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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · 12h

How studying economics got @manchester.ac.uk's Jason Hartford interested in machine learning and how this background has given him a different perspective on generative models. www.genai.ac.uk/blogs/meet-t...

Meet the researcher – Jason Hartford — gen ai

The University of Manchester’s Jason Hartford describes how studying economics first got him interested in machine learning and how his academic background has influenced his approach to AI resear...

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · 15d

A new role at one of our sister AI Hubs. 👇

CompSciOxford @compscioxford.bsky.social · 16d

Recruiting:
We're hiring for the role AI Hub Coordinator (Part-time), to play a vital role in a fast-paced, world-leading AI Hub. @erlangenai.bsky.social

Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

#Recruiting #OxfordRecruitment

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 20d

🚀 Do you have an #AI idea that could have real-world impact? 🚀

We’re offering @cam.ac.uk researchers the chance to get up to £25k + 6 months’ support to bring bold concepts to life through our new AI-deas Sprint Programme.

📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · 20d

Our Director David Barber took part in a Q&A for UCL Computer Science and talked about AI sovereignty and how our hub is making collaborative ways of working possible. You can read the blog on Linked In: www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-ac... @uclengineering.bsky.social

Why academic AI research is essential for our country’s geopolitical and economic security

AI adoption in the UK, tech investment, artificial intelligence research at UK universities. Trump and Starmer AI announcement. Microsoft AI investment Nvidia

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · 20d

A collaboration led by UK-LLM to develop a large language model for the UK’s languages and specific needs has been announced by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Read our news story about this project which will enable reasoning in both English and Welsh. www.genai.ac.uk/news/uk-unve...

UK unveils Sovereign AI collaboration designed for its languages and public services — gen ai

A collaboration led by UK-LLM to develop a large language model enabling AI reasoning for the UK’s languages and specific needs has been announced by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 ❗JOB OPPORTUNITY: Today is the closing date for this fantastic role we are funding at @gatsbyucl.bsky.social.
⏰ Apply before 23.59BST. 👇

Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Aug 6

JOB: We're recruiting for a 2-year post doc fellowship based at @gatsbyucl.bsky.social working with Prof Arthur Gretton to create new statistically efficient causal and interaction models with the aim of elucidating cellular interactions
⏰closing 27 August
👉 details: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Aug 6

JOB: We're recruiting for a 2-year post doc fellowship based at @gatsbyucl.bsky.social working with Prof Arthur Gretton to create new statistically efficient causal and interaction models with the aim of elucidating cellular interactions
⏰closing 27 August
👉 details: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Aug 6

JOB: We're recruiting for a 2-year post doc fellowship based at @gatsbyucl.bsky.social working with Prof Arthur Gretton to create new statistically efficient causal and interaction models with the aim of elucidating cellular interactions
⏰closing 27 August
👉 details: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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EurIPS Conference @euripsconf.bsky.social · Jul 16

EurIPS is coming! 📣 Mark your calendar for Dec. 2-7, 2025 in Copenhagen 📅

EurIPS is a community-organized conference where you can present accepted NeurIPS 2025 papers, endorsed by @neuripsconf.bsky.social and @nordicair.bsky.social and is co-developed by @ellis.eu

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our next hub post doc position will soon be live for applications. If you would like to work on generative models at the University of Edinburgh with Siddharth Narayanaswamy & Michael Guttmann, watch this space!

an-exlab.bsky.social @an-exlab.bsky.social · Jul 17

We will be advertising for a postdoc position soon, to work on #generative #models #structure #induction and #uncertainty with Michael Gutmann as part of @genaihub.bsky.social !

Keep an eye out, and get in touch! ( #ML #AI #ICML2025 )

👉 homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/snaraya3/
👉 michaelgutmann.github.io

Siddharth - Home

Siddharth's page

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Jul 1

Can't get to Vancouver for ICML? 🍁☹️ The whole conference is being livestreamed. 😀 Register to watch sessions like the Computer Use Agents Workshop, co-organised by hub director David Barber: icml.cc/virtual/2025...

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · Jun 20

"New research from @ucl.ac.uk reveals that many AI researchers support stronger ethical standards for training data. A global survey found that only one in four respondents believe AI companies should be allowed to train their models on any publicly available text or images." @cianooo.bsky.social

Most AI researchers reject free use of public data to train AI models - Impact of Social Sciences

Cian O’Donovan finds most AI researchers oppose companies using public data for AI training, as creatives protest and tensions grow between policy, industry and public expectations.

