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🎄 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻.𝗔𝗜! 🎄 Today the door opens for the last time this December: as our calendar comes to an end, we want to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported and collaborated with us this year: partners, colleagues, students, researchers, colleagues and all those who are committed to shaping the future of artificial intelligence in Hesse and beyond. 💡✨ 2024 has been a year of progress, innovation, and inspiring encounters – all thanks to you! We look forward to continuing our journey together in the new year: driving groundbreaking projects, building bridges between research and practice, and bringing fresh ideas to life. 🎉 We wish you a joyful holiday season and a fantastic start to the new year! 🎅🎁 See you again in January 2025! 👀 🤖 Warm regards, The hessian.AI Team

🌱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: "𝗛𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗞𝗜-𝗩𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿" 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 🌍 As 2024 draws to a close, we’re ending this year´s articles of "Hessens KI-Vorreiter" with an inspiring topic: Many startups are driven by the motivation to create 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 through innovative ideas, and this is especially true for those in the "Space & Environment" cluster of the AI Startup Landscape Hessen. In the latest edition of "Hessens KI-Vorreiter", author Johanna Oberkirch highlights three startups making a sustainable impact: WINGCOPTER, GEDYTE, and trackIT Systems. 💊📦 WINGCOPTER: Revolutionizing Logistics, Saving Lives Founded by Tom Plümmer (CEO) and Ansgar Kadura (CSO), Wingcopter develops high-performance delivery drones with humanitarian and commercial applications. From delivering life-saving medications to remote villages in Africa to creating efficient last-mile delivery solutions in Germany, Wingcopter addresses critical global challenges like healthcare access (SDG 3) and sustainable cities (SDG 11). Powered by AI, their drones ensure emissions-free, scalable solutions, contributing to climate action (SDG 13). 🌿🫛 GEDYTE: Smart Greenhouses for Everyone Tizian Kernstock (CEO) and Vincent Haneé are transforming agriculture with AI-powered sensor boxes tailored for small-scale growers and hobbyists. These compact devices optimize growing conditions by monitoring temperature, humidity, and light, significantly improving yields while reducing water and fertilizer usage. With a vision of addressing food security in climate-affected regions, Gedyte’s technology directly supports zero hunger (SDG 2) and sustainable water use (SDG 13). 🦇🌿 trackIT Systems: AI for Wildlife Conservation Led by Jannis Gottwald (CEO), Dr. Patrick Lampe (COO), and Jonas Höchst (CTO), trackIT Systems brings AI-driven tools to the forefront of biodiversity protection. Their acoustic sensors and telemetry systems provide real-time monitoring of species, enabling more effective conservation efforts. By supporting data-driven decisions, trackIT Systems tackles the biodiversity crisis head-on, aligning with life on land (SDG 15) and societal impact goals. 💡 Learn more about how these startups combine AI and sustainability in the latest article from the "Hessens KI-Vorreiter" article on STATION. 📖 Read the full story here: 🌟 The AI Startup Landscape Hessen continues to showcase the power of innovation. Stay tuned for more in 2025! 🪻 Kudos to all of the startups and to the team of this wonderful project: Johanna Oberkirch, Carolin Wagner, Anna Tentscher & Karin Gessler #ArtificialIntelligence #Sustainability #Innovation #Hesse #AIForGood #Startups #AIPioneers #ClimateAction #AIStartupLandscapeHessen

🎄Door no. 23: Meet Alfie, our festive Furhat robot, spreading holiday cheer in four different languages 🌍🎵 🎅From "Jingle Bells" in English to festive vibes in French, Italian, and German, Alfie is celebrating the season through the beauty of languages. His performance? A clever lip-sync to short music clips - for us all to have a bit of holiday fun. 🤖 ✨When Alfie isn’t spreading holiday cheer with his Christmas carols, the furhat is serving as an interactive interface for multilingual language models, such as Occiglot, right here at hessian.AI! 🇪🇺 🎁 Merry Christmas, Alfie, and Happy Holidays to all of you! ❄️🎄 💜 Kudos to Ben Lohmann, Anna Hoffmann Lev Dadashev, Simon Schampijer, and Dr. Wolfgang Stille for bringing Alfie's festive performances to life. #HolidaySpirit #JingleBells #FurhatRobot #AImeetsChristmas #AlfieTheRobot #MultilingualMagic #LLM #LipSync #Occiglot

