accelerator is built to close that gap. Learn more here:
We are pleased to share the keynote speech by Arvind Narayanan at the FARI Brussels Conference 2025 # FARI2025 . Here he offers a critical perspective on what AI can and cannot do, and what this means for society, regulation, and the responsible deployment of it. Watch the keynote:
FARI Brussels Conference 2025 - Arvind Narayanan | Keynote Speech
Keynote speech of Arvind Narayanan, professor of computer science at Princeton University and the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy. He is a co-author of the book AI Snake Oil…
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January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
We are pleased to share the keynote speech by Arvind Narayanan at the FARI Brussels Conference 2025 # FARI2025 . Here he offers a critical perspective on what AI can and cannot do, and what this means for society, regulation, and the responsible deployment of it. Watch the keynote:
The highlights of the FARI Brussels Conference 2025 are online!
On Nov 17–18, 800+ participants gathered in Brussels to discuss “AI, Robots, & Us: Living with Intelligent Agents?" Inspiring discussions highlighted the importance of developing AI for the common good.
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On Nov 17–18, 800+ participants gathered in Brussels to discuss “AI, Robots, & Us: Living with Intelligent Agents?" Inspiring discussions highlighted the importance of developing AI for the common good.
👉 Read more:
FARI Brussels Conference 2025: Highlights - Fari Institute
Relive the FARI Brussels Conference 2025 on topic AI, Robots, & Us: Living with Intelligent Agents?
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January 15, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The highlights of the FARI Brussels Conference 2025 are online!
On Nov 17–18, 800+ participants gathered in Brussels to discuss “AI, Robots, & Us: Living with Intelligent Agents?" Inspiring discussions highlighted the importance of developing AI for the common good.
👉 Read more:
On Nov 17–18, 800+ participants gathered in Brussels to discuss “AI, Robots, & Us: Living with Intelligent Agents?" Inspiring discussions highlighted the importance of developing AI for the common good.
👉 Read more:
Machine Learning & law: how can we design models that are both high-performing and legally justifiable? ⚖️🤖
A new paper by Mathias Hanson, Gregory Lewkowicz, & Sam Verboven proposes an interdisciplinary framework to align ML performance with legal compliance.
Open access (50 days): buff.ly/8zdfA6l
A new paper by Mathias Hanson, Gregory Lewkowicz, & Sam Verboven proposes an interdisciplinary framework to align ML performance with legal compliance.
Open access (50 days): buff.ly/8zdfA6l
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Machine Learning & law: how can we design models that are both high-performing and legally justifiable? ⚖️🤖
A new paper by Mathias Hanson, Gregory Lewkowicz, & Sam Verboven proposes an interdisciplinary framework to align ML performance with legal compliance.
Open access (50 days): buff.ly/8zdfA6l
A new paper by Mathias Hanson, Gregory Lewkowicz, & Sam Verboven proposes an interdisciplinary framework to align ML performance with legal compliance.
Open access (50 days): buff.ly/8zdfA6l
#AIAccelerator | Are you building an AI startup or are you a researcher wondering what it could look like to turn your work into a venture?
We help founders and researchers move from promising ideas to solutions that are ethical, grounded, and ready for the real world.
Learn more: buff.ly/pXCXpF3
We help founders and researchers move from promising ideas to solutions that are ethical, grounded, and ready for the real world.
Learn more: buff.ly/pXCXpF3
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
#AIAccelerator | Are you building an AI startup or are you a researcher wondering what it could look like to turn your work into a venture?
We help founders and researchers move from promising ideas to solutions that are ethical, grounded, and ready for the real world.
Learn more: buff.ly/pXCXpF3
We help founders and researchers move from promising ideas to solutions that are ethical, grounded, and ready for the real world.
Learn more: buff.ly/pXCXpF3
The 2026 AI Happy Hours season is open!
On January 26, Nassima Noufail, AI Training Expert at FARI, will discuss how image-based AI technologies can improve breast reconstruction surgery, with a strong positive impact on women’s health and post-cancer recovery.
Register: buff.ly/dOVZint
On January 26, Nassima Noufail, AI Training Expert at FARI, will discuss how image-based AI technologies can improve breast reconstruction surgery, with a strong positive impact on women’s health and post-cancer recovery.
Register: buff.ly/dOVZint
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The 2026 AI Happy Hours season is open!
