Research News
Intelligent Governance: Democratic Governance That Involves Citizens, Algorithms, and Human Sensitivity
"[Crises demand] solutions that are flexible and oriented to current issues and needs, to technological and other changes. That is exactly what intelligent governance is for", explains Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė, Head of the Department of Sociology at VMU and Acting Director of the Vytautas Kavolis Institute for Interdisciplinary Research.
Dr. Una-May O’Reilly from MIT: AI Can Help Address Tremendous Challenges in the World Today
“Have you ever used an AI system, such as a language model? Doesn’t it persuade you that it's very intelligent or that it actually kind of likes you? It seems like it has emotion and an attitude. I think that's one of the challenges: people create a persona around chatbots, but they’re still machines”, says Dr. Una-May O’Reilly from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
International Conference Inspired Discussions of Europe’s Resilience: Universities are Crucial in Uncertain Times
Former President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, the special adviser to the President of the European Commission, delivered the keynote address at VMU during T4EU Strategic Policy Conference “Universities Shaping the Future: Building Resilient Societies through Innovation and Global Impact”.
Prof. Ephrat Huss to Hold Workshop on Using Art in Shared Reality Groups
On Monday 20 October, at 5–7 p.m., interactive workshop titled ‘Using Art in Shared Reality Groups to Cope with Long-Term Social Stress’ will be held at VMU Faculty of Social Sciences (66 Jonavos g., Room 108, Kaunas) by social work professor Ephrat Huss.
Register Now: T4EU Strategic Policy Conference – Universities Shaping the Future through Innovation and Global Impact
VMU is pleased to invite you to register for the upcoming Strategic Policy Conference "Universities Shaping the Future: Building Resilient Societies through Innovation and Global Impact", which VMU will host on October 21-22, marking the conclusion of its T4EU presidency. The conference will be attended by the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda. Sauli Niinistö, the former President of Finland, will be the keynote speaker. The conference program has been updated.
Dr. Raphaël Mathevet to Hold Lecture on Playing With Perspectives and Serious Games
On Friday, October 10, at 1.30 p.m., Dr. Raphaël Mathevet will hold a lecture at VMU Centre for Research and Studies (23 V. Putvinskio g., Room 106, Kaunas) titled Playing With Perspectives: Serious Games and the Voices of Humans and Animals in Environmental Governance.
