AI

03/04/2025 - PhD student Yeonju Ro received the 2024 IBM PhD Fellowship award with an endowment of $40,000. 

12/04/2024 - 2024 marks a pivotal year for Risto Miikkulainen, Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin, with several major achievements showcasing his leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and neural networks. 

12/03/2024 - Artificial intelligence integration into the workforce brings many questions. From impacts on workers and consumers alike, what would increasing AI in the workplace look like? Maytal Saar-Tsechansky, a professor in the McCombs School of Business with experience developing AI algorithms for improved decision-making and achieving business and personal goals, and Samantha Shorey, an assistant communications professor, join Marc Airhart and Casey Boyle to dig deeper into the increasing use of AI in the workplace.

12/03/2024 - Through all the claims of how AI can help us become healthier, which ones are true and which ones are false? Marc Airhart talks to associate rhetoric professor Scott Graham about the myths of AI and healthcare and potential pitfalls to bringing AI into the field of healthcare.

12/03/2024 - How does AI make big decisions that can change people's lives? From getting hired for a job to getting parole as an offender, can AI make better decisions than humans? Marc Airhart talks to journalism and RTF professor Craig Watkins about decision-making within AI and how to ensure systems are fair and ethical.

12/03/2024 - With AI now being easily accessible to the public, should AI be regulated? If so, how? Marc Airhart sits down with lawyer and UT Law lecturer Matthew Murrell to talk about the risks unregulated AI pose, ChatGPT training data, and if regulation could stifle innovation and competition. 

12/03/2024 - Marc Airhart sits down with journalism professor Robert Quigley to talk all about AI and journalism. They talk about AI-generated news, misinformation, and how can AI play a role in the news industry.

12/03/2024 - Kara Swisher, award-winning author of “Burn Book”, sits down to talk about her concerns about big tech companies, how technology can be weaponized, and how AI cannot replace human creativity.

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.

05/17/2021 - Alum Ron Green might not have always known what he wanted to major in, but he always knew he wanted to attend UT Austin. He grew up watching Longhorn football legend Earl Campbell play at a young age and recalls being a die-hard Longhorn ever since.