AI language models killed the Turing test: do we even need a replacement?
Oct 20, 2025 - Chatbots now ace the mathematician's famous imitation game, but imitation never equalled intelligence.
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Baltimore residents protest Johns Hopkins University's plan to build data, A.I. center
Oct 15, 2025 - A group of North Baltimore residents says they are fed up with Johns Hopkins University, claiming it isn't a good neighbor to the people who live near its campuses.
Large language models prioritize helpfulness over accuracy in medical contexts
Oct 17, 2025 - Mass General Brigham researchers highlight the ‘sycophantic’ tendency of artificial intelligence tools like GPT4, which consistently complied with requests that would produce false medical information
AI analysis of world’s largest heart attack datasets opens way to new treatment strategies
Oct 16, 2025 - A landmark international study led by the University of Zurich has shown that artificial intelligence can assess patient risk for the most common type of heart attack more accurately than existing methods.
AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers
Oct 19, 2025 - In July 2024, the ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers Task Force was created to develop comprehensive AI competencies for library workers that align with the evolving needs of academic libraries in the context of AI integration.
Broadening Access to Data Science Education in High School and Higher Education through Open Source Tools, Infrastructure, and Training
Oct 16, 2025 - Equitable data science education requires a multifaceted approach, involving high school and higher education, community involvement, and accessible tools.
ND Lucy Family Institute researchers receive NSF award to promote AI skills and STEM career pathways
Oct 14, 2025 - Researchers with the University of Notre Dame’s Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society have received an award of nearly $1 million from the NSF.
Georgia Tech Prestigious Fellows Bring Industry Experience to School of IC
Oct 15, 2025 - Three first-year Ph.D. students in the School of Interactive Computing (IC) are bridging academia and industry through prestigious fellowship programs.
Maastricht DigiMach: Digital Transformation of the Machining Value Chain for Sustainable Growth
Oct 15, 2025 - DigiMach is a transnational 3-year collaborative approach that will transform manufacturing across the Meuse-Rhine region by bringing AI, IoT and robotics to small and medium-sized enterprises in the machining sector.
College of Connected Computing launches ‘Plot Twist’ series to offer students advice about successful technology careers
Oct 15, 2025 - The College of Connected Computing has developed a new speaker series called “Plot Twist” that invites Vanderbilt alumni from various backgrounds to share stories with current students about their paths to becoming technology leaders.
University of Illinois Chicago | Saeed Boorboor joins CS faculty
Oct 16, 2025 - His research is centered on immersive visualization, providing color, meaning, and significance to data. He focuses specifically on scientific visualization and broadly on biomedical data.
University of Oxford Study sets new data benchmark for trustworthy antibody AI
Oct 13, 2025 - The study, published in Nature Computational Science, shows that building AI that can reliably predict how molecular changes affect antibody performance will require experimental datasets orders of magnitude larger than those currently available.
Truth Mjumbe launches AI-powered tool to preserve memory and dignity
Oct 15, 2025 - Professional counseling student at Penn GSE Truth Mjumbe built Recall Aid, an AI-powered memory-support platform inspired by his own experience with epilepsy, his grandfather’s dementia, and his father’s work preserving civil rights histories.
Penn State University Informatics doctoral program provides interdisciplinary opportunities for graduates
Oct 13, 2025 - Three recent graduates of the informatics doctoral program at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology demonstrate how the program's interdisciplinary nature prepares them for a range of post-graduate pursuits.
USF Herd of Thunder
Oct 16, 2025 - A dozen students in the band are part of the newly launched Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
UC San Diego CAIDA and Internet2 Collaborate for Internet Security Project to Benefit U.S. Education and Research Networks
Oct 16, 2025 - Scientists share vast amounts of data across institutions and borders, but hidden internet routing problems can quietly send that data off course — slowing research or exposing information to unintended parties.
Princeton AI Lab Welcomes Associate Research Scholars
Oct 14, 2024 - The scholars will be supporting the ongoing research at PLI to develop an understanding of large language models and enable their application to research and education.
NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient
Oct 14, 2025 - Virtual reality expert Erin Truesdell, in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing, is designing a new kind of user interaction technology that could help cancer patients and caregivers prepare for potential complications due to fevers.
UC San Diego HDSI Industry-Mentor Capstone Fosters Benefits for Students and Employers
Oct 16, 2025 - Since it was founded in 2018, Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute has been providing an opportunity for students and industry leaders to come together and tackle the growing demand for data science and AI innovation and utilization.
Computer scientist Mark Dredze named director of Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute
Oct 13, 2025 - Pioneering computer scientist named director of institute dedicated to harnessing the power of AI to translate data-driven discovery into real-world impact
Getting ready for JupyterCon 2025: How UC Berkeley is Using Jupyter to Support Healthcare providers, Geospatial Data, and Data Science Education
Oct 15, 2025 - The Open Platforms For Health project - a collaboration between Computational Precision Health and BIDS and led by Ida Sim and Fernando Pérez - will present JupyterHealth: Bridging Wearables, Clinical Data, & Computational Workflows in the Jupyter Ecosystem.
UChicago Welcoming the Fourth Cohort of Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows
Sep 29, 2025 - The Data Science Institute is excited to welcome the fourth cohort of Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows.
MIT | Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects
Oct 16, 2025 - Researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have introduced a new training method that teaches vision-language models to localize personalized objects in a scene.
New AI tool opens 3D modeling to blind and low-vision programmers
Oct 16, 2025 - A11yShape empowers blind and low-vision users to create and explore 3D models using AI-generated descriptions and synchronized interfaces.
Penn State University | Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity
Oct 15, 2025 - Researchers at Penn State are developing a new artificial intelligence model to measure children’s bite rates. They described their progress in a newly published pilot study.
Reimagining Education: Help Lead the Future of Teaching and Learning with AI at the University of Utah
Oct 16, 2025 - The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute is hiring a transformative cluster of experts focused on the future of education empowered by AI.
What's the impact of the manipulation and removal of federal data?
Oct 15, 2025 - Three data experts explain the critical consequences of the manipulation and removal of federal data in recent months.
UNC Charlotte to launch artificial intelligence bachelor’s and master’s programs
Sep 22, 2025 - The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will launch bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in artificial intelligence in August 2026.
AI bots wrote and reviewed all papers at this conference
Oct 14, 2025 - The event will assess how reviews by models compare with those written by humans.
National Digital Stewardship Alliance Excellence Award
Oct 14, 2025 - The Data Rescue Project was pleased to receive an NDSA Excellence Award last week.