On January 26, Nassima Noufail, AI Training Expert at FARI, will discuss how image-based AI technologies can improve breast reconstruction surgery, with a strong positive impact on women’s health and post-cancer recovery.
Register: buff.ly/dOVZint
On January 26, Nassima Noufail, AI Training Expert at FARI, will discuss how image-based AI technologies can improve breast reconstruction surgery, with a strong positive impact on women’s health and post-cancer recovery.
Register: buff.ly/dOVZint
As AI and robots become part of everyday work and public life, questions arise. Join our second panel: “Human–AI Collaboration in Practice". We’ll explore how cooperation is organized today and what it takes to make it trustworthy, safe, and socially beneficial. Watch the session:
FARI Brussels Conference 2025 - Do’s and Don’ts for Human, AI, and Robot Collaboration
This session will explore concretely how and where humans collaborate with AI agents and robotic agents. It will focus on the conditions under which such interactions can be socially beneficial. As…
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January 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
As AI and robots become part of everyday work and public life, questions arise. Join our second panel: “Human–AI Collaboration in Practice". We’ll explore how cooperation is organized today and what it takes to make it trustworthy, safe, and socially beneficial. Watch the session:
A snowy start of the new year in #Brussels! ❄️
As the year begins, we look forward to continuing our work with our partners and staying connected with our community.
Wishing you a wonderful start to the new year; and stay safe and warm today! ☃️✨
As the year begins, we look forward to continuing our work with our partners and staying connected with our community.
Wishing you a wonderful start to the new year; and stay safe and warm today! ☃️✨
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
A snowy start of the new year in #Brussels! ❄️
As the year begins, we look forward to continuing our work with our partners and staying connected with our community.
Wishing you a wonderful start to the new year; and stay safe and warm today! ☃️✨
As the year begins, we look forward to continuing our work with our partners and staying connected with our community.
Wishing you a wonderful start to the new year; and stay safe and warm today! ☃️✨
How can Europe build AI that is truly inclusive?
In the Women in Digital 2025 report, Alice Demaret & Laurence Renault show how FARI is shaping a European path toward responsible, trustworthy AI, turning gendered innovation into real-world impact. 👉 Read more
In the Women in Digital 2025 report, Alice Demaret & Laurence Renault show how FARI is shaping a European path toward responsible, trustworthy AI, turning gendered innovation into real-world impact. 👉 Read more
Women in Digital - Activiteitenverslag 2025
Dit rapport belicht de belangrijkste initiatieven die in 2025 zijn genomen om vrouwen mee te krijgen in de digitale wereld: concrete projecten, maar ook inspirerende getuigenissen en ervaring
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January 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
How can Europe build AI that is truly inclusive?
In the Women in Digital 2025 report, Alice Demaret & Laurence Renault show how FARI is shaping a European path toward responsible, trustworthy AI, turning gendered innovation into real-world impact. 👉 Read more
In the Women in Digital 2025 report, Alice Demaret & Laurence Renault show how FARI is shaping a European path toward responsible, trustworthy AI, turning gendered innovation into real-world impact. 👉 Read more
At an EY event uniting EU institutions, industry and research, Prof. Tom Lenaerts highlighted the need to better support innovation in Europe. With strong talent at home, reducing red tape and investing in responsible AI research and skills is key to strengthening Europe’s innovation ecosystem.
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
At an EY event uniting EU institutions, industry and research, Prof. Tom Lenaerts highlighted the need to better support innovation in Europe. With strong talent at home, reducing red tape and investing in responsible AI research and skills is key to strengthening Europe’s innovation ecosystem.
All the recordings from the FARI Brussels Conference 2025 hashtag#FARI2025 are now available online.You can now (re)watch all keynotes, panels and spotlight talks on the FARI YouTube channel via the dedicated playlist. Watch the full conference recordings: buff.ly/uLbZJsB
January 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
All the recordings from the FARI Brussels Conference 2025 hashtag#FARI2025 are now available online.You can now (re)watch all keynotes, panels and spotlight talks on the FARI YouTube channel via the dedicated playlist. Watch the full conference recordings: buff.ly/uLbZJsB
As AI systems grow more capable, understanding AI agents - and why they matter - is becoming essential. At the FARI Brussels Conference 2025, experts from academia, industry & cities explored this in the session “AI Agents in an LLM World: What and Why?”. Watch the session here:
FARI Brussels Conference 2025 - AI Agents in a LLM world: what and why?
