🎯 How can we build faster, smarter video foundation models? At the TDW in Thessaloniki, Matthieu Cord (VALEO) presented VaVIM–VaVAM: boosting video AI with fewer, continuous tokens for faster training & better performance. ▶️ Watch the full talk: youtu.be/ykfwRa-ZQig?...

🛡️ How do we secure AI systems as they grow more powerful? At the TDW, Mario Fritz mapped threats from LLMs & FMs and called for stronger safety benchmarks like CodeLMSec. ▶️ Watch the talk: youtu.be/RR1otLVODUk?...

🗣️ Can generative AI speak more than English? Cees Snoek presents NeoBabel — a multilingual, open-source text-to-image model in 🇬🇧 🇨🇳 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 🇮🇳 🇮🇷, built for inclusivity and fairness. ▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/qUadAcykUiI?...

📊 What if small tabular datasets could benefit from the power of #FoundationModels? At the TDW in Thessaloniki, Frank Hutter presented TabPFN — a foundation model that outperforms ML/AutoML on structured data. Faster, fairer, more robust. ▶️ Watch the talk: youtu.be/_T7Peaap9K4

🔙 Rewinding to July in Thessaloniki! At the TDW on Foundation Models, Jenia Jitsev (JSC & LAION) explored how open data, shared compute & benchmarks can rival closed AI. 🧠 From OpenCLIP to Re-LAION, watch how Europe is scaling trustworthy AI: youtu.be/YSICb_mcW6Q?...

🎥 TDW recordings now on YouTube! Explore insights on #FoundationModels, from multilingual AI to secure LLMs & robotics. Organised by ELIAS, ELLIOT & @elsa-ai.eu ▶️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

🔙 The Flemish Parliament discussed VRT’s role in the ELLIOT project — showing growing political interest in #AI for public media. 🇧🇪🤖 Minister Van Achter highlighted our work on #factchecking, virtual studios & #TrustworthyAI. 📄 Minutes (NL): www.vlaamsparlement.be/nl/parlement...

🎯 What makes multimodal foundation models powerful? Marc Pollefeys, from @ethz.ch, explains how ELLIOT is advancing #FoundationModels with real-world use in mind. 🤝 With strong European collaboration, we’re building #MultimodalAI that’s robust, adaptable and ready for deployment 🎥 Watch the video!

🎯 Speech is a key frontier for #TrustworthyAI. Karel Bourgois (VOXIST) shares how ELLIOT is advancing #SpeechRecognition to detect fake news in real time and enable 3D avatars to converse via #GenerativeAI. 🎥 Watch how #MultimodalAI is reshaping media innovation in

🎯 How is AI transforming media production? Mike Matton explains how #GenerativeAI and #FoundationModels support VRT’s shift from traditional to virtual TV production using 3D — saving time, cutting costs, and boosting creativity. 🎥 Watch how AI is transforming media.

🎯 Can AI accelerate hardware design? Edgar Gonzàlez i Pellicer (Openchip) explains how ELLIOT uses #LLMs and #MultimodalAI to boost #SystemsEngineering, tackling low-level code and hardware design to speed up development and bring products to market faster. 🎥 Watch how AI meets next-gen design.

🎯 Turning AI into action starts with understanding the world around us. Dimos Karatzas (CVC-CERCA) shares how ELLIOT is fine-tuning #FoundationModels for document understanding — aiming to deliver the most advanced model yet for real-world #AI applications. 🎥 Watch how #MultimodalAI meets reality.

🎯 What’s the ambition behind training multimodal #LLMs in ELLIOT? @dariogargas.bsky.social (@bsc-cns.bsky.social) explains how openness, trust & collaboration across the European #AIecosystem are key to scaling impactful #FoundationModels. 🎥 Watch how we’re building the future of #TrustworthyAI.

🎯 How do we connect AI models with real-world use? Cees Snoek (University of Amsterdam) shares how ELLIOT is fine-tuning #FoundationModels to bridge generalist #MultimodalAI with specialist use cases, from media to robotics. 🎥 Watch how smart tuning makes AI truly impactful.

