Start the New Year with a hug!
In communications the medium is the message. Don’t mail if you can call. Don’t call if you can visit. That is my motto, also in 2015. Of course you can wish your friends a happy New Year via a post on Facebook or LinkedIn, a 140 character Tweet, or by sending an e-mail to all your relations. Some people create a funny YouTube video, pin a nice picture on Pinterest, upload a photo via Instagram, and some write a postcard. My favourite way is ‘old school’: with a handshake or three warm kisses.
Sometimes it is hard to choose the right medium because the options are countless. At the moment we use all kinds of channels for all kinds of messages. Therefor it is wise to make choices and protect both the people who receive and send the current bulk of information. In order to make life easier for all of us…
The more personal your approach, the higher the impact of your message is. Maybe it is a good idea to keep that in mind when you decide to mail something to your colleagues. Don’t forget to also visit your neighbour’s office now and then to check if he or she is still happy. And don’t be surprised when I give you a sincere New Year’s hug!
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Search for new president, strategic program, evaluation of Human Rights Advisory Committee, and change of student members
Dear members of the UM community,
The past few months have been busy at the University Council, so I wanted to update the community on some of the things that we have been doing.
University Council
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AI-Generated Representations of Architectural Works and Limits of Architectural Copyright
Copyright lawsuits in the US brought by groups of writers, artists, and musicians against AI developers have mainly focused on the AI training stage rather than the output stage. One of the reasons for this focus is that claimants often struggle to demonstrate that AI outputs are copies of original...
Law
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Developing Agnostic Network AI Models for Financial Crime Detection
Can we trust AI with our financial integrity? With financial crime, the stakes aren't just monetary—they involve the rule of law and the health of our democracy. But in the COMCRIM AI PhD project, we are facing a unique challenge: How do you train a machine to find a needle in a haystack when that...
Law
