Murcia / Barcelona, 14 May 2025 Professor Pilar Orero, (UAB), recently met with Professor Blas Subiela, researcher and lecturer at the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), to explore potential avenues for collaboration within the framework of ALFIE cutting-edge initiative. The meeting served as the occasion to formally invite Professor Subiela to participate as an expert in Plain Language at the upcoming international workshop to be held on 3 June 2025 at the Bosch Spain Headquarters in Madrid. The workshop will bring together diverse stakeholders to address the ethical, legal, and societal challenges posed by the development and deployment of artificial intelligence. During the meeting, Professor Orero presented

This week two partners from ALFIE met with Clotilde Chevet and Marco Salazar from SCAI. Kostas Afgerinakis and Maria Skarkala (Catalink) and Estel·la Oncins and Pilar Orero (UAB) met with two members of the Sorbonne University Centre for Artificial Intelligence SCAI. The SCAI is a structure of the Sorbonne University Alliance able to federate the communities of three faculties of Arts & Humanities, Science & Engineering and Medicine as well as members of the Sorbonne University Alliance (UTC, MNHN, INSEAD). The meeting was a result from a consultation related to the Erasmus+ project InclusiVRity led by Estel·la Oncins at UAB in which SCAI was interested. A meeting was established with

Join us for Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025! AI & Accessibility: Navigating the Challenges, Exploring the Potential 📅 15 May 2025 | 13:00–14:30 (CEST) | Zoom How can Artificial Intelligence support, or hinder, accessibility?This online event, hosted by TransMedia Catalonia as part of the AccessTalks initiative and the Be A(I)Ware campaign (ALFIE project), brings together experts to explore the ethical, practical, and inclusive use of AI in our digital society. 🔗Register now: https://www.eventbrite.es/e/ai-and-accessibility-navigating-the-challenges-exploring-the-potential-tickets-1270219935019?aff=oddtdtcreator The increasing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our daily lives presents both opportunities and challenges for digital accessibility. If AI is developed responsibly, it can break barriers and create inclusive environments. However, if

Join us on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2025 for a dynamic and thought-provoking webinar exploring the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital accessibility. Hosted by TransMedia Catalonia as part of the AccessTalks initiative, and organised in collaboration with the ALFIE project under the Be A(I)Ware campaign, this event brings together leading voices in accessibility, research, and technology to unpack the opportunities and challenges AI presents for inclusion. Date: 15 May 2025Time: 13:00–14:30 (CEST)Platform: Zoom Register now: https://www.eventbrite.es/e/ai-and-accessibility-navigating-the-challenges-exploring-the-potential-tickets-1270219935019?aff=oddtdtcreator Over 90 minutes, speakers will address key topics including: -The impact of AI on persons with disabilities -AI for easy-to-understand language -Biases in facial recognition technology

Clustering is one of the dissemination and communication activities at ALFIE and FORSEE – two EU funded projects in the call for funding HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01.  Last week members from FORSEE and ALFIE projects met to exchange information about their projects: objectives, timeline, methodology, etc., and find synergies to strengthen communication. Activities such as joint workshop organisation, participation in UN AI high level events were discussed. The first joint activity is the publication of this joint news item. It is expected that a podcast will be recorded by Professor Pilar Orero (UAB) from ALFIE with Eugenia Siapera, professor of Digital Technology, Policy, and Society and co-Director of

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