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 title: "Harmony at AI|DL meetup"
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 date: 2024-09-20
 url: "/psychology/aidl-meetup"
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 ## Tech Talk at the AI|DL AI Meetup (London) Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Enterprise
 
-Thomas Wood will present the Harmony project at the AI|DL AI meet up on **8 October 2024**.
+Thomas Wood will present the Harmony project at the 19th [AI and Deep Learning for Enterprise meetup](https://www.meetup.com/ai-and-dl-for-enterprise/events/303641323) on **8 October 2024**.
 
 Topic: **Harmony: a free online tool using LLMs for research in psychology and social sciences**
 
 Speaker: [Thomas Wood](https://freelancedatascientist.net/) ([Fast Data Science](https://fastdatascience.com/))
 
-Description: Thomas Wood will present our work on Harmony, harmonydata.ac.uk, which is a free online tool that uses generative AI and LLMs to help researchers compare items in questionnaires such as GAD-7 (used to measure anxiety), even when they are written in different languages. Harmony is open source under MIT License and is written in Python, and uses HuggingFace Sentence Transformers to find similarities between questionnaires. Harmony will soon allow researchers to discover datasets using a vector search.
+Description: Thomas Wood will present our work on Harmony, harmonydata.ac.uk, which is a free online tool that uses generative AI and LLMs to help researchers compare items in questionnaires such as [GAD-7](/compare-harmonise-instruments/gad-7-vs-sdq/) (used to measure anxiety), even when they are written in different languages. Harmony is open source under [MIT License](https://github.com/harmonydata/harmony/blob/main/LICENSE) and is written in Python, and uses [HuggingFace Sentence Transformers](/measuring-the-performance-of-nlp-algorithms/) to find similarities between questionnaires.
 
-Location: TBD
+[Harmony Discovery](/discovery/) will soon allow researchers to discover datasets using a vector search.
+
+## Where and where to find the AI|DL AI Meetup
+
+Location: Civo Tech Junction, First Floor, 32-37 Cowper St, London EC2A 4AW
 
 Date: 8 October 2024
 
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+## Other speakers
+
+The other speakers include:
+
+* Vikram Haridas, Lead Product Manager at Groupon, who will be sharing his thoughts on Implementing AI-Driven Product Innovations
+* Shubhangi Goyal, Data Analyst at ICS AI
+* Nidhi A., Director at UBS, who will be speaking and generative AI and the Women in Data Meetup group.
+
+The AI|DL AI meetup is sponsored by [Daemon](https://www.dae.mn/).
+
+
+## Agenda
+
+06:30pm - Doors open, food and drink served
+
+07:00pm - Welcome
+
+07:05pm - A short talk from our hosts Daemon
+
+07:10pm - Thomas Wood, Director of [Fast Data Science](https://fastdatascience.com/) "Project Harmony: a free online tool using LLMs for research in psychology and social sciences"
+
+Thomas Wood will present our work on Harmony, harmonydata.ac.uk, which is a free online tool that uses generative AI and LLMs to help researchers compare items in questionnaires such as GAD-7 (used to measure anxiety), even when they are written in different languages. Harmony is open source under MIT License and is written in Python, and uses HuggingFace Sentence Transformers to find similarities between questionnaires. Harmony will soon allow researchers to discover datasets using a vector search.
+
+07:50pm - Break
+
+08:00 - Vikram Haridas, Lead Product Manager at Groupon "Implementing AI-Driven Product Innovations: Strategic Insights and Practical Applications"
+
+Vikram Haridas, from Groupon, will reveal how AI can supercharge product roadmaps. Learn how to balance excitement with realism as you scale AI features and discover practical use cases. Get insights into Groupon's success with AI-powered deal optimization and automated merchant onboarding, and learn how to implement these strategies in your own business.
+
+08:40 - Shubhangi Goyal, Data Analyst @ ICS.AI Ltd and Nidhi Agrawal Director @UBS, "Generative AI and its use cases"
+
+Our session will explore the transformative potential of Generative AI, focusing on its use cases in matching algorithms and its applications in the financial industry. We'll dive into how AI models enhance person-matching processes by analyzing large datasets for customer service, and personalization. Additionally, we’ll examine how Generative AI is revolutionising the financial sector.
+
+09:10pm - Wrap up, drinks at Angel London
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+## See also our past events
 
+* 11 and 12 September 2024: [Harmony at MethodsCon Futures](/harmony-at-methodscon-futures-in-manchester/) in Manchester
+* 2 July 2024: [Harmony: NLP and generative models for psychology research](/pydata)  at Pydata London
+* 3 June 2024: [Harmony Hackathon](/hackathon/) at UCL
+* 5 May 2024: [Harmony: A global platform for harmonization, translation and cooperation in mental health](/harmony-at-lifecourse-seminar/) at  Melbourne Children’s LifeCourse Initiative seminar series.
+* 27 March 2024: [Harmony at AI Camp](/upcoming-tech-talk-at-aicamp-meetup/)

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+title: "Harmony in the spotlight: Sense about Science recognises need for responsible AI in research"
+categories: 
+  - "ai-in-research"
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+date: 2024-10-02
+url: "/psychology/research-funders-ai-governance"
+---
+
+## How are research funders reacting to the AI governance vacuum?
+
+A [recent article by Sense about Science](https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/research-funders-tackle-ai-governance-vacuum-with-pragmatic-guidance/), a leading independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence, highlights the growing need for responsible AI governance in research.
+
+The article, titled [Research funders tackle AI governance vacuum with pragmatic guidance](https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/research-funders-tackle-ai-governance-vacuum-with-pragmatic-guidance/), discusses the alarming gap between the rapid development and adoption of AI tools, and the lack of clear frameworks for their safe and ethical use. This is particularly concerning in healthcare, where AI applications are increasingly used without established regulations.
+
+Sense about Science recognises the importance of responsible AI development. Harmony tackles a key challenge in mental health research –  **harmonizing data from different studies**. 
+
+Dr. Bettina Moltrecht from UCL, who worked on Harmony and is now leading the project under the current UKRI grant, points out that "researchers need the awareness and knowledge captured in the framework for tools being developed not to become obsolete or impractical for others to pick up". 
+
+The Harmony team has taken steps to ensure the long term viability and sustainability of the tool. You can read more in our [sustainability assessment](/making-harmony-sustainable-long-term/) which we completed with the [Software Sustainability Institute](https://www.software.ac.uk/).