In this episode, you will meet Michael Riegler, who is a Norwegian researcher in AI with Austrian roots. He is working as a lead researcher at the Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering (SimulaMet).

Michael is a highly engaged researcher who wants to give something back to society. Much of his science is focused on the use of AI in health-related research. He has worked on medical applications in colonoscopy, cardiology, mental health and artificial human reproduction and much more.

In this podcast you can hear about how Michael is creating artificial children using VR and AI and his experiences with language models such as GPT-3. We will discuss open science, the importance of open datasets and the role of synthetic data. We also discuss transparent, explainable and interpretable  AI, the trends in AI and the future of education within AI.

He is part of the Young Academy of Norway (initiative for The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters), several white papers on AI and ethics, AI and health, recently for the Norwegian AI in health sector.