🎄𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼. 𝟮𝟮: Our Guiding Principles – The hessian.AI Code of Conduct 🎄 In the spirit of collaboration and community, today’s Advent calendar entry highlights the hessian.AI Code of Conduct – the foundation of how we work together to shape the future of AI responsibly and inclusively. 🌟 🤝 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀? ▪️ Diversity & Inclusion: We embrace and celebrate differences to foster innovation. ▪️ Integrity & Transparency: We uphold ethical standards in every aspect of our work. ▪️ Respectful Collaboration: We value open dialogue and mutual respect in all interactions. ▪️ Responsible AI Development: Our work aims to benefit society sustainably and equitably. 💡 𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Our Code of Conduct is a working document, evolving alongside our community as we learn, grow, and adapt to new challenges and opportunities. At hessian.AI, we are committed to creating an environment where innovation thrives on trust, respect, and shared purpose. 📌 Discover our guiding principles: https://buff.ly/3P9nJg6 Let’s make AI not only smarter but also better for everyone. 🌍 #hessianAI #AdventCalendar #CodeOfConduct #EthicsInAI #InnovationWithIntegrity #AIForGood

🎄 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼. 𝟮𝟭: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 🎄 Today, we celebrate the people behind the hessian.AI brand! 🤖✨ On our YouTube channel, you'll find "AI and its Faces", a collection of videos showcasing hessian.AI researchers and team members. They share their motivations, their stories, and their passion for working to better the human condition. 🌍 🎥 Explore the faces, stories, and ideas shaping the future of AI: https://lnkd.in/eKhTSbkp. More to come! 🎉 #hessianAI #AIanditsfaces #AIResearch #BetterHumanCondition

🎄𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮𝟬 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎓🦉 How can we bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and real-world applications? That’s exactly what the #AIAcademy by EDITH and hessian.AI, organized by project manager Anna Tentscher is all about. This talk series and dialogue forum brings together leading experts from research and industry to share insights and spark discussions on AI topics that matter. 📊 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: 16 sessions delivered 21 high-level speakers 40 participants on average per session 🎙️ 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: 🏢 AI in Office – High Tech with Sensitive Social Data? by Mareike Sirman-Winkler (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg) 🛍️ AI in Retail – Marketing and Sales by Dr. Vladimir Rubin (ADEAL), Ciril Hofmann (Cyreen), and Marius Pana (XPOLI GmbH) ⚖️ AI in Tax Investigation – Panama Papers and Bulk Data by Christian Voß (FSKI Finanzamt Kassel) 🤖 Advanced Robotic Embodied Intelligence by Georgia Chalvatzaki (Technische Universität Darmstadt) 🧠 Fairness in Natural Language Processing by Tim Baldwin (MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence) 🎥 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? No worries – selected talks are available on our YouTube channel. https://lnkd.in/eY2WpCZH 👀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆: We’ll be back in February or March with the topic “Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)”. Stay informed by subscribing to our newsletter! https://is.gd/F6N5qW #AdventCalendar #AI #AIAcademy #hessianAI #AIResearch #AIInnovation #ShapingTheFuture

🚀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: GRAG - Specialized German Language Models for Retrieval Augmented Generation We're excited to share early insights from our work on GRAG (German Retrieval Augmented Generation) - a suite of specialized models designed specifically for German RAG applications. A joint-effort between Avemio & hessian.AI 🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹: - Optimized for German context-dependent text generation  - Fine-tuned for high-precision source citation and temporal awareness  - Specialized in business document processing and knowledge retrieval  - Capable of running locally while matching GPT-3.5-Turbo's performance in specific tasks   📚 Training Data: - 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮.𝟴𝗠 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 for German understanding and generation.  - Includes diverse business contexts and use cases  - Perfect for further research and development in German language AI    📊 Our benchmark results compare GPT-3.5-Turbo, @Microsoft's PHI-3.5-4B-mini-128k (Instruct), and our fine-tuned versions: - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 (𝗦𝗙𝗧+𝗢𝗥𝗣𝗢) demonstrates 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 compared to individual SFT and ORPO versions - Achieves near GPT-3.5-Turbo performance levels 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟱𝘅 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿   ⏳ While we couldn't complete our evaluations in 2024, we believe in open innovation and want to share our progress so far. We believe there are some insights that could be interesting to the open-source community that we don't want to hold back for any individual who wants to use the days between Christmas and New Year to gain more knowledge about finetuning LLMs for RAG- & Language-specific Use-Cases. 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.    🔍 Interested in learning more about our approach and the GRAG-Suite? 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁: https://lnkd.in/exsEk-Ny 💡 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: The draft is still evolving in both text and design, but we believe sharing these insights now can help drive the field forward. We hope these GRAG Models will enable other organizations & institutions to run experiments, develop custom AI-Solutions for their businesses and to make 2025 the year of German Research Collaboration for business-focused Generative AI. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲! We hope these GRAG Models will enable other organizations & institutions to run experiments, develop custom AI-Solutions for their businesses and to make 2025 the year of German Research Collaboration for business-focused Generative AI. Stay tuned for the full release! The GRAG-Team: Marcel Rosiak 〽️ Siavash Mollaebrahim Soumya Paul Zain Ul Haq The AI service center hessian.AISC is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). #LLM #AI #GermanAI #GRAG #RAG #OpenInnovation #hessianAI

