A joint Kazakh-Belgian mirror laboratory for artificial intelligence and mathematics was presented at the Alem.ai international artificial intelligence center. Its initiatives were reviewed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde, the Akorda reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Among the first initiatives being developed by the laboratory is NeuroLearn, dedicated to research in artificial intelligence, neuroscience and adaptive learning. Another area is ParkScreen, under which they plan to study AI methods for early screening of Parkinson's disease.
During the visit, the guests were also presented with the long-term development strategy of Alem.ai and the TUMO Astana educational program. They were shown the museum exposition, the robotics zone and the capabilities of the AI cinema.
In addition, Ghent University handed over a telescope to talented Kazakh schoolchildren and students. It bears the autographs of Nobel Prize laureates in physics François Englert, Gerard 't Hooft and Michel Mayor, as well as Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that at the Kazakh-Belgian Business Council, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed establishing a partnership between the Antwerp-Bruges port complex and the ports of Aktau and Kuryk. King Philippe of Belgium called on the businesses of the two countries to cooperate more actively in energy, critical minerals, transport and logistics, finance and tourism.