Sector plans

Starting in 2022, the Dutch government has been investing in sector plans, which are collaborative initiatives for higher education and science. Through these plans, universities work together on a range of societal themes. FASoS is actively involved in plans focused on the human factor in new technologies, inequality and diversity, humane AI, language and culture, cultural heritage and identity, and disinformation and democracy. Several newly appointed Assistant Professors and postdocs, and The PLANT, are contributing to the advancement of these themes both within and beyond the Faculty.

News

Toon Van Overbeke awarded Charlemagne Prize Fellowship

With this fellowship, Toon can further examine the impact of changes in capital and labour taxation on digitalisation in the European economy.

Toon van Overbeke

Why ChatGPT has generated so much hype

While the discourse around ChatGPT has probably started reaching saturation point, it’s worth pointing out how few of these discussions are actually about the chatbot itself. From being too quick to accuse students of cheating, to underestimating what humans can do, to the perils of following the...

Chat GPT illustration

UM-research quoted in US Supreme Court

Research by Karlijn Haagsman, Valentina Mazzucato and Bilisuma Dito has been used in an important Supreme Court case in the US: President Trump vs Hawaii.

UM research quoted in US Supreme Court