BLOG
Can a Microstructure AI Understand Welds? A One-Day Experiment
Can a Microstructure AI Understand Welds? A One-Day Experiment Dr. ir. Michael Sluydts, CEO & Scientific Director — ePotentia I was recently invited to give a closing talk at the IIW (International Institute of Welding) Workshop on AI, hosted at OCAS NV in Belgium. The organizers asked for a broader perspective: how might AI help
The gaps in Europe’s Frontier AI Strategy
The gaps in Europe’s Frontier AI Strategy Perspectives from our application to the EU’s expert forum on Frontier AI When the European Commission’s AI Office invited applications for its inaugural Expert Forum on Frontier AI, we expected the conversation to centre on a familiar question: how does Europe build its own foundation models to compete
The Shifting Landscape of AI Safety
The Shifting Landscape of AI Safety: As Capabilities Advance, Do Our Frameworks Keep Pace? In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, the relationship between innovation and safety has become increasingly complex. As AI systems grow more capable, the frameworks designed to ensure their safe development must evolve in parallel. Yet a critical question emerges:
The Acceleration Effect: How AI is Transforming Discovery Across Industries
In a quiet research lab at Imperial College London, Professor José R Penadés and his team had been studying superbugs—antibiotic-resistant bacteria—for a decade. They were pursuing a theory about how these dangerous microbes acquire their defensive capabilities, a puzzle with massive implications for global health. Then something extraordinary happened. Google’s newly released co-scientist AI, powered
How AI investments are reshaping the world stage
How AI investments are reshaping the world stage As we navigate through the early months of 2025, the artificial intelligence landscape is experiencing unprecedented transformation, with developments that are fundamentally reshaping scientific research, industrial applications, and global technology policy. This week has brought particularly significant announcements that deserve careful analysis, especially for organizations involved in
How to start a charity website: web hosting
Web hosting The previous post discussed the types of website to consider and the CMS software, WordPress that you will typically use to build your website. One important factor we did not yet consider is Web hosting. When you go to a website’s url you are contacting a specific computer, a webserver, to send you