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February 9, 2024
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Electrical engineering faculty member recognized with CAREER Award
Bing Yan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering, is building a more coordinated system to manage different variables affecting grid energy generation, storage, transmission, and distribution—from extreme weather events to the addition of solar and wind power.
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February 8, 2024
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What you need to know to build a winning AI strategy
iTWire features Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, about advances in AI that are transforming industries through greater agility, predictability, and insights from unstructured data.
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February 5, 2024
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AI red teams see the internet's worst so we don't have to
WBUR talks to Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, about teams who identify and address harmful aspects of artificial intelligence by testing and providing feedback on AI responses.
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February 1, 2024
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RIT working on ‘De-Fake’ project to detect what’s real on the internet
WROC-TV talks to John Sohrawardi, a cybersecurity Ph.D. student, about the dangers of deepfake imagery.
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January 30, 2024
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We can get more imaginative about what we imagine
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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January 30, 2024
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Researcher bridges biology and computing with processing in DNA storage
An engineering researcher at RIT has discovered the means to process data using DNA. Amlan Ganguly, computer engineering department head in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, and researchers at the University of Minnesota, designed a microfluidic integrated circuit to perform complex operations through artificial neural network computations on data stored in DNA.
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January 29, 2024
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The AI trust deficit
Politico talks to Matthew Wright, department chair, Department of Cybersecurity, about AI voice cloning technology and its impact on the upcoming election.
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January 22, 2024
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AI in Arts and Entertainment: A Double-Edged Sword
Essay by Juan Noguera, assistant professor in the School of Design, published by Divided We Fall
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January 22, 2024
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Opinion: Embracing AI in Art and Design as a Transformative Tool
Essay by Juan Noguera, assistant professor in the School of Design, published by U.S. News & World Report.
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January 22, 2024
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Self-taught AI dynamo finds his niche at RIT
Motivated RIT freshman Brayden Levangie wastes no time designing his own curriculum to advance his AI and robotic research while at college. Levangie is a first-year student in RIT’s School of Individualized Study from West Boylston, Mass.
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January 11, 2024
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Getting AI ready for the real world takes a terrible human toll
Essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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December 6, 2023
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Generative AI is changing education
Like many fields, the world of academia is wrestling with the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI tools. While a few K-12 school districts, international universities, and businesses have attempted to ban the use of AI tools, RIT is acknowledging that it’s here to stay and can be used as a force for good.
