Business Finland’s new Näytönpaikka (Exhibition Spot) pilot program has awarded funding to five ambitious research projects in the field of digital resilience. Among them is ANSE (AI Native Software Engineering), which has received €2.5 million in initial funding for its first two years of operation.
The ANSE project, coordinated by Prof. Pekka Abrahamsson (Tampere University, GPT-Lab) and Prof. Tommi Mikkonen (University of Jyväskylä), is pioneering a completely new method of software development designed from the ground up to support seamless cooperation between humans and artificial intelligence. The project’s approach will combine the generative power of large language models with the structuring and reasoning capabilities of symbolic AI. This hybrid method is expected to enable more robust and explainable solutions, while ensuring effective collaboration between human developers and AI systems.
ANSE is recognized as the first project worldwide to prepare for the era of AI-native systems in software engineering. Its innovations are envisioned to impact both everyday applications—such as smart assistants for home tasks—and advanced business development.
If the project meets its first-phase objectives, it may receive an additional €3–5 million in funding over the following three years, potentially bringing the total investment up to €7.5 million.
The research effort is closely tied to GPT-Lab at Tampere University’s Pori unit, led by Prof. Abrahamsson, that specializes in generative AI for software engineering. Through ANSE, GPT-Lab, and its partners aim to strengthen Finland’s position as a pioneer in AI-driven software development and research.
👉 Read more (in Finnish) at Business Finland, Yle, and University Consortium of Pori.
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