Author Archives: mariahedblom
Featured in Tidskriften Folkuniversitetet
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed and photographed during one of the open lectures I give as part of Folkuniversitetet’s mission to promote learning in society. The article titled “Framtidsspaning i Finspång” (Future lookouts in Finspång) can be read … Continue reading
Be careful using AI in election times!
As Sweden is in an election year, the past weeks, I have been I have been repeatedly promoting the message to be careful when prompting AI systems for advice on what to vote for. First, I featured in the local … Continue reading
Promo video with Folkuniversitetet
(𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸)📽️ Förra veckan, ville Jenny Tingvall på Folkuniversitetet intervjua mig för en kort reklamvideo för de AI-föreläsningar som vi arrangerar tillsammans. Att komprimera AI till svar som ryms inom en minut var verkligen inte särskilt lätt! Så korta svar … Continue reading
Career Milestone: Attended a Dagstuhl seminar!
Last week I hit another career milestone: I attended my first Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (LZI) seminar. The seminar “Conveying the Essence via Abstraction: from Art to AI” fit my interests to the teeth! As one of the … Continue reading
AI Conversations near the capital!
Tucked in between the many science deadlines in February and March and the onset of the next teaching period, I had been invited to give a few popular science lectures in the libraries of Gnesta and Sollentuna through the collaboration … Continue reading
My 3 minutes of fame!
Being the AI-representative for the School of Engineering towards media, I have had the privilege to speak on live radio a few times in the past years. Earlier today, I was invited to partake in “Eftermiddag i P4 Jönköping” (in … Continue reading
Kick-off of the year’s 3rd mission presentations!
Yesterday, the first of the year’s planned popular science presentations took place at Habo Library. It felt fantastic to be back on the road spreading information about AI. Greeting me as I entered the library was a table of books … Continue reading
Some 100 people came to learn about AI for good and evil in Växjö!
On the 28th, I was invited by Ronnie Dovskog at Senioruniversitetet i Växjö to speak about AI: for good and evil in their technology lecture series!😇👿 To the event, some 100 people showed up to learn how new technology is … Continue reading
Popular “popular science” talks!
🙏🥳 Last week, my 3rd mission talks on AI was FULLY BOOKED! Or at least, so full we needed to bring more chairs to accommodate everyone who wanted to join! 🤖🏆📰I am incredibly honoured that so many wanted to listen … Continue reading
My talk was mentioned in local news!
While holding an open lecture on AI at the Library in Söderköping, I was interviewed by journalist Tobias Pettersson from the local newspaper Länstidningen Östgötland. If you are curious, you find the article here (in Swedish only): https://app.retriever-info.com/go-article/057490202510214887aa6e3cc4faa59700587758983fbc/null/archive/search?type=jwt