News: Year of AI

Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

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The Challenges, Possibilities and Ethics of AI-Enabled Robots

Experts weighed in at UT’s Hook ‘Em House at SXSW, including Peter Stone who has devoted his professional life to programming and developing robots.

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3 Questions for Peter Stone

The director of Texas Robotics and professor of computer science warms up for South by Southwest.

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Inaugural Class of AI Master’s Students Tackle a Transformative Moment in Tech

The University of Texas at Austin has welcomed its first cohort of students in the new, affordable, online artificial intelligence graduate degree program.

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Texas Engineer

ROBOT SZN

This fall, UT hosted several robotics events, with experts from around the world converging on the Forty Acres to discuss the future of the field.

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New Texas Center Will Create Generative AI Computing Cluster Among Largest of Its Kind

UT's powerful artificial intelligence hub has one of the largest GPU computing clusters for AI at a university.

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UT Designates 2024 ‘The Year of AI’

Building on decades-long leadership, UT will prioritize AI research and education throughout the year ahead and put this leadership on display through signature events, new...

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