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SUMMARY:Christian Poth (Bielefeld University)\, “Task-Driven Phasic Alertness: How Being Ready for Action Relies on the Current Task”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nHumans often must respond quickly to events happening in their environment. To support fast perception and action\, the brain has evolved a warning system. Warning stimuli are used to elicit a transient state of readiness for perception and action (phasic alertness) that results in faster perceptual processing and faster decision-making for action. Phasic alertenss is assumed to be “unintelligent” in the sense that it is driven by the warning stimuli\, irrespective of the cognitive task set and the expectations guiding goal-directed behavior in the current task. Here\, we review recent findings that falsify this assumption. We provide evidence that phasic alertness presupposes an expectation that stimuli can serve as a warning within the current task. In addition\, we show that within a task\, phasic alertness unfolds in action-focused episodes that restrict its effects to only the next action in an action sequence. Together\, these findings reveal that phasic alertness is not entirely stimulus-based (bottom-up)\, but also relies on the cognitive mechanisms for (top-down) control of task-driven and goal-directed action and thus the “intelligent” interaction with the environment.\n\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Kirill Pershin on Unsplash \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-christian-poth-bielefeld-university-task-driven-phasic-alertness-how-being-ready-for-action-relies-on-the-current-task/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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SUMMARY:Winter School "Ethics of Neuroscience and AI" 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 13th Winter School “Ethics of Neuroscience and AI” is taking place on Feb 26 – March 1\, 2024. It is organized by the BCCN Berlin/ICCN\, the Berlin School of Mind and Brain\, and the Excellence Cluster “Science of Intelligence”. The event is tailored for MSc and PhD students\, but covers a range of topics of potential interest to other researchers\, reflecting on the ethical and societal consequences of modern neuroscience.\nTheoretical foundations\, as well as practical and ethical aspects are addressed. Participants will benefit from a combination of lectures with group work and discussions\, where they will put the learned content into practice. \nScientific organizers: John-Dylan Haynes and Thomas Schmidt. \nFees: The Winter School is free of cost but registration is necessary. \nVenue: Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin\, Philippstr. 13 Haus 6\, 10115 Berlin.
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/winter-school-ethics-of-neuroscience-and-ai-2024/
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240222T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240222T173000
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CREATED:20240110T140221Z
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SUMMARY:Antonio Bicchi (University of Pisa)\, “What Is It Like To Be a Bot?”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nThe impressive evolution that artificial intelligence\, virtual reality\, and robotics have recently undergone reached a point where it is now possible to fuse these technologies and create another body for the self. This possibility poses new questions at the core of embodied intelligence. In this talk I will examine a few of the technical\, scientific\, and philosophical issues related to using robots as avatars and “being a bot.” \n\n\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \n  \nPhoto by Owen Beard on Unsplash. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/distinguished-speaker-series-antonio-bicchi-university-of-pisa-what-is-it-like-to-be-a-bot/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240222T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240222T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20240205T134855Z
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SUMMARY:Tim Kietzmann (University of Osnabrück)\, “Large Language Models Offer a Rich Representational Format for Understanding the Transformation of Visual Information in the Human Brain.”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Originating from the connectionist movement of cognitive science\, deep neural networks (DNNs) have had tremendous influence on artificial intelligence\, operating at the core of today’s most powerful applications. At the same time\, cognitive computational neuroscientists have recognised their promise to act as “Goldilocks” models of brain function: DNNs are grounded in sensory data\, can be trained to perform complex tasks in a distributed fashion\, are fully configurable/accessible to the experimenter\, and can be mapped to brain function across various levels of explanation. This has led to a fruitful research cycle in which biological aspects are integrated into network design\, and the corresponding networks are then tested for their ability to predict neural and behavioural data. This talk will present this emerging approach\, which we call neuroconnectionism\, as a cohesive large-scale research programme centered around ANNs as a computational language for expressing falsifiable theories about brain computation. As a case study\, I will focus on a collaborative effort in which we test the ability of large-language models (LLMs) to provide a good representational format for modelling human visual responses to natural scenes. By running tightly controlled model comparisons\, we demonstrate that recurrent neural networks\, trained to map from pixels to semantic LLM embedding\, provide the current best account of a large-scale\, 7T fMRI dataset (NSD)\, outperforming other supervised as well as unsupervised ANN models. These findings point towards the view that vision may not be optimised for visual categorisation alone\, but instead maps from retinal input into a high-dimensional semantic format that can be captured by contextual learning in language.\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Pietro Jeng on Unsplash. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-tim-kietzmann-university-of-osnabruck-large-language-models-offer-a-rich-representational-format-for-understanding-the-transformation-of-visual-information-in-the-human-bra/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240201T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240201T110000
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CREATED:20231113T091900Z
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SUMMARY:Stefan Leutgeb\, “Hippocampal Computations in Support of Spatial Navigation and Working Memory”
DESCRIPTION:Stefan Leutgeb is Professor of Neurobiology at University of California San Diego. Currently a fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin with his research on neural computations in real brains and in artificial systems. More details to follow.\n\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-stefan-leutgeb-hippocampal-computations-in-support-of-spatial-navigation-and-working-memory/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240125T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240125T170000
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CREATED:20231209T134720Z
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SUMMARY:Verena Hafner (Science of Intelligence)\, “Tool Use and Agency in Artificial Systems”
DESCRIPTION:More details to follow.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-verena-hafner-tool-use-and-agency-in-artificial-systems/
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240125T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240125T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20240108T132410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T104537Z
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SUMMARY:Oren Forkosh (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)\, "Behavior\, Personality\, and Affective States of Freely Behaving Groups of Mice and Other Animals"
DESCRIPTION:Behavior\, Personality\, and Affective States of Freely Behaving Groups of Mice and Other Animals\nIn recent years\, the study of animal behavior in neuroscience has seen a significant shift towards more naturalistic and less intrusive methods. It is under these conditions that the true spectrum of animal behavior can be exhibited\, free from the artificial constraints and stressful conditions often imposed by traditional laboratory settings. In this talk\, I will discuss the interplay between behavior\, personality\, and affective states as measured in our “social boxes”; These systems allow for the continuous and unattended tracking of groups of mice over extended periods and can automatically recognize and catalog over 100 distinct behaviors. A four-day experiment\, for example\, can potentially replace a myriad of classical tests typically used in neuroscience. Our system can also discern and record a ‘behavioral fingerprint’ for each mouse. These fingerprints reveal consistent traits—personalities—that are not only distinct between individuals but also persist over time. In addition\, by examining the interplay between behavior and personality across multiple timescales – from seconds to days – we can gain insights into the affective states of these animals. Finally\, expanding our research to other species\, including bats\, cows\, and even humans\, allows us to develop a general understanding of behavior and personality. This comparative strategy holds promise for developing a ‘universal translator’ of behavioral and personality patterns\, paving the way for new comparative studies. These insights into the personalities and emotions of both humans and animals have the potential to significantly enhance our knowledge of the neurobiological underpinnings of behavior. \n—Oren Forkosh is a PI at the Lab for Computational Neuroscience- Behavior\, Personality and Cognition at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Forkosh lab uses machine-learning to understand personality\, behaviour\, hierarchy\, communication\, social learning\, and much more\, in order to make the world happier for animals and people alike. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-oren-forkosh-the-hebrew-university-of-jerusalem-behavior-personality-and-affective-states-of-freely-behaving-groups-of-mice-and-other-animals/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240118T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240118T173000
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CREATED:20230118T132237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T131038Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Richard McElreath\, "The Cultural and Ecological Nature of Intelligence"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nHow do we reconcile the extraordinary success of the human species with the apparent stupidity of people and organizations? How can we understand the transformation of humans from foraging apes to urban clerks\, without any appreciable change in physiology? No one has definitive answers to these questions\, but we begin to answer them by appreciating the ways in which populations think over cultural and ecological time scales.\n\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \n  \n Photo by ALAN DE LA CRUZ on Unsplash. \n  \n***Want to attend one of our events? Sign up here.\nTo get regular updates\, subscribe to our mailing list from this page.
