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Scientists and students at Washington University are using artificial intelligence to tackle social and environmental issues. AI ACCESS aims to use data science to determine how people are impacted by climate change.
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The MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics has been around for 15 years, but odds are you're just now hearing about it. DR. CHI-REN SHYU, director and professor, tells us about some of MUIDSI's research into artificial intelligence, its innovation in computing to help cancer patients, and where he sees his field in another 15 years. September 20, 2023
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Trulaske College of Business associate professor SCOTT CHRISTIANSON wants to see generative AI (ChatGPT) used properly this school year (i.e. no cheating!), and so he's come up with a short list of tips/guidelines that can be used by both students and faculty! August 28, 2023
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Don't believe *everything* you read on the internet, even if it's been "written" by the latest in large language models, ChatGPT, which was developed by OpenAI in late-2022. AI enthusiast and MU associate professor, SCOTT CHRISTIANSON, tells us about some of the ethical dilemmas incurred by this popular chatbot's accuracies and inaccuracies. March 17, 2023
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You may not be artistically-inclined, but odds are your computer is! On this, our final show of 2022, AI expert/enthusiast SCOTT CHRISTIANSON tells about art created by artificial intelligence based on what's "learned", or what's known as "AI-assisted artwork." December 30, 2022
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How did today's guest, SCOTT CHRISTIANSON, manipulate his own voice into sounding like he "hates hedgehogs," something he would never say in real life? (Who hates hedgehogs?!) That and more explained as we dissect #deepfake technology! July 5, 2022
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In late October of last year, social media giant Facebook changed its name to Meta, a nod to the future that founder Mark Zuckerberg thinks we'll all be living in one day. For some perspective on this potential shift in society, we're joined by our resident AI expert and MU professor, SCOTT CHRISTIANSON, who shares his thoughts on living in a world that exists - at least partially - in the 'metaverse'. January 13, 2022
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Artificial intelligence enthusiast/expert SCOTT CHRISTIANSON poses, and then reflects on, this question: can #AI be creative, or is it just following formulas? He puts us to the test by looking at some bot-written ideas for #StarTrek episodes. November 19, 2021
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Artificial intelligence expert SCOTT CHRISTIANSON takes a deep dive into deepfake technology, using examples starring "Barack Obama" and "Tom Cruise" as a way to illustrate just how far machine learning algorithms have come in a relatively short period of time. September 24, 2021
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Artificial intelligence enthusiast SCOTT CHRISTIANSON tells us that the idea to talk about "assisted technologies" today came to mind after thinking about a (mutual) friend whose speech was always difficult to understand. Technology to the rescue! July 14, 2021