The 27th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI-2024) took place from 19-24 October. Held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, the event featured a full programme of technical papers, keynote and invited talks, workshops and tutorials, and panels. We took a look at what participants got up to over the second half of the event. AI Regulation: The European Scenario shed light on policy shifts, and The Economic Impact of AI discussed the challenges and opportunities ahead. Huge thanks to everyone who came to my #ecai2024 presentation and made it such a rewarding experience with your insightful questions and discussions!

The 27th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI-2024) kicked off on 19 October and will run until 24 October. Taking place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, the event features a full programme of technical papers, keynote talks, workshops and tutorials, invited talks, panels, and special sessions. We take a look at what participants have been getting up to over the first few days of the event. Our opening session delivered essential updates for all attendees, followed by a warm welcome from our partners and local authorities. Excited to present our work tomorrow.

We research into the clinical, biochemical and neuroimaging factors associated with the outcome of stroke patients to generate a predictive model using machine learning techniques for prediction of mortality and morbidity 3 months after admission. The dataset consisted of patients with ischemic stroke (IS) and non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) admitted to Stroke Unit of a European Tertiary Hospital prospectively registered. We identified the main variables for machine learning Random Forest (RF), generating a predictive model that can estimate patient mortality/morbidity. In conclusion, machine learning algorithms RF can be effectively used in stroke patients for long-term outcome prediction of mortality and morbidity.

During this period of progressive development and deployment of artificial intelligence, discussions around the ethical, legal, socio-economic and cultural implications of its use are increasing. What are the challenges and the strategy, and what are the values that Europe can bring to this domain? During the European Conference on AI (ECAI 2020), two special events in the format of panels discussed the challenges of AI made in the European Union, the shape of future research and industry, and the strategy to retain talent and compete with other world powers. This article collects some of the main messages from these two sessions, which included the participation of AI experts from leading European organisations and networks. Since the publication of European directives and guidance, such as the EC White Paper on AI and the Trustworthy AI Guidelines, Europe has been laying the foundation for the future vision of AI. The European strategy for AI builds on the well-known and accepted principles found in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Commission and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to define a human-centric approach, whose primary purpose is to enhance human capabilities and societal well-being.