Who we are
CERTAIN stands for “Center for European Research in Trusted AI” and focuses on an approach that highlights the issue of “trust” in AI systems – an aspect that is often neglected in international research. The aim is to develop new technologies that provide functional and other guarantees for AI systems.
CERTAIN is a consortium, a collaborative initiative involving various partners, legally part of DFKI, focused on researching, developing, deploying, standardizing, and promoting Trusted AI techniques, with the aim of providing guarantees for and certification of AI systems, and it allows for project collaboration with both internal and external partners.
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Current News
CERTAIN @ IASEAI‘2026 Conference.
Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Claude and Llama have made AI part of our daily lives. But even indirectly, this technology is already influencing our lives. It is making important decisions behind the scenes. However, AI is not infallible. At the second annual conference of the International Association for Safe & Ethical AI […]
Recap of “2nd Trusted AI Day”.
With the 2nd Trusted AI Day, Saarbrücken has once again positioned itself as a central meeting place for discourse on trustworthy artificial intelligence. Representatives from research, business, and politics gathered at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) to discuss current developments, key challenges, and concrete solutions in the field of trusted AI. The […]
CERTAIN and the ZHAW School of Engineering sign MoU to strengthen European collaboration for Trusted AI.
On October 30 and 31, we formalized our partnership with the ZHAW School of Engineering by signing a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to advance responsible, transparent, and human-centric AI across Europe. This strategic collaboration will open new doors for joint research, academic exchange, shared training programs and events, engagement with European standardization and policy efforts, and […]
Recap of “Trusted AI im Saarland” Event.
On 23 October, we hosted the regional networking event “Trusted AI in Saarland” together with East Side Fab at the VisCenter at DFKI Saarbrücken – an evening full of exciting insights and open discussions. The event was opened by Dr. Simon Ostermann who presented CERTAIN and introduced the topic of Trusted AI. The introduction was followed by three different perspectives on Trusted AI: legal, industrial and start-up.
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