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/postponed-distinguished-speaker-series-richard-mcelreath-the-cultural-and-ecological-nature-of-intelligence/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240118T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240118T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20231220T123724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125238Z
UID:18004-1705572000-1705575600@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Asieh Daneshi (Science of Intelligence)\, “Behavioral Contagion in Human and Artificial Multi-Agent Systems”
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Asieh will explore the dynamics of decision-making and risk-taking within social contexts and how everyday decisions\, often laden with potential negative outcomes\, are influenced not only by individual judgment but significantly by the surrounding social environment. Her research employs the “Balloon Analogue Risk-Taking” experiment in a controlled setting applying VR-technology in order to investigate the impact of dynamic social interactions on individual risk assessment. Various aspects\, such as the effect of peers on risk perception\, group dynamics in decision-making\, and the influence of social norms on risk-taking behaviors are part of her study. \nBy observing how individuals in a group adapt their decisions based on others’ actions and outcomes\, she aims to understand the balancing act between individual decision-making and group conformity. This research explores decision-making in a constantly changing social environment\, offering new insights into how group dynamics can lead to either more risk-taking or conservative behaviors. The findings promise to enhance our understanding of the complex interplay between personal psychology and group influence. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-asieh-daneshi-behavioral-contagion-in-human-and-artificial-multi-agent-systems/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231214T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231214T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230802T121811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125256Z
UID:16294-1702569600-1702575000@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Rebecca Laxzarides (Science of Intelligence)\, “Adaptivity in Social Interaction”
DESCRIPTION:More details to follow.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-rebecca-lazarides-2/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231214T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231214T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20231113T092531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T102801Z
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SUMMARY:Aravind Battaje and Vito Mengers\, "Principles at Play: What is Intelligence?"
DESCRIPTION:What is intelligence? We delve into the collaborative efforts at SCIoI\, where we aim to understand intelligence through the identification of commonalities. Inspired by ongoing research and historical parallels\, we present candidate principles\, inviting the audience to contribute insights and discuss their alignment with ongoing projects. This talk marks a step towards refining our understanding of intelligence\, emphasizing the pivotal role principles play in shaping our collective reflections and influencing future research trajectories.\n\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-vito-mengers-project-35-differentiable-interconnected-recursive-estimation-as-a-principle-of-intelligence/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231130T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231130T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230802T121634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T102810Z
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SUMMARY:Martin Rolfs (Science of Intelligence)
DESCRIPTION:More details to follow.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-martin-rolfs/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231130T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231130T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20231020T092645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125309Z
UID:17048-1701338400-1701342000@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Eva Wiese (TU Berlin)\, “Social Perception and Attention in Human-Robot Interaction: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Influences”
DESCRIPTION:Eva Wiese is the professor for Cognitive Psychology and Ergonomics at TU Berlin. More details to follow.\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Possessed Photography on Unsplash\,  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-eva-wiese/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231116T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231116T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230802T121456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T102825Z
UID:16288-1700150400-1700155800@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Marc Toussaint (Science of Intelligence)\, "Planning-as-Inference vs. Optimization"
DESCRIPTION: \n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-marc-toussaint-2/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231109T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231109T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20241029T132910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125328Z
UID:19338-1699554600-1699558200@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Berlin Science Week 2023 – David Bierbach\, “From Chaos to Order: How Large Collectives Benefit From Being in a Critical State Between Complete Disorder and Strong Structure”
DESCRIPTION:SCIoI member David Bierbach showcases the RoboFish demonstrator and invited the audience to explore collective behaviour and its connection to robotics and artificial intelligence. Inspired by the rules that shape fish and bird swarms\, the project that underlies this demonstrator explores the complexities of social interactions. The robotic fish integrates itself into groups of live fish and enable thus the study of social processes within groups – something that is not possible without Robo Fish! In this demonstrator\, you can steer the Robo Fish and test how well you would act as a “real” fish. The Robo Fish holds immense research potential\, fostering collaborations with biologists\, roboticists and physicists.
