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 The SSUN is currently hosting a series of webinars to discuss and investigate Artificial Intelligence from multiple perspectives, with the participation of scholars from SSUN Member Institutions. To receive the credentials to attend any of the webinars, please refer to ssun@ssun.info

SU scholar Prof GJ van Rooyen will be hosting a session on 2 December on 'AI and the Digital Economy'.

He will provide a brief overview on current work and future opportunities in using the vast amounts of proximate and remote sensing data in agriculture to better improve yield predictions, manage crop disease, etc.

Webinar dates:

*Times for each webinar intended to be CET, UTC + 1

18 NOVEMBER 2:00 PM-3:10 PM

AI and the Future Rule of Law

25 NOVEMBER 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

AI and Public Governance

2 DECEMBER 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

AI and the Digital Economy

SSUN Webinar Programme details: SSUN Webinars on AI and Big Data