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“Trust Me, I Am an Ethicist”

24. Apr 2026

Recently, we hosted the third session of our specialized symposium series focused on the ethics and philosophy of AI. For this discussion, we chose the topic “What is AI ethics and…

A Research Perspective from KInIT: Integrating AI into Solutions for a Sustainable Future

22. Apr 2026

Artificial intelligence is frequently debated due to its energy consumption. However, within the scientific community, we are increasingly focusing on its opposite role: the capacity to fundamentally contribute to a…

Exploring TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE): A Critical Review of Limitations and Flaws

20. Mar 2026

TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE) is marketed as a secure, cloud-based platform for approved researchers and developers to analyze public TikTok data. In the previous blog, we introduced how such…

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Exploring TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE): A Critical Review of Limitations and Flaws

20. Mar 2026

TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE) is marketed as a secure, cloud-based platform for approved researchers and developers to analyze public TikTok data. In the previous blog, we introduced how such…

Exploring TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE): How It Should Work

20. Mar 2026

In our previous blogs, first, we described how we applied for TikTok research API, and then how (after rejections, appeals, and exhausting communication with TikTok support), we finally received a…

When Research APIs Close the Door: When you finally get it, it is not what you have asked for

19. Dec 2025

In the previous blog, we described a timeline of how we applied for TikTok research data access (API) and kept communicating with TikTok for 1.5 years, and had not received…

Multimodal Fact-Check Retrieval

14. Sep 2025

In the two previous installments of our 3-part series, we covered how a text embedding model (TEM) can help fact-checkers to cut down on duplicate effort by retrieving existing fact-checks…

Everything You Wanted to Know About the EU AI Act (But Were Afraid to Ask)

18. Aug 2025

Artificial intelligence is transforming every corner of our lives, but keeping up with the rules can feel like navigating a maze. The EU AI Act, Europe’s first comprehensive legal framework…

When Research APIs Close the Door: Using Algorithmic Auditing as an Alternative Approach to Study Social Media

11. Jul 2025

Access to public data from social media platforms is, in general, an important enabler for research activities in all fields, ranging from computer science to social science and humanities. The…

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Podcasts

Vedátor’s podcast about AI with Róbert Móro

17. Jul 2024

This special episode includes a discussion with the founder of Vedátor project Samuel Kováčik, a member of his team Jozef Kleberc and our researcher Róbert Móro. It delves into the…

Peter Pištek on the Sointron podcast

9. Nov 2023

Our researcher Peter Pištek was a guest in the 18th episode of the Soitron podcast “Local guest”. This episode centered around the topic of ChatGPT and the significance of AI…

Veda Odpovedá podcast: Interview with Mária Bieliková

22. Nov 2022

Listen to the interview with Mária Bieliková in the podcast Veda Odpovedá. This podcast is produced by the SOVVA organization in collaboration with the platform Žijem Vedu. All the guests…

Artificial intelligence against disinformation

14. Apr 2022

Artificial intelligence has a huge potential in protecting the online space. Listen to the Disinfo Report podcast by Infosecurity.sk, in which Mária Bieliková answers these questions: What is the role…

E-tika podcast – two seasons of an open dialogue on ethics in the digital space

26. Dec 2021

In the E-tika podcast, we set ourselves the goal to open up the topics of the social impact of digital technologies. Over two seasons, together with our guests, we have…

E-tika podcast – (Un)ethical biometrics

15. Dec 2021

Biometric systems can improve the quality of our lives in many ways. They help us ensure safe and barrier-free access to airports or football stadiums, but also to our own…

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Media coverage

KInIT in Quark magazine: Hidden prejudices

3. Mar 2026

Our collaboration with Quark magazine continues with another article in the series focused on intelligent technologies. Quark is a Slovak popular science magazine dedicated to science and technology, where you can…

KInIT in Quark magazine: Linguistic inequalities

3. Feb 2026

We continue our partnership with the Quark magazine and bring you a new article from our series focused on intelligent technologies. Quark is a Slovak popular-science magazine dedicated to science and technology, where…

KInIT in Quark magazine: Digital humanism

12. Jan 2026

We continue our partnership with the Quark magazine and bring you a new article from our series focused on intelligent technologies. Quark is a Slovak popular-science magazine dedicated to science and technology,…

KInIT in Quark magazine: Moral sensitivity

8. Dec 2025

We continue our partnership with the Quark magazine and bring you yet another interesting article from our series exploring intelligent technologies. Quark is a Slovak magazine focused on the fields of science…

KInIT in Quark magazine: Reliable barriers

5. Nov 2025

We continue our partnership with the Quark magazine and bring you yet another interesting article from our series exploring intelligent technologies. Quark is a Slovak magazine focused on the fields of science…

KInIT in Quark magazine: (Un)safe helper

6. Oct 2025

We continue our partnership with the Quark magazine and bring you yet another interesting article from our series exploring intelligent technologies. Quark is a Slovak magazine focused on the fields of science…

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Upcoming events

Better_AI_Meetup on Clearer Vision: How AI Helps Solving Ethnicity Bias and Long-Distance Accuracy in Face Recognition

Join Better_AI_Meetup, a space for AI designers and builders who believe in a better world with AI. How reliable is biometric identification in the real world? And what challenges still…

Past events

March full of HRS4R

In mid-March, we took part in two events within the HRS4R project. On March 19, we attended a conference focused on improving working conditions for researchers at Slovak research institutions….

