Professor and Head of AI Lab VUB
With the recent launch of many applications that introduce artificial intelligence to the general public - think, for example, of the rise of ChatGPT - there is suddenly a real hype around AI. However, the algorithms are not new: the AI lab at VUB was already established in 1983. Those who want to implement AI in their companies would be wise to first start with a small group of employees, focusing on a very concrete problem in their own organization. The big difficulty is that you have to make two translations: first you have to successfully translate your dilemma into a mathematical problem, and then you have to apply its solution - that is, the algorithm - in practice.