Eduard Rhein Colloquium with Prof Dr Björn Ommer: “The Democratization of Generative AI”

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AI-HUB@LMU’s steering committee member Prof. Dr. Björn Ommer, Head of the Computer Vision & Learning Group at LMU, has been awarded the 2024 Eduard Rhein Technology Award. The award ceremony will take place on 24 May 2025 at the Flugwerft Schleißheim.

The day before the ceremony, on 23 May 2025 from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Prof. Dr. Ommer will present his award-winning research on “The Democratization of Generative AI” during an Eduard Rhein Colloquium at TUM main campus (Theresianum, Room 0606, Arcisstr. 21).

In his talk, Björn Ommer will discuss how generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful tool for understanding, analyzing, and interacting with the world. His talk will introduce new approaches to address critical challenges of efficiency, making AI more accessible, sustainable, and truly democratic.

We are fascinated when a machine succeeds in creating something new. But can a computer really be creative?

With recent advances in the field of generative AI, the vision of using machines as partners in creative processes is within reach. Generative AI processes make it possible to generate texts, images, audio, videos and three-dimensional scenes of astonishing quality, opening up new possibilities for ground-breaking applications. In fact, we are currently experiencing a real boom. Massive investments and the founding of start-ups that exploit the potential of generative AI are spurring on this rapid development.

In this innovative and highly competitive field, the award winner and his working group have succeeded in distinguishing themselves through groundbreaking pioneering work – years before generative AI became a topic of public perception.

The colloquium is open to the public and free of charge. For more details, please visit Kolloquium: Die Demokratisierung der generativen KI - TUM