A joint Kazakh-Belgian mirror laboratory for artificial intelligence and mathematics was presented at the Alem.ai international artificial intelligence center. Kazakhstan's President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev, King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde were introduced to its first initiatives, infohub.kz reports.
Among the areas the new laboratory is working on is the NeuroLearn project, dedicated to research in artificial intelligence, neuroscience and adaptive learning. Another initiative is ParkScreen, which plans to study AI methods for early screening of Parkinson's disease.
During the visit, the guests were also presented with Alem.ai's long-term development strategy and the TUMO Astana educational program. They were shown the museum's exhibition, the robotics zone and the capabilities of the AI cinema.
In addition, Ghent University handed over a telescope to talented Kazakh schoolchildren and students. It bears the autographs of Nobel Prize laureates in physics François Englert, Gerard 't Hooft and Michel Mayor, as well as Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that at the Kazakh-Belgian Business Council, President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev proposed establishing a partnership between the Antwerp-Bruges port complex and the ports of Aktau and Kuryk. King Philippe of Belgium urged businesses from the two countries to cooperate more actively in energy, critical minerals, transport and logistics, finance and tourism.