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Jun 19

No worries - thank you!

Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Jun 18

Hi Hetan, thanks for sharing - please can I check the url for these opportunities? We'd love to share with our researchers but the themes and bodies don't seem to match the ones in the screenshot.

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · Jun 17

Technology company NVIDIA last week made a series of announcements, including a partnership with UCL to help develop sovereign AI platforms. Here's our reaction to these announcements: www.genai.ac.uk/blogs/ucl-pa...

Hub welcomes UCL’s partnership with NVIDA — gen ai

Technology company NVIDIA last week made a series of announcements, including a partnership with hub institution UCL. In this blog, Hub Director David Barber welcomes NVIDIA’s commitment to supporting...

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 16

We are supporting an online reading group for machine learning and molecular science. MolSS = Machine Learning for Molecular Simulations and Sampling holds its first session on 3 June, 15:00 PM (UK time) with Jose Miguel Hernandez Lobato of University of Cambridge. 1/2

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 23

In Vancouver for ICML? Our director David Barber has helped to organise a workshop on computer use agents on 19 July. Find out more about attending, or register to become a submissions reviewer on the workshop webpage: www.icml-computeruseagents.com

Computer Use Agents @ ICML2025

📢 Submission Deadline Extended! We’ve extended the paper submission deadline to May 20, 2025 at 11:59pm AoE! what? A full-day workshop to advance research on improving the performance, safety, and de...

www.icml-computeruseagents.com

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 19

The deadline has been extended for the submission of papers to the Computer Use Agents workshop at ICML2025, which is co-organised by our director David Barber. The new deadline is May 20, 2025 at 11:59pm (AoE/Anywhere on Earth). www.icml-computeruseagents.com 1/2

Computer Use Agents @ ICML2025

📢 Submission Deadline Extended! We’ve extended the paper submission deadline to May 20, 2025 at 11:59pm AoE! what? A full-day workshop to advance research on improving the performance, safety, and de...

www.icml-computeruseagents.com

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Erlangen AI Hub @erlangenai.bsky.social · May 13

⏳ Only 10 days to go before registrations close for the Erlangen AI Hub conference on 9-11 June at Queen Mary University of London. Don't miss out! Find out more and register now: erlangenhub.ox.ac.uk/conference-2...

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 16

There will be regular sessions every other Tuesday at 16.00 (UK time). You can find further details of MoISS on X: x.com/MolSS_Group/...

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 16

We are supporting an online reading group for machine learning and molecular science. MolSS = Machine Learning for Molecular Simulations and Sampling holds its first session on 3 June, 15:00 PM (UK time) with Jose Miguel Hernandez Lobato of University of Cambridge. 1/2

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 16

Earlier this week, we hosted our first workshop, which brought together researchers working on Generative AI in Biology. 🧬 Read our report 👇 www.genai.ac.uk/news-feed/ge... Thanks to @mrattray.bsky.social, @jhartford.bsky.social and @digitaluom.bsky.social for making this event such a success.

Hub working group activities launch with Gen Biology workshop — gen ai

Generative models have potential for analysing large, high-resolution biological datasets - and potentially much more. The Gen AI hub brought together researchers from the UK and beyond to explore the...

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 13

JOB: Senior Computational Biologist, Ensocell: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

Ensocell hiring Senior Computational Biologist in Hinxton, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn

Posted 10:18:57 AM. The Opportunity We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Computational Biologist to join our Data…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 13

JOB: AI Scientist, Foundational Modelling, Ensocell: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

Ensocell hiring AI Scientist in Hinxton, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn

Posted 10:19:04 AM. The Opportunity At Ensocell we are building AI models to elucidate the pathogenesis of chronic…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Gen AI - the AI Hub in Generative Models @genaihub.bsky.social · May 13

At yesterday's #GenBiology Workshop, Sarah Teichmann revealed that Ensocell, a venture-backed spinout from her lab and the Sanger Institute is looking for talented scientists to join its computational team. See below to read about two exciting opportunities based in Cambridge, UK.👇

Sarah Teichmann of the University of Cambridge delivering a presentation describing a series of collaborative projects to map the human body, cell by cell.

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