“Poland has great development opportunities in terms of technology and innovation. We have a number of excellent academic centres in this respect that are recognised internationally. The University of Warsaw is among them,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the Rector of the UW, said during a meeting at AI House. The Rector of the University of Warsaw together with Robert Grey, the UW Chancellor, and Prof. Piotr Sankowski from the UW’s Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics are participating in events accompanying the World Economic Forum in Davos.
On 21st January, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, spoke at the AI House roundtable entitled “Geopolitics Meets AI: What Now?” on the ways in which artificial intelligence is transforming global power dynamics.
“The meeting was about trying to identify the impact of artificial intelligence on even economic development and the exploitation of development opportunities. In this context, I emphasised that Poland has great opportunities when it comes to the development of technology and innovation. We have several excellent academic centres with international recognition in this field, which include the University of Warsaw, as well as academic communities from Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław and Poznań. It is thus worth supporting the development of both AI and the processes of its use in science and business with a high degree of morality and ethics,” the Rector of the University of Warsaw said.
Polish Business Hub
The UW is also a partner of the Polish Business Hub in Davos, a space that allows for the presentation of the role of business in shaping global economic and social progress. This year it is held under the “Shaping partnerships and empowering ideas” theme, highlighting the leading role of the private sector in promoting sustainable economic growth.
On 21st January, the UW Rector and Robert Grey, Chancellor of the University of Warsaw, participated in a roundtable meeting entitled “AI Business Edge: Harnessing LLMs for Innovation and Growth – roundtable by Hewlett Packard Enterprise” at the Polish Business Hub.
“The Polish Business Hub hosted an interesting meeting and discussion with eminent expert Jonas Andrulis of Aleph Alpha on the state of the art and possibilities of using LLMs for text generation and natural language processing tasks. The discussion was based not only on theoretical assumptions, but also on the use of practical elements and experiences, including those related to the use of ChatGPT. Jonas Andrulis explained in a clear and very practical way the possibilities of using LLM in everyday business activities related to, for example, services, energy or media,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, said.
“LLMs are transforming education by enabling personalised learning, streamlining administrative tasks and supporting cutting-edge research. Universities will certainly use LLMs to provide learning support through AI, making education more inclusive and effective. These models can also support data analysis and knowledge synthesis, which will accelerate academic research and innovation, and contribute to the growth of entrepreneurship,” Robert Grey, the UW Chancellor, added.
The UW Rector also took part in the panel entitled “Beyond algorithms: how AI is transforming industries and society”.
“The development of artificial intelligence increases the possibility of human replacement by robots, enables increased profitability and thus productivity and profitability. However, it must be remembered that not all jobs will be replaceable. Artificial intelligence is not yet building the strategy of companies, raising funds for its implementation, inventing new products and placing them on the market. However, it can, in addition to repetitive activities, perform, for example, analysis of large databases,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak said, adding: “Artificial intelligence can also cause the atomisation of society and even generate information that is not necessarily true. It is essential to bear this in mind and prepare society to use the achievements and opportunities offered by the development of artificial intelligence in an appropriately sensible way. The University of Warsaw fits in well with this activity. This is because, on the one hand, it educates excellent programmers and contributors to AI at a global level, and on the other, it raises awareness of both students and non-academics about the full and safe use of AI.”
During the Polish Business Hub, Robert Grey, the UW Chancellor, participated in two meetings on the effective development of start-ups and the socio-economic changes made with AI.
“AI is dynamically changing the worlds of science and business, and universities must be bold and active in this transformation. Creating an entrepreneurial environment where interdisciplinary education, collaboration with industry and support for research commercialisation become the foundations of innovation is crucial. AI is already revolutionising the way we teach, research and implement new technologies. We are seeing an increasing blurring of the boundaries between academia and business. More and more universities are implementing flexible models to support spin-offs and start-ups, enabling researchers and students to turn research into viable market solutions. AI plays a key role in this process, not only as an object of research, but also as a tool to personalise education to current market needs,” the UW Chancellor said, adding: “Looking to the future, universities can become living AI laboratories, where technologies will be tested in a real-world environment. Intelligent building management, autonomous transport systems or advanced energy solutions are not just a vision of the future, but a direction that universities can actively pursue. They are not only places of learning, but also innovative ecosystems – autonomous campuses that themselves become part of the technological revolution.
