Episode 5: Punching above its weight

About this episode

The episode discusses Sweden's advancements in AI and the collaboration between academia and industry.

In this episode, Veronika Nihlén sits down with Professor Amy Loutfi, Program Director of WASP – Sweden’s largest research program in AI, autonomous systems, and software. They talk about how Sweden is punching above its weight in AI, the role of regulation and data in innovation, and how closer collaboration between academia and industry is reshaping research. Amy also shares insights from her work in embodied and physical AI, including how robots learn through play, how large language model...

People in this episode

Host: Veronika Nihlén

Guest: Professor Amy Loutfi

Topics covered

• AI
• autonomous systems
• innovation
• regulation
• collaboration
• research

Keywords

• AI
• autonomous systems
• innovation
• regulation
• collaboration
• embodied AI
• robots
• large language models

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WASP

Places: Sweden

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