large language models

Gastvortrag von Julia Katharina Saatkamp, Abteilungsleitung eLearning.Medien im Bielefelder IT-Servicezentrum (BITS) der Uni Bielefeld

Der BITS SPACE der Uni Bielefeld vereint verschiedene IT- und Medienservices des Bielefelder IT-Servicezentrums (BITS). Er bietet neben unterschiedlichen Medienräumen und Studios zu den Themen Podcast, Videoproduktion, XR und 3D-Druck auch moderne IT-Arbeitsplätze für Studierende sowie eine umfangreich ausgestattete Geräteausleihe. 
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Artificial Intelligence is transforming how we approach chemical research and synthesis. By teaching language models to understand and generate the language of chemistry, we have developed complementary AI systems that bridge the gap between computational design and experimental reality.

Our large language model system, ChemCrow, represents one of the first demonstrations of an AI system directly controlling robotic synthesis platforms, successfully executing the synthesis of compounds including organocatalysts and chromophores.

Complementing this, our small language model system, Saturn, currently the most sample-efficient molecular design algorithm, enables precise molecular generation with built-in synthesizability constraints. Saturn’s innovations include direct optimization against retrosynthetic predictions and integration of building block availability, ensuring that generated molecules are practically accessible.

Our work demonstrates how different scales of language models can work together to transform chemical research, from initial molecular design through to physical synthesis, potentially revolutionizing drug discovery, catalysis, and materials development.

Carolin Holtermann, University of Hamburg Business School

Linguistic diversity is a feature of all contemporary differentiated societies around the world. Dialects and standard languages, migrant and minority languages, different modalities and registers coalesce in public and private lives. On the one hand, diverse language users may experience barriers to participation in social institutions; on the other hand, multilingualism can be a great personal asset that enhances individual wellbeing.

This interdisciplinary lecture series examines different multilingual settings around the world, as well as the structures for dealing with multilingualism in those settings. Scholars representing the education and humanities faculties thereby investigate the consequences of multilingualism for individuals and society. The series will conclude with a critical consideration of the role of research in examining everyday multilingualism around the world and its impact on individual and groups of language users.

Institutions

• LiDS
• CODILAC