AI news
鈥橪earning doesn鈥檛 end with a degree鈥 鈥 Heli Bergstr枚m fully embraced the AI transformation
Aalto University alum Heli Bergstr枚m aims to support the development of Aalto鈥檚 doctoral education through her legacy gift.
New AI helpers for Student Guide and applicants available on aalto.fi
New conversational AI features, Student Guide AI helper and Applicant鈥檚 AI helper, are available on aalto.fi for students and applicants. An updated version of the internal Chat with aalto.fi feature has also been released.
Experiment with AI safely 鈥 here鈥檚 how to get started
AI is advancing rapidly. Experiment boldly, but responsibly.
New podcast explores Finnish contributions to artificial intelligence
Researchers Arno Solin ja Eric Malmi interview pioneers, entrepreneurs and experts about the AI field's history, disruptive consequences and the probability of humanity's destruction.
Register now for Inventors in AI, biotechnology or the new multidisciplinary cohort
Three innovation trainings are coming up this fall and registration is now open for all Aalto researchers!
Prototyping and Validation Grant: Deployable
Four Aalto master's students built a physical AI startup on a borrowed GPU, beat PhD teams at a hackathon, and received Aalto's prototyping and validation grant.
Applications open for Innovation Postdoc in AI
A fully funded, 12鈥搈onth career track to turn your doctoral discoveries into a deep-tech startup.
RealYou AI will develop the next generation of personalized AI decision assistants
Researchers to build cognitive machine learning that will improve decision-making with instantly personalized intelligent assistance.
From assumptions to evidence: Andy Du Ly on testing ideas before building
What happens when a founder puts assumptions to the test?
The use of artificial intelligence in business has been a popular topic in customized student business projects
The student group is selected based on the needs of each project鈥檚 client
Local generative Artificial Intelligence LLM gateway for research and teaching
A safer way for Aalto researchers, teachers and students to build tools with large language models within Aalto鈥檚 infrastructure.
Aalto Inventors is launching six new cohorts next academic year
Choose a field-specific cohort in AI, biotechnology, water management, minerals, or medtech 鈥 or join a multidisciplinary track open to researchers from any discipline.
Can AI teach people empathy? Researchers are resolving workplace conflicts with a digital twin
Aalto University Professor Niina Nurmi and Senior University Lecturer Ville Eloranta are developing an AI-based method aimed at resolving workplace conflicts 鈥 ideally before they happen. The TeamTwins software is already used by more than one thousand users in Finnish and multinational companies as well as public sector organizations.
ARTS launches AI Playground pilot in V盲re
A new pilot space in V盲re gives ARTS staff access to shared AI-ready workstations, with student access planned for 2026鈥2027.
From deep space to student innovation: Isaware and PdP collaboration
Students from Aalto and the Design Factory Global Network came together with Isaware in the Product Development Project course to work on detecting illegal mines.
Chat with aalto.fi feature now available in a chat window
The conversational chatbot, Chat with aalto.fi, which replies to questions based on the content of aalto.fi, is now accessible to logged-in users via a chat window.
Aalto, Sitra and Lovable launch AI Summer Program
A new summer program brings together students, Finnish public sector organisations and AI tools to develop digital services.
Creative Teaching in the Age of AI: What Changes 鈥 and What Stays the Same?
Nearly a hundred Aalto teachers and education professionals gathered at Marsio Presents: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI to explore how rapidly evolving AI tools are changing teaching practices, while core goals like critical thinking, motivation, real-world problem solving and human interaction remain essential. Keynotes, teacher examples, and thematic dialogue sessions highlighted concrete ways to use AI as a responsible partner in teaching, and showed a strong appetite for ongoing, peer-based pedagogical dialogue and sharing of good practices.
Aalto Inventors turns one: A year of bridging research and real-world impact
Aalto Inventors marks its first anniversary, having engaged 190 researchers across six cohorts in fields including AI, quantum, and biomaterials. New cohorts are planned for the next academic year, stay tuned and join the waitlist.
AI Spotlight 04-2026: AI related events, trainings, news and tips for Aaltonians
Here you can pick AI news, spring events, and tool updates to use in your own or your unit's communications.