🎄𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟵 – 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 🎉 After the massive success of AICon, #AIStartupRising | hessian.AI launched a new event series: #AIConnects. The goal of AIConnects is to bridge the gap between AI research and application, foster knowledge transfer, and connect AI enthusiasts to drive innovation. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰: 🎤️The event featured six inspiring AI startup presentations from the finalists of the AI Startup Competition: 🌱 Ceres FieldCheck, 🧠 Mindwaves, 🏥 dianovi (ehem. MySympto), 📽️ PHONT, 👩⚕️ Prof. Valmed® - validated medical information GmbH and 🔬 ViSPAGI. 🙌𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 AI Expert Fabian Müller, COO at statworx, Startup Expert Dr. Kathrin Steinbrink, Innovation Director at AI xpress, and Investment Expert David Schäffler, Investment Manager at BMH Beteiligungs-Management Hessen. 🌐 Another standout moment of the evening was the official release of the #AIStartupLandscapeHessen, a vital resource highlighting the diversity and strength of AI startups in the region. 👀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: The spirit of AIConnects continues. In 2025, we’re taking it further with two parallel formats: ⚡ 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 for scale-ups ⚡ The 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for early-stage startups ⚡ 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗟 𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟱 ⬇️ The grand finale will take place in 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, once again uniting AI enthusiasts from research and industry. Stay tuned for more details about the coming event-highlight in the new year. But first, take a look back at the exciting moments from AIConnects in the 📸 below by 🎥 Joshua Marquez & team. 💜 A big THANK YOU to our contributors - Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year! 🎄 StartHub Hessen, BMH Beteiligungs-Management Hessen, AI Hub Frankfurt, STATION, HIGHEST – Innovations- und Gründungszentrum, TechQuartier, EXIST - Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft, Projektträger Jülich (PtJ), Start2 Group, Science Park Kassel GmbH, StartMiUp. Technische Universität Darmstadt, EDITH #AdventCalendar #hessianAI #AIConnects #AIStartups #Innovation #ShapingTheFuture #AICompetition

Congratulations to Kristian Kersting, Co-Director of hessian.AI, who has joined the AAAI Fellows Selection Committee. In this important role, Kristian will work alongside esteemed colleagues to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. The AAAI recognizes influential figures such as John McCarthy, Herbert Simon, Judea Pearl, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yoshua Bengio, and the committee plays a crucial part in celebrating their achievements. Kristian remarked, "I am honored to help recognize AI excellence." His commitment to advancing the AI community is reflected in his work at hessian.AI and his position as a Full Professor for Machine Learning at Technische Universität Darmstadt. We look forward to the positive influence he will have in promoting excellence within artificial intelligence. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AAAI #hessianAI #Research

🎄🤖 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟴 – 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘆𝘁𝘄𝗼’𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿!✨ Did you know startups already train AI models on hessian.AI’s supercomputer #fortytwo? Here are two exciting examples of how the hessian.AI cluster supports innovative AI startups in Hesse: 🩺 dianovi (ehem. MySympto) - 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 The startup dianovi (ehem. MySympto), founded by Nils Bergmann, Elias Hofmann, and Niklas Prisching, is working on the project “Optimizing AI-Based Text Analysis for Medical Diagnostics” until the end of the year. Using large medical text datasets, they fine-tun open-source models to improve the medical understanding of embedding models. Their goal? Enhancing the quality of medical care in emergency rooms through improved diagnostic support. 🎥 CHAMELAION – 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Founded by Pascal Fischer, Julian Wustl, and Dr. Dr. Yannik Rover, CHAMELAION is developing cutting-edge AI-powered video translation software with a focus on audio source separation and lip synchronization. Their goal is to improve the quality and efficiency of video translations, making international communication seamless. From lip-synced dialogues to precise voice replication and emotional expression, CHAMELAION is setting new standards in video translation. 🤖 These projects are just a glimpse of how fortytwo empowers startups to transform their ideas into impactful solutions, driving innovation and AI excellence in Hesse. 💜 Kudos to the hessian.AI #InnovationLab team, who supervise the startup projects: Simon Schampijer - Lev Dadashev - Vishal - Dr. Wolfgang Stille #AdventCalendar #hessianAI #fortytwo #AIStartups #Innovation #AIResearch #ShapingTheFuture #AI #InnovationLab EXIST - Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft