H2020 AI4Media “A European Excellence Centre for Media, Society and Democracy”, owner CERTH, Greece, partner University “Politehnica” of Bucharest (led by AI Multimedia Lab), funded by H2020 ICT-48-2020 / Towards a vibrant European network of AI excellence centres, (budget ~12M Eur, 2020-2024).
Objectives
Motivated by the challenges, risks and opportunities that the wide use of AI brings to media, society and politics, AI4Media aspires to become a centre of excellence and a wide network of researchers across Europe and beyond, with a focus on delivering the next generation of core AI advances to serve the key sector of Media, to make sure that the European values of ethical and trustworthy AI are embedded in future AI deployments, and to reimagine AI as a crucial beneficial enabling technology in the service of Society and Media.