About us
heidelberg.ai is a non-profit platform for enthusiasts, students and researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence hosted by the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). We provide opportunities for technical discussions, networking and connecting with industrial partners. Our vision is to create a hub of AI expertise in the Heidelberg area.
People with all backgrounds and knowledge levels are welcome to participate.
Slides of previous talks and events are available at heidelberg.ai/posts and our github page.
Please contact us for ideas, contributions and event suggestions at heidelberg.ai@dkfz.de .
Upcoming events
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Measuring Doubt in Systems That Have None: Uncertainty Quantification for LLMs
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Heidelberg, DEWhen a language model is wrong, it rarely sounds like it. Bridging the gap between statistical rigour and the fluid, high-dimensional outputs of modern AI is one of the central challenges for anyone deploying these systems where errors have real consequences.
We are excited to welcome Lynton Ardizzone, PhD in machine learning from Heidelberg University and independent ML/AI consultant, to our joint heidelberg.ai / NCT Data Science Seminar on 24th June at 5 PM.
In this in-person event, he will present a tour of uncertainty quantification for large language models, examining why classical UQ assumptions break down for these systems and what state-of-the-art approaches are doing about it.
We look forward to your participation in this seminar, where you will come away with a clearer sense of how far current methods get us, and what it would actually mean for a language model to know what it doesn't know.For more info go to:
https://heidelberg.ai/2026/06/24/ardizzone.htmlAfter the event, we will also upload a video recording to our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfHWBneOsb7SfOxJepnMQKA16 attendees
Past events
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