27.08.2026
Digdeep Podcast: Well-Intentioned but Dangerous – Will AI Regulation Become a Tool for Censorship?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In this episode of #digdeep, MCML Junior Member Sarah Ball talks together with Phil Hackemann about AI regulation. Most people want AI to be safe, but the same mechanisms designed to protect AI from …
17.08.2026
Matthias Nießner Featured in Augsburger Allgemeine on Europe's AI Hub
Exploring London's Growing AI Ecosystem
MCML PI Matthias Nießner is featured in a recent Augsburger Allgemeine article exploring how London has developed into one of Europe’s leading AI hubs. The article looks at the city’s thriving startup …
14.08.2026
Stephan Günnemann Featured in t3n on Data Poisoning and AI Security
Understanding the Growing Threat of Manipulated Data
MCML PI Stephan Günnemann is featured in a recent t3n article examining data poisoning as a growing threat to the security and reliability of AI systems. Data poisoning involves deliberately …
13.08.2026
Digdeep Podcast: How Does AI Help Us With AI Strategy, Stephan Grabmeier?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In this episode of #digdeep, Stephan Grabmeier explains how AI is changing strategic processes and why language models cannot make decisions. Companies often look to new technologies such as AI for …
13.08.2026
Fabian Theis Receives 2026 BBAW Academy Award
Advancing AI-Driven Biomedicine
MCML PI Fabian Theis has received the 2026 Academy Prize from the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). The €50,000 award recognizes his pioneering work at the intersection of …
10.08.2026
Valentin Hofmann Featured in San Francisco Chronicle on AI Chatbots in Politics
Examining the Risks of AI in Political Communication
MCML PI Valentin Hofmann is featured in a recent San Francisco Chronicle article examining the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns. The article focuses on a controversial AI chatbot …
07.08.2026
Björn Schuller Featured in t3n on AI and Emotion Recognition
Exploring How AI Interprets Human Emotions
MCML PI Björn Schuller is featured in a recent t3n article exploring how artificial intelligence can recognize and interpret human emotions. Drawing on more than 25 years of research in emotion …
30.07.2026
Digdeep Podcast: Will the Lights Stay Off in Factories in the Future, Sebastian Linzmair?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In this episode of #digdeep, Sebastian Linzmair talks about roboters in factories of the future. Industry 4.0 may not have fully lived up to expectations, but the digitalization and connectivity it …
28.07.2026
Gaps in the Benchmark: Why Medical AI Fails in the Real World
MCML Research Insight – With Jiazhen Pan, Bailiang Jian, Niklas Bubeck, Christian Wachinger, Benedikt Wiestler, and Daniel Rückert
We’ve all seen the headlines: the latest Artificial Intelligence model has aced the US medical licensing exams, scoring higher than many human doctors. It sounds like the future of healthcare has …
26.07.2026
Barbara Plank Becomes President of the Association for Computational Linguistics
Leading the Global Natural Language Processing Community
MCML PI Barbara Plank has become President of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), serving on the ACL Executive Committee for 2026. As the world’s leading professional organization for …
25.07.2026
Konstantin Riedl Receives 2026 SIAM Student Paper Prize
Advancing the Mathematical Foundations of Nonconvex Optimization
Former MCML Junior Member Konstantin Riedl received the 2026 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Paper Prize for outstanding research in optimization. The award recognizes …
23.07.2026
Matthias Niessner Featured in Handelsblatt on AI-Powered Avatars
Shaping the Next Generation of Digital Humans
MCML PI Matthias Niessner is featured in a recent Handelsblatt article exploring the growing use of AI-generated avatars in corporate training. The article examines how companies are using digital …
23.07.2026
SE3 Labs Co-Founded by Daniel Cremers Featured in Handelsblatt
Bringing Spatial Intelligence to Autonomous Systems
A recent Handelsblatt article highlights SE3 Labs, a Munich-based start-up co-founded by MCML Director Daniel Cremers. The company develops hardware-independent software designed to give autonomous …
23.07.2026
SE3 Labs Co-Founded by Daniel Cremers Featured in the New York Times
Driving Innovation in Germany’s Defense Technology
A recent New York Times article highlights SE3 Labs, a Munich-based start-up co-founded by MCML Director Daniel Cremers, as part of a broader look at Germany’s efforts to strengthen its defense …
22.07.2026
Sven Nyholm Explores the Ethics of Living With Robots
Exploring AI Ethics Beyond the Trolley Problem
MCML PI Sven Nyholm joined the podcast Art of the Question to discuss the ethical questions surrounding intelligent robots and their growing role in everyday life. The conversation explores how …
22.07.2026
MCML Welcomes Student Delegation From HEC Montréal
Strengthening International Academic Exchange
The Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML) recently welcomed a group of students from HEC Montréal, one of Canada’s leading business schools, led by Professor Jean-François Ouellet. The visit began …
21.07.2026
Timo Heiß Receives Best Student Paper Award at XAI 2026
Improving Feature Effect Estimation in Explainable AI
MCML Junior Member Timo Heiß received the Best Student Paper Award at the 4th World Conference on eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI 2026) for the paper Analyzing Error Sources in Global Feature …
21.07.2026
The Learning Rate Does More Than Set the Pace
MCML Research Insight – With Maria Matveev, Vit Fojtik, Gitta Kutyniok, and Johannes Maly
A neural network can fit its training examples in many different ways. The harder question is which of these possible solutions will continue to perform well on new data, and whether the choices made …
20.07.2026
How Fair Does AI Seem in Job Interviews?
Enkelejda Kasneci Explores Fairness in AI Job Interviews
Many companies rely on AI for recruitment. A new study shows that job applicants mostly trust the avatars conducting their interviews – but only until they receive a rejection. How fair this decision …
20.07.2026
TUM Develops Intelligent 3D Twins of Crime Scenes
Advancing AI for Digital Crime Scene Investigation
A crime scene is often accessible only for a short period of time. During that time, all relevant evidence must be documented quickly, and even small details can prove crucial. Researchers at the …
16.07.2026
Digdeep Podcast: 5 Tipping Points, 10 Years of #Digdeep – Did We Get the Future Right?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In this episode of #digdeep, the podcast founder look back on 10 years of exciting topics. Ten years ago, #digdeep set out to identify and make sense of digital transformation early on, and five years …
16.07.2026
Gitta Kutyniok Featured in Heise on Energy-Efficient AI
Exploring the Potential of Neuromorphic Chips
MCML PI Gitta Kutyniok is featured in a recent Heise article exploring how neuromorphic chips could help reduce the energy consumption of artificial intelligence. The article examines how new …