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/berlin-science-week-2023-david-bierbach-from-chaos-to-order-how-large-collectives-benefit-from-being-in-a-critical-state-between-complete-disorder-and-strong-structure-at-berlin-science-week/
CATEGORIES:For the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231109T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231109T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230802T121104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125339Z
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SUMMARY:Pawel Romanczuk (Science of Intelligence)\, “Collective Behavior – Quid Est?”
DESCRIPTION:Collective behavior is a generic term used across many different fields and context\, and thus it can refer to very different kind of collective phenomena exhibited by animal and human collectives\, such as collective locomotion\, collective decision making or behavioral contagion processes. In this lecture\, I will try to give a classification of different types of collective behaviors highlighting potential similarities and differences from a theoretical point of view. Further\, I will provide a brief overview on how they are typically modeled. Finally\, I will discuss ambiguities on what is actually meant e.g. by collective decision making\, and how caution should be executed when adopting some idealized models from statistical physics to model real-world phenomena. \n  \n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-pawel-romanczuk-3/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231109T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231109T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20231004T125227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125349Z
UID:16860-1699524000-1699527600@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Daniela Vallentin (MPI for Biological Intelligence)\, “Neural Mechanisms of Vocal Learning and Production in Songbirds”
DESCRIPTION:Daniela Vallentin is a neuroscientist and currently the Lise Meitner Reseach Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence\, heading the ‘Neural Circuits for Vocal Communication’ Group whose objective is to explore the neural circuits driving skilled motor learning and orchestrating the coordination of precise movements by working with songbirds. Due to the homology of brain structures in birds and mammals\, studying the neural mechanisms of vocal learning and coordination in songbirds has the potential to reveal general principles of motor circuits in other animals\, including humans.\n\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-daniela-vallentin-mpi-for-biological-intelligence-neural-mechanisms-of-vocal-learning-and-production-in-songbirds/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231102T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20231018T112404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T125104Z
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SUMMARY:Intercluster Science Slam at Berlin Science Week
DESCRIPTION:On 2 November we will be back: the seven Berlin Excellence Clusters are organizing another science slam for the Berlin Science Week 2023. Last year’s great success demonstrated what a fun event it is and how much interest there is in the research areas of the seven Excellence Clusters. Make sure not to miss Berlin’s brightest scientists on the stage! \nEarly career scientists from the seven Clusters present their research projects in an engaging and entertaining way\, as they compete for the honor of best Science-Slammer. As always: the louder the cheers\, the safer the win! You can expect a potpourri of knowledge; from application-oriented mathematics\, artificial intelligence\, catalysis/green chemistry\, and neuroscience\, to active materials\, and even to liberal democracy and world literature. Show up\, support your favorites\, and get smarter! \nAt our Science Slam\, scientists try everything to entertain their audience. The sky is the limit when it comes to what’s possible. Costumes\, props\, movies\, power-point presentations or other experimental setups – everything is allowed. The only limit is time – every slammer will have ten minutes at most. And the audience will decide which presentation is best through clapping and enthusiastic cheers!
