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Artificial intelligence (AI) can help identify molecules that could serve as new drugs for mental health disorders. AI can be used to predict the three-dimensional structures of important receptors …

Immediately after the assassination of Gustav III in 1792, his private archive was transferred to Uppsala University Library. The archive, containing all the letters and documents saved by the king, …

In 30 to 40 years, there will be more dead people than alive on Facebook. But who should have the right to this digital graveyard full of valuable data? This is one of the questions explored by …

How can we ensure that we build robots that are useful, trustworthy and support human flourishing? In UppTalk, human-machine interaction researcher Katie Winkle talks about how the design of social …

A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading news. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and …

As more and more parts of our lives are lived on social media, researchers looking to study society must also follow suit. Matteo Magnani uses algorithms to investigate how information from both bots …

The debate around AI often humanises technology. We see AI as superior to the human brain, which is either our salvation or threatens our downfall. But there are major differences between human and …

VIDEO. How should robots be designed in order to serve as teachers and personal assistants or to support healthcare personnel? At the Uppsala Social Robotics Lab, researchers are working to design and …

COLUMN. Almost overnight at the end of 2022, ChatGPT became a hot topic – a technology that seemed to “change everything”. It is crucial to reflect upon ethical issues related to the new technology …

From the left: David Sumpter, Anders Hagfeldt, Meena Daivadanam, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Coco Norén och Thomas Schön. Photo: Linda Koffmar Uppsala University is participating in four new …