Articles on artificial intelligence

Most organisations have started using AI. The challenge is no longer to start using the technology, but to ensure it creates real value. The problem is that AI often remains confined to pilot projects and technology initiatives, rather than transforming working methods and processes, which is where costs, revenues and the business itself actually lie.

Convoluted official documents and local authority websites can make it difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to understand their rights and take control of their own lives. Could new digital tools and user-driven service design be part of the solution? This is what Jönköping Municipality set out to discover.

Two hours a day are spent in the inbox. Membership enquiries and bookings in both English and Swedish. Matt Holman, PGA Advanced Professional and founder of Matt Holman Indoor Golf in Umeå, was spending hours responding to emails instead of doing what he truly has a passion for: coaching and helping people with their golf game.

As AI agents take on more and more of the execution, the scarce resource shifts. It is no longer production capacity that is the bottleneck. It is the cognitive demands on the human: understanding enough of what is happening to steer, judge, and make the right decisions.

The AI Act covers anyone who develops AI solutions, uses them in their business or puts AI systems on the Swedish or European market. In this article, researcher and legal expert Susanne Stenberg explains everything you need to know about the AI Regulation.

Although AI agents can create efficiencies and cost savings, autonomous technology also presents challenges relating to security and transparency. "The opportunities and risks are essentially the same as those for AI models in general, but amplified," says expert Stella Riad.

The Gävleborg region and its ten municipalities have entered the AI era together. By working together and sharing knowledge, they have developed the expertise and confidence to explore how technology can deliver tangible benefits to the welfare sector.

Sweden being a competitive nation in AI is an excellent vision. But it's important to remember that it's about quality, not quantity. "We don't need the most AI, but the best used AI. We need to understand both the technology and society," says Kristina Knaving of RISE.

The police officer and the psychologist left the Swedish Security Service to start a business. Now Stefanie Najafi and Jenny Johansson have begun marketing their AI solution for detecting alcohol and drug impairment. Their invention can update old methods used by police officers to test drivers on the road. Thanks to RISE's AI expertise, technical development was accelerated at an early stage.

AI has great potential for sustainability, but its energy requirements cause emissions equivalent to Sweden's annual energy consumption. By developing energy-efficient AI, we can not only reduce the technology's footprint, but also create innovative solutions that support the climate transition.

Marseille rained medals on the Swedish national sailing team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. On shore, a team of RISE researchers provided the Swedish sailors with AI insights and optimised components.

Around the world, people are struggling to cope with the effects of climate change. Can AI help us tackle one of the great issues of our time? "High-tech AI is unlikely to be the whole solution. But it can improve low-tech solutions and make them more efficient," says Olof Mogren, research leader at the Centre for Applied AI at RISE.Here's how it could work.

The new EU AI law imposes new requirements on companies developing AI solutions. The aim is to give EU citizens confidence in the technology. But what are the rules and what does it mean for companies working on new, innovative AI systems? 

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. A similar model, trained for Nordic languages, is currently being developed. 

“Transparency is seen as a key to increasing trust in AI services. But it's not about turning up the information shower to high. Instead, think strategically about purpose and context,” says Jacob Dexe, researcher at RISE. “And that most users don't need to understand exactly how an AI system works.”

Predictive maintenance ensures that problems do not arise, but it does mean that time and money are spent on things that may not have needed to be fixed yet. With the help of AI, companies can make predictive maintenance more accurate, thereby saving both time and money.