ADAPT Training 2026

lorAI is hosting a Research Development Training led by experts from the ADAPT Centre today at KInIT. Eva Power, Monica Lechea and Paulo Soncini are providing researchers with the right…

AI Impact Summit 2026

We visited New Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit 2026! On February 20, our CEO Mária Bieliková joined a high-level side event hosted by the UN Office for Digital…

Better_AI_Meetup on Leveraging AI Agents: How We Use AI In Public Services and to Enhance Human Skills

Join Better_AI_Meetup, a space for AI designers and builders who believe in a better world with AI. Are you frustrated with public services and think AI agents can do a…

Leaf Xmas party 2025

In December, we partnered with the LEAF organization for their Christmas gathering. Representing the slovaks.ai initiative, we had the opportunity to meet members of our community, reconnect with familiar faces,…

Bringing the Global Slovak AI Community Closer to Local Talent

Through the slovaks.ai initiative, we were pleased to support a valuable connection between Slovak students and members of the global Slovak AI diaspora. Dominik “Niko” Dubovský, Slovak entrepreneur and co-founder…

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KInIT News: Talent support & PhD opportunity

11. Mar 2026

Get to know our institute better with our newsletter, in which we take a closer look at our work with young researchers and talented interns. Read more about our PhD…

KInIT News: Stepping into 2026

11. Jan 2026

Get to know our institute better with our newsletter, in which we talk about stepping into a new year, taking a moment to reflect on how artificial intelligence shaped 2025….

KInIT News: Retrospective – 5 years of scaling our impact and team

18. Dec 2025

Get to know our institute better with our newsletter, in which we talk about what we achieved in 5 years and share with you how we celebrated it. Read more…

KInIT News: Meet the lorAI project!

5. Nov 2025

Get to know our institute better with our newsletter, in which we introduce our newest lorAI project and share with you how we celebrated its launch. Read the special May…

KInIT News: AI Awards 2025

5. Nov 2025

Get to know our institute better with our newsletter, in which we share the climax of this year’s AI Awards and introduce the finalists. Read the special May edition of…

KInIT News: Tackling disinformation at KInIT

8. May 2025

Get to know our institute better with our newsletter, in which we share our ongoing research projects tackling misinformation and helping to create a safer online space. Read the March…

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“Trust Me, I Am an Ethicist”

A Research Perspective from KInIT: Integrating AI into Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Exploring TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE): A Critical Review of Limitations and Flaws

Exploring TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE): How It Should Work

KInIT in Quark magazine: Hidden prejudices

How your 2% helps young scientists grow

Pop science blogs

Exploring TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE): A Critical Review of Limitations and Flaws

Exploring TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (VCE): How It Should Work

When Research APIs Close the Door: When you finally get it, it is not what you have asked for

Multimodal Fact-Check Retrieval

Everything You Wanted to Know About the EU AI Act (But Were Afraid to Ask)

When Research APIs Close the Door: Using Algorithmic Auditing as an Alternative Approach to Study Social Media

Podcasts

Vedátor’s podcast about AI with Róbert Móro

Peter Pištek on the Sointron podcast

Veda Odpovedá podcast: Interview with Mária Bieliková

Artificial intelligence against disinformation

E-tika podcast – two seasons of an open dialogue on ethics in the digital space

E-tika podcast – (Un)ethical biometrics

Media coverage

KInIT in Quark magazine: Hidden prejudices

KInIT in Quark magazine: Linguistic inequalities

KInIT in Quark magazine: Digital humanism

KInIT in Quark magazine: Moral sensitivity

KInIT in Quark magazine: Reliable barriers

KInIT in Quark magazine: (Un)safe helper

Upcoming events

Better_AI_Meetup on Clearer Vision: How AI Helps Solving Ethnicity Bias and Long-Distance Accuracy in Face Recognition

Past events

March full of HRS4R

ADAPT Training 2026

AI Impact Summit 2026

Better_AI_Meetup on Leveraging AI Agents: How We Use AI In Public Services and to Enhance Human Skills

Leaf Xmas party 2025

Bringing the Global Slovak AI Community Closer to Local Talent

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KInIT News: Talent support & PhD opportunity

KInIT News: Stepping into 2026

KInIT News: Retrospective – 5 years of scaling our impact and team

KInIT News: Meet the lorAI project!

KInIT News: AI Awards 2025

KInIT News: Tackling disinformation at KInIT

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