COST Action AFFECT-EVO Discussion Hour

Butts Wynd BWD:09 Butts Wynd, St Andrews, United Kingdom

On Tuesday, November 18th, the Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences (GRCDI) will host a presentation and discussion on the progress of COST Action AFFECT-EVO and the challenges faced so far, led by Dr Tom Smulders from Newcastle University. This event is open to all, and will be of particular interest to those looking to ...

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Seminar: Deep learning and transformers (Dr Kasim Terzić)

SMC: T205 St Mary's College, St Andrews, United Kingdom

Part of the AI Seminar Series, hosted by the GRCDI and led by Centre member Dr Kasim Terzić from the School of Computer Science. This in-person series kicks off in October 2025 with a group discussion session, followed by four lectures delivered by colleagues from the School of Computer Science (Dr Kasim Terzić, Dr Ruth Hoffmann ...

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Seminar: Cognitive challenges in human cumulative cultural evolution

ARB: 220 - Arts Seminar 5 Arts Building, St Andrews, United Kingdom

Abstract: Human evolutionary success has been attributed to the capacity to accumulate knowledge and skills over generations via cultural transmission, but explanations for the distinctiveness of human culture remain heavily debated. Some accounts posit that human transmission processes implicate cognitive capacities not available to other species, sometimes proposing these capacities to be specialised adaptations. I ...

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Discussion session: Can we compute intelligence?

SMC: T205 St Mary's College, St Andrews, United Kingdom

Part of the AI Seminar Series, hosted by the GRCDI and led by Centre member Dr Kasim Terzić from the School of Computer Science. This in-person series kicks off in October 2025 with a group discussion session, followed by four lectures delivered by colleagues from the School of Computer Science (Dr Kasim Terzić, Dr Ruth Hoffmann ...

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