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The Corona pandemic that has hit us has created the biggest crisis in modern times. Most of the world has been affected and we must act now and use every conceivable force to help solve the crisis. To meet this huge challenge, Hack the Crisis Sweden, a digital hackathon, will be organized on April 3-6, 2020, with the aim of bringing all good forces together to contribute to beating this pandamic.

The aim of the new call from Vinnova, "Staff exchange for applied AI research", is to accelerate the shared knowledge in AI research by offering funding for exchange of staff between countries. AI Innovation of Sweden wants to support this call by supporting connections between companies/organizations who want to establish long-term international collaborations.

The law that relates to the collaborative project is a major challenge, and in the context of AI-related projects, it becomes all the more complicated. Josefine Rembsgård, legal coordinator at AI Innovation of Sweden, has looked at how legal challenges are associated with collaborative projects within AI.

The day after the inauguration of AI Innovation of Sweden’s new Stockholm node, Petra Dalunde started her new position as Node Manager for the Greater Stockholm area. During the first month Petra has met with over 40 different organizations including current partners. The reflection so far is that the interest in AI and what it can do for society and business is immense.

In November, AI Innovation of Sweden together with WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) organized a hackathon aimed at studying the behavior of guillemots, and was designed to gather information on the nutritional status of the Baltic Sea. This was documented on video over a long period of time and the preliminary results are now in: “We understand that the behavior of the birds is a lot more complex than we previously thought,” says Jonas, scientist from SLU.

The space data hackathon, which was arranged last weekend, gathered closer to 100 tech savvy students and professionals with a passion for space and innovation. All with the common goal - to find the best solution to clear up satellite images.

Artificial intelligence and automated services are precipitating major changes. For society and for industries. And journalism and the media are no exception. Data and AI-based technology are growing in importance for innovation and development. What opportunities and challenges does this pose to the news media?

A pre-study, that will be conducted during the spring, will give a better understanding of needs and opportunities for a new node of AI Innovation of Sweden in East Sweden.