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/intercluster-science-slam-at-berlin-science-week-2/
CATEGORIES:For the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231102T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231102T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230918T084845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125402Z
UID:16719-1698919200-1698922800@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Jonas Frenkel and Uroš Petković (Science of Intelligence)\, “Social Responsiveness and Its Effects on Learning in Human-Human and Human-Robot Interaction”
DESCRIPTION:More details to follow.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Katja Anokhina on Unsplash. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-project-31-social-responsiveness-and-its-effects-on-learning-in-human-human-and-human-robot-interaction/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231026T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231026T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230927T091538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125413Z
UID:16730-1698314400-1698318000@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Svetlana Levit\, “Analyzing Human Physical Reasoning and Strategy Exploration on Physical Puzzles”
DESCRIPTION:More details to follow.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-svetlana-levit-project-30/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231019T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231109T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20231005T105120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T135100Z
UID:16865-1697734800-1699556400@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Airbound: Sensing Collective Futures
DESCRIPTION:  \nFrom molecule to atmosphere: the global climate crisis and the possible futures of our coexistence will be decided by means of air. We are »airbound« – bound through air.  \nHow can we create a sense of what is coming? And what will connect us in the future? \nThe exhibition »Airbound« features climate fictions and speculative everyday scenarios – developed in an open process by collaborators from society\, science\, and design. Through speculative installations\, »Airbound« provides space to discuss urgent geopolitical issues. At stake are the contested knowledge of the climate\, the destructive use of joint resources\, and the injustices that are inherently connected. Air is critically bound to these – as collective\, active\, and intelligent material. \nThe interactive exhibits problematize the technical promises of climate engineering and life under the pressure of ever-increasing emissions. They present designerly and research-based approaches to what air carries with it and to the intimate processes of breathing. What kind of air would we inhabit once climatic tipping points have been passed? In which ways do local approaches and other technologies offer hope? What new (breathing) practices and routines are we developing as individuals and collectives? \nThe exhibition and all accompanying events and workshops are free of charge. \nThe exhibition rooms are wheelchair accessible. \n  \nEvents & Workshops \nOct 19\nVernissage  \nOct 20\nPublic guided tour\n(in German) \nOct 21\nSpeculative Workshop\, CLB Berlin\n(in German\, registration required) \nNov 04\nSpeculative Workshop\, Museum für Naturkunde\n(in English\, registration required) \nNov 09\nFinissage
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/airbound-sensing-collective-futures/
LOCATION:CLB BERLIN\, Prinzenstraße 84.2\, Berlin\, 10969\, Germany
CATEGORIES:External Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231019T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231019T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230719T111058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T102941Z
UID:16167-1697731200-1697736600@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Jens Krause (Science of Intelligence)\, "Collective Behaviour and Collective Memory"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nThe idea that animal groups can have collective memories has been raised a number of times in different contexts. The information centre hypothesis predicts that communal roosts allow for information exchange between individuals so that successful foragers\, for example\, can be followed by others to promising sites. A different approach to collective memory has been taken in the field of collective behaviour where it has been shown that information regarding predation risk\, for example\, can be structurally encoded in the network topology of the interacting individuals. While the information centre hypothesis is empirically well supported\, the full information can be carried by a single individual which questions the description as a “collective” memory. Structurally encoded information\, on the other hand\, meets the criterion of a collective process but empirical studies have demonstrated encoded information only for as long as the risk was present which may not satisfy the criterion of a memory. This raises the question of whether collective processes exist that can encode information regarding environmental states or events even after they are no longer directly observable. In this talk I will present data from project 41 which suggest collective wave formation in sulphur mollies as a potential example of a collective memory.\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-jens-krause-collective-behaviour-and-collective-memory/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231019T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231019T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230918T084300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T102952Z
UID:16715-1697709600-1697713200@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Richard Schweitzer (Science of Intelligence)\, "Preregistration in Open Science: What\, why\, and how (a live tutorial)"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nA tutorial on Open Science practices with a focus on pre-registration\, going through the process step-by-step\, including a live experimental data collection.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-richard-schweitzer-preregistration-in-open-science-what-why-and-how-a-live-tutorial/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231012T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231012T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230802T120919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125716Z