🎯 How is ELLIOT strengthening Europe’s AI ecosystem? Jenia Jitsev explains how his team leads #pretraining of #MultimodalAI open foundation models in the #HorizonEU project — using scaling laws to improve core building blocks for trustworthy, reusable #GeneralistAI. 🎥 Watch the video to learn more

🎯 ELLIOT’s role in Europe’s AI community Nada Lavrač shares how her team is building a strong research community linked to the @ellis.eu network, combining top #LLM research with student training to boost Europe #AIresearch and grow a lasting #SovereignAI ecosystem 🎥 Watch the video to learn more

🎯 What is ELLIOT all about? Dr Yiannis Kompatsiaris (CERTH-ITI) explains how the ELLIOT #HorizonEU project is shaping the future of #MultimodalAI and #FoundationModels — open, trustworthy and built for real-world impact. 🎥 Watch how Europe advances #TrustworthyAI and #OpenScience.

The European supercomputer #JUPITER, at the Julich Supercomputing Centre in Germany, is now ranked among the top 5 fastest in the world! 🌍💻 As a key partner in the ELLIOT project, JSC’s computing power is advancing our work on #TrustworthyAI and #FoundationModels. ➕ shorturl.at/x5Bek

The TDW on Foundation Models was a success! 🎉 Thanks to all the speakers, attendees, and partners for making this event a milestone in advancing #TrustworthyAI. A special thanks to our coordinator CERTH-ITI for hosting in Thessaloniki, Greece! 🙏 Stay tuned for more updates and upcoming events! 🚀

🎉 The ELLIOT project Kick-off Meeting was successfully hosted by CERTH-ITI, in Thessaloniki! 🏛️ 30 partners from 12 countries 🌍 launched this exciting journey to advance open, trustworthy AI and #FoundationModels across Europe. 🤖 Stay tuned for more updates on #AIresearch and #TrustworthyAI! 💡

🎧 ELLIOT on the airwaves! How do we build open and trustworthy AI in Europe? 🎙️ In a recent radio interview, Luk Overmeire from VRT shared insights on ELLIOT, #FoundationModels and the role of public broadcasters in shaping human-centred AI. 📻 Interview in Dutch: mimir.mjoll.no/shares/JRqlO...

What makes ELLIOT stand out in the global #AI landscape? 🔀 Multimodal data streams 🧠 Robust generalisation & reasoning 🌐 Openness & reproducibility ⚖️ Grounded in EU values 🚀 Trained on top EU supercomputers: #LUMI, #JUPITER, Leonardo, #MareNostrum, Alps 🔓 Sets a new standard for #trustworthy AI

🚀 A new era in European #AIresearch begins! ELLIOT is a €25M #HorizonEurope project launching July 2025 to build open, trustworthy Multimodal Generalist Foundation Models. 30 partners, 12 countries, EU values. 🔗 Press release: apigateway.agilitypr.com/distribution...

🎙️ Excited to kick off Session 1 at the Theme Development Workshop on Foundation Models with ELLIOT, ELIAS & ELSA! Speakers: 🔹 Jenia Jitsev – Scaling Laws & Generalisation 🔹 Frank Hutter – Tabular Foundation Models 🔹 Cees Snoek – Teaching Diffusion Models Moderated by Elisa Ricci ✍️ lnkd.in/dj965GtS

The ELLIOT, ELIAS and ELSA projects are co-organising a Theme Development Workshop on Foundation Models. 📍 Hybrid from Thessaloniki | 🗓️ 10 July 2025, 09:00–14:15 EEST Online registration remains open until 9 July. Do not miss this opportunity ✍️ lnkd.in/dj965GtS

📢 ELLIOT is coming! A €25M #HorizonEurope project to develop open, trustworthy Multimodal Generalist Foundation Models, #MGFM, for real-world applications. Starting July, it brings 30 partners from 12 countries to shape Europe’s #AI future. 🔍 Follow for updates on #OpenScience & #FoundationModels.