This session explores the nature and purpose of AI and robotic agents. With the rise of large language models, terms like AI agents, agentic, and multi-agents have become buzzwords frequently seen in…
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January 2, 2026 at 11:02 AM
As AI systems grow more capable, understanding AI agents - and why they matter - is becoming essential. At the FARI Brussels Conference 2025, experts from academia, industry & cities explored this in the session “AI Agents in an LLM World: What and Why?”. Watch the session here:
How do we tackle the ethical challenges of rapidly evolving AI? Interdisciplinary research might just hold the key! At FARI, 300-400 researchers from 10 groups across ULB & VUB join forces in AI, data, robotics, social sciences, ethics and law to shape responsible. Explore more here: buff.ly/VNyIfeK
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM
How do we tackle the ethical challenges of rapidly evolving AI? Interdisciplinary research might just hold the key! At FARI, 300-400 researchers from 10 groups across ULB & VUB join forces in AI, data, robotics, social sciences, ethics and law to shape responsible. Explore more here: buff.ly/VNyIfeK
What happens when feminist research meets AI wearables & citizen voices? FARI’s Citizen Engagement Hub and legal researcher Anastasia Karagianni (LSTS) test "verifemmication" - a feminist approach to audit AI using Ray-Ban Meta glasses as a case study.
Read the full conversation: buff.ly/xOhn422
Read the full conversation: buff.ly/xOhn422
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
What happens when feminist research meets AI wearables & citizen voices? FARI’s Citizen Engagement Hub and legal researcher Anastasia Karagianni (LSTS) test "verifemmication" - a feminist approach to audit AI using Ray-Ban Meta glasses as a case study.
Read the full conversation: buff.ly/xOhn422
Read the full conversation: buff.ly/xOhn422
Who controls AI (and who should) will shape the next industrial revolution. In his FARI Brussels Conference 2025 talk, Martin Isaksson (Red Hat) explores Sovereign AI, trust, and why openness & governance matter as much as capability. Watch the talk:
FARI Brussels Conference 2025 - Martin Isaksson | Spotlight talk
Who controls AI, and who should? A reflection on sovereignty, trust, and the open-source future of artificial intelligence.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Who controls AI (and who should) will shape the next industrial revolution. In his FARI Brussels Conference 2025 talk, Martin Isaksson (Red Hat) explores Sovereign AI, trust, and why openness & governance matter as much as capability. Watch the talk:
Kick off 2026 with fresh insights on AI, data & robotics. Whether you are an industry professional, researcher, policymaker, or a curious learner. From events and trainings to research highlights and Brussels-focused AI trends, the FARI newsletter keeps you informed. Subscribe today: buff.ly/lhFwco0
December 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Kick off 2026 with fresh insights on AI, data & robotics. Whether you are an industry professional, researcher, policymaker, or a curious learner. From events and trainings to research highlights and Brussels-focused AI trends, the FARI newsletter keeps you informed. Subscribe today: buff.ly/lhFwco0
What if learning about AI started in your local café? With the Cafés IAssos Erasmus+ project, FARI and partners in France & Belgium are helping non-profits become key players in digital democracy through AI workshops and a transnational café in Brussels. Read more here:
Cafés IAssos (Erasmus+ Project) - Fari Institute
FARI is an independent, not-for-profit Artificial Intelligence initiative led by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
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December 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What if learning about AI started in your local café? With the Cafés IAssos Erasmus+ project, FARI and partners in France & Belgium are helping non-profits become key players in digital democracy through AI workshops and a transnational café in Brussels. Read more here:
How is AI transforming culture? In her FARI Brussels Conference 2025 keynote, Marion Carré (CEO, Ask Mona) shares projects like Versailles and explores creative, responsible AI for cultural institutions. Watch the keynote:
FARI Brussels Conference 2025 - Marion Carré | Keynote speech
Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming the cultural world. In this session, Marion Carré will unveil Ask Mona’s latest projects, including an ambitious initiative at Versailles, and…
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December 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
How is AI transforming culture? In her FARI Brussels Conference 2025 keynote, Marion Carré (CEO, Ask Mona) shares projects like Versailles and explores creative, responsible AI for cultural institutions. Watch the keynote:
Welcome Arjun Jayaprakash Chaliyath, FARI’s new Robotics & AI Business Developer!
At FARI, he’ll help turn advanced research into real-world impact and meaningful partnerships. We are thrilled to have Arjun on board and cannot wait to see the impact he will create at FARI – AI for the Common Good!
At FARI, he’ll help turn advanced research into real-world impact and meaningful partnerships. We are thrilled to have Arjun on board and cannot wait to see the impact he will create at FARI – AI for the Common Good!
December 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Welcome Arjun Jayaprakash Chaliyath, FARI’s new Robotics & AI Business Developer!
At FARI, he’ll help turn advanced research into real-world impact and meaningful partnerships. We are thrilled to have Arjun on board and cannot wait to see the impact he will create at FARI – AI for the Common Good!
At FARI, he’ll help turn advanced research into real-world impact and meaningful partnerships. We are thrilled to have Arjun on board and cannot wait to see the impact he will create at FARI – AI for the Common Good!
🎥 In this short video (in Dutch), FARI Director Karen Boers shares how we turn AI, data & robotics research from VUB & ULB into real-world impact — tackling challenges in mobility, healthcare & climate.
EU support has been essential to make it possible:
EU support has been essential to make it possible:
Wat is FARI ?
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December 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🎥 In this short video (in Dutch), FARI Director Karen Boers shares how we turn AI, data & robotics research from VUB & ULB into real-world impact — tackling challenges in mobility, healthcare & climate.
EU support has been essential to make it possible:
EU support has been essential to make it possible:
Thank you for being part of FARI in 2025, for your trust, your curiosity, and your belief that technology must serve the common good! Most importantly, we grew a community, committed to trustworthy, sustainable and inclusive AI. In 2026 we celebrate our 5th anniversary, launch FABRIC and way more.
December 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Thank you for being part of FARI in 2025, for your trust, your curiosity, and your belief that technology must serve the common good! Most importantly, we grew a community, committed to trustworthy, sustainable and inclusive AI. In 2026 we celebrate our 5th anniversary, launch FABRIC and way more.
NOMADE TECH heads to King’s College London for the TRAIL Summer Workshop on trusted AI. FARI’s Léa Rogliano and Alice Demaret join a team exploring a hybrid method to assess AI projects’ sustainability. More about the project here: buff.ly/Agr2woU and watch the episode episode here:
Nomade - NOMADE TECH : L'IA en action
Dans ce nouvel épisode de NOMADE TECH, Sofiane nous emmènera à la découverte de l'intelligence artificielle et de son évolution, à travers trois étapes clés : la recherche, l'info, et la musique.…
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December 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
NOMADE TECH heads to King’s College London for the TRAIL Summer Workshop on trusted AI. FARI’s Léa Rogliano and Alice Demaret join a team exploring a hybrid method to assess AI projects’ sustainability. More about the project here: buff.ly/Agr2woU and watch the episode episode here:
HHAI 2026 is coming to Brussels 6 - 10 July! Join researchers and practitioners in AI, HCI, cognitive and social sciences, ethics and more. Open calls for papers, workshops, tutorials, demos, posters and the doctoral consortium are now live - find all details and deadlines here: buff.ly/H9HYq9m
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
HHAI 2026 is coming to Brussels 6 - 10 July! Join researchers and practitioners in AI, HCI, cognitive and social sciences, ethics and more. Open calls for papers, workshops, tutorials, demos, posters and the doctoral consortium are now live - find all details and deadlines here: buff.ly/H9HYq9m
#AIAccelerator | 🗓️ Applications for the FARI AI Accelerator 2026 close 30 Jan 2026.
Learn more: buff.ly/DBa3Bft
Learn more: buff.ly/DBa3Bft
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#AIAccelerator | 🗓️ Applications for the FARI AI Accelerator 2026 close 30 Jan 2026.
Learn more: buff.ly/DBa3Bft
Learn more: buff.ly/DBa3Bft
BrIAS Report 2024–2025 is out! A snapshot of fellows, programme & collaborations. This year's theme “Sustainable Robotics, Automation & AI” aimed to assess how robotics and AI can support sustainability & the UN SDGs, and where limits remain. Read: buff.ly/aJCvdop
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
BrIAS Report 2024–2025 is out! A snapshot of fellows, programme & collaborations. This year's theme “Sustainable Robotics, Automation & AI” aimed to assess how robotics and AI can support sustainability & the UN SDGs, and where limits remain. Read: buff.ly/aJCvdop