UID:16282-1697126400-1697131800@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Rasha Abdel Rahman (Science of Intelligence)\, “How Intelligent Is Visual Perception?”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nVisual perception is shaped by the input from our physical environment and by expectations derived from our sensory experience with the visual world. But is what we see also influenced by higher cognitive capacities such as memories\, language\, semantic knowledge or (true or false) beliefs? And if so\, what are the consequences on how we perceive and understand the visual and social world around us? Can visual perception be described as a creative process that is guided\, sometimes mislead or biased\, and\, arguably more often\, augmented by top-down influences from higher-level cognition? These questions pertain to the long-standing debate around the penetrability of perception. I will discuss evidence for effects of cognition on perception from basic low-level to complex high-level processing of colors\, objects\, faces and symbols\, as well as effects on the potential of these stimuli to be consciously perceived. The incorporation of additional sources of information may enhance the efficiency and flexibility of visual perception not only in humans\, but also in artificial neural networks that do not typically incorporate top-down information. In perspective\, this may enhance resource and data efficiency\, flexible adaptations to different contexts\, and mutual understanding between human and artificial agents in the service of successful interactions. \n  \n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-rasha-abdel-rahman/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231005T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231005T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230515T104937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125727Z
UID:15430-1696500000-1696503600@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Conor Heins\, “Collective Behavior From Surprise Minimization”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nCollective motion is a familiar sight in nature; groups of distinct\, self-propelled individuals appear to move as a coherent whole\, exhibiting a rich behavioral repertoire that ranges from directed movement to milling to disordered swarming. Biological collective motion is an emergent phenomenon that is the result of self-organization\, whereby macroscopic patterns arise from decentralized\, local interactions among constituent components (e.g.\, individual fish in a school). Preminent models of collective motion describe individuals in the group as self-propelled particles\, subject to a combination of self-generated motion and “social forces” that depend on the state of neighboring particles. Here we introduce a fundamentally new approach to modelling collective movement in animal groups based on active inference\, a cognitive framework that casts behavior as consequences of a single imperative: to minimize surprise. We demonstrate that many empirically-observed collective phenomena\, including cohesion\, milling and directed motion\, naturally emerge when considering individual behavior as the consequence of active Bayesian inference — this emerges without ever explicitly building behavioral rules or goals into individual agents. We show that active inference can naturally recover and generalize the classical notion of social forces in agent-based models of collective motion. By analyzing the parameter space of the belief-based model\, we reveal non-trivial relationships between the beliefs of individuals and group properties like collective polarization and the probability of occupying different behavioral regimes. We also explore how individual beliefs about uncertainty influence the accuracy of collective decision-making. Finally\, we show how\, in this framework\, agents can readily update their generative model over time\, resulting in groups that are collectively more sensitive to external fluctuations and encode information more robustly.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto kinldy provided by Shintaro Shiba. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-conor-heins-collective-behavior-from-surprise-minimization/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230922T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230922T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230822T112616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T112620Z
UID:19174-1695373200-1695409200@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Science of Intelligence Fair 2023
DESCRIPTION:The first conference and exhibition of the Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) in Berlinwas held in September 2023. Leading experts from science and politics\, as well as journalists and the broader public came together to discuss the diverse facets of intelligence research. From individual\, social\, and collective principles of intelligence to the ethics of AI\, the event offered a display of interdisciplinary collaboration and advancements from within the cluster\, shedding light on the challenges of developing intelligent technologies. In guided tours through the accompanying exhibition that were held throughout the day\, attendees got into exchange with the scientists and learned about the most recent research on intelligence straight from the labs. \nFind in-depth information on the event here.
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/science-of-intelligence-fair-2023/
CATEGORIES:For the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230720T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230720T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230119T094413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T125757Z
UID:14083-1689868800-1689874200@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Olaf Hellwich (Science of Intelligence)\, “State Vectors of Computer Vision at Time T=Now. Perspectives\, Particles and Predictions”
DESCRIPTION:We take varying perspectives to the state of the art in Computer Vision: e.g. from SCIoI\, disciplinary and interdisciplinary viewpoints. Sampling from the multi-modal state vector distribution\, we inspect currently exciting developments: e.g. the integration of computer vision and language processing\, the use of biological principles in synthetic systems\, and self supervision. Generalizing from the examples\, we dare to extrapolate societal impact\, e.g. w.r.t. the application of artificial intelligence\, defense questions and the future of evolution.
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-olaf-hellwich-2/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230720T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230720T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230605T103948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T103027Z
UID:15696-1689847200-1689850800@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Lisa-Kristin Richter\, "Model Training for Facial Recognition of Raccoons"
DESCRIPTION:Machine learning tools have already been used to identify individual animals such as but not limited to pandas\, black bears\, cows and dogs. These tools can help to improve the quality of non-invasive wildlife monitoring and enhance the information on individual animal behaviour as well as on behaviour within social networks of the animals (Lynn 2019; Schofield et al. 2019). \nRaccoons (proctorloco) are considered an invasive species in Germany that has been introduced to many parts of the world outside of their native range in North America. \nIn order to train a model for facial recognition of raccoons\, we collected 7812 pictures of 133 individuals. After manual selection for quality focusing on sharpness\, image detail and light\, 111individuals with 4000 pictures remain in the dataset. The individuals were pictured in more than 10 different facilities and locations with different lights and angles. From this baseline dataset\, one data set using bounding boxes is created for training and one dataset using masks is also created for training. This is done to keep the influence of the background minimal. \nFinally\, this data is used to train different pre-trained deep learning models from Image Net\, namely ResNet50\, VGG19 and Mobile Net. While model training parameters like batch size\, number of epochs\, learning rate scheduler\, picture augmentation techniques and more are being varied. \nChallenges arise from the time and computer resources needed for training.Currently\, training is done via Google Colab\, which disconnects after a certain time. Furthermore\, input on dataset preprocessing\, model selection\, possible combination of models and variation in parameters would be very helpful. \nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Lukas Stoermer on Unsplash \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-lisa-kristin-richter/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230713T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230713T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230605T103302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T103032Z
UID:15693-1689242400-1689246000@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Santiago Paternain\, "Safe Learning for Dynamical Systems and Control"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nReinforcement learning has shown great success in controlling complex dynamical systems. However\, when training a policy\, most algorithms only consider a single objective function. While this may suffice in virtual domains\, physical systems must satisfy a set of operational constraints\, with safety being of crucial importance. It is natural to express these problems as constrained optimization problems since weighted combinations of different rewards are not guaranteed to find a solution that satisfies all the requirements. Furthermore\, these examples are not contrived\, and safety-constrained reinforcement learning is a vital area of research that needs to be tackled. \nAfter establishing the need to tackle safety-constrained reinforcement learning\, I will shift my focus to solving these generally non-convex problems. I will discuss different approaches that exploit duality theory to pave the way towards algorithms for general constrained reinforcement learning. In particular\, I will discuss that (i) despite their non-convexity these problems have zero duality gap\, (ii) a state-augmented approach that does not guarantee convergence to an optimal policy but\, it guarantees optimality and (iii) a safe policy-gradient theorem that allows us to consider constraints beyond time-averages. \nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \n  \nPhoto by Jeswin Thomas on Unsplash \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-santiago-paternain/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230629T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230629T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T081921
CREATED:20230320T104739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T103037Z
UID:15010-1688032800-1688036400@www.scienceofintelligence.de
SUMMARY:Michael Taborsky\, "The Evolution of Social Behaviour"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nThe social structure and behaviour of organisms is highly divergent. How can this stunning diversity in nature be explained? I will argue that a few key principles are responsible for the evolution of social behaviour\, with all its simple and complex manifestations. Organisms compete for resources. As survival and reproduction require resources and only fiction knows a land of milk and honey\, different individuals inevitably compete due to their own diverging fitness interests. To succeed in the competition for resources\, organisms may either “race” to be quicker than others\, “fight” for privileged access\, or “share” their efforts and gains. In this talk\, I attempt to show how the ecology and intrinsic attributes of organisms select for each of these strategies. My special emphasis will be on the evolution of cooperation\, with examples including a range of different taxa. Here the crucial question is how the conflict of fitness interests can be mediated to allow competitors for resources to unite and benefit from collective goal pursuit. \nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Torsten Dederichs on Unsplash \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-michael-taborsky-the-evolution-of-social-behaviour/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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