Social scientists across Letters and Science are studying AI to answer questions about people and society and to develop technologies that may drive our future. This work touches nearly every part of daily life, from health to education to the way we communicate with each other. Their work shows that at this point in history, AI and human society are inextricably intertwined.
At the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis, researchers are using the power of machine learning to help protect us from the next pandemic, discover and build new materials, and explore the myriad galaxies in the heavens above.
As an associate professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at UC Davis, Gerardo Con Diaz investigates how law and policy shape the digital world.
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $500,000 grant to launch and fund the UC Davis Center for Artificial Intelligence and Experimental Futