02/19/2025 - UT Austin is celebrating 100 years of quantum science, highlighting its impact on computing, clean energy, and medicine. Faculty member Scott Aaronson is advancing quantum computing by developing methods to certify quantum-generated randomness for cryptography and data privacy. With the Texas Quantum Institute and leading research initiatives, UT continues to shape the future of quantum technology.
02/12/2025 - In a recent interview with TechGuide.org, UT Austin Computer Science Professor Peter Stone shares insights on how undergraduates can secure research opportunities in AI. As the founder of the Learning Agents Research Group and Director of Texas Robotics, he emphasizes the value of interdisciplinary skills, hands-on research, and continuous learning. Listen to the full conversation to explore AI career paths, research strategies, and actionable steps for breaking into the field.
02/07/2025 - UT Austin researchers have improved their AI-powered brain decoder, allowing it to translate thoughts into continuous text with just one hour of training—far less than the original 16-hour process. This advancement makes the technology more accessible, particularly for individuals with aphasia, by enabling communication without requiring spoken language comprehension. The team is now collaborating with experts in aphasia research to explore its potential for real-world applications.
01/31/2025 - Dr. Adam Klivans, UT Computer Science professor and director of the Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning, joined KXAN Austin to discuss the impact of DeepSeek’s latest AI model. He explained how the Chinese company’s breakthrough in training efficiency—achieving high-performance results with significantly less computational power—has surprised the AI industry and affected major tech stocks. Klivans also highlighted ongoing questions about DeepSeek’s methods and the broader implications for AI development.
12/17/2024 - The Robot Perception and Learning Lab launched DexMimicGen, a new data generation system to improve training for humanoid robots. It builds on the lab’s earlier system, MimicGen, to predict humanoid autonomous robot movements from a small set of human demonstrations.
12/03/2024 - From data analysis, code writing, summarizing scientific literature and even designing experiments, researchers across disciplines are using AI tools to aid in their research.Adam Klivans, a professor of computer science and Alex Dimakis, a computer and electrical engineering professor, co-direct the Machine Learning Lab and the Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning. Together with Marc Airhart and Casey Boyle discuss how artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in the latest scientific discoveries.
12/03/2024 - Large-Language Models like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude exploded into the mainstream a few years back. Now, associate CS professor Greg Durrett talks with co-hosts Marc Airhart and Casey Boyle about the future of these LLMs. Will they eventually get too good and take our jobs? What about disinformation?
12/03/2024 - A new podcast, made in collaboration with the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts, will answer the burning questions in all things artificial intelligence. Guests from across campus will engage in conversations with co-hosts Marc Airhart, a science communicator for CNS and Casey Boyle, associate rhetoric professor and Digital Writing and Research Lab Director.
12/03/2024 - While AI uses mass amounts of energy, it can also make energy systems more sustainable, efficient and safer. In front of a live audience, three experts in the field talk about AI and energy, as a part of a symposium hosted by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.
10/01/2024 - Computer Science and Mathematics senior Alan Baade really enjoys spending hours on problems.Especially the particularly hard ones, he said. Spending 40 hours on one equation with a small break for sleep somewhere in the middle is rewarding to him.“I think it's because you can tell at the end of this you are going to understand the material,” Baade said. “You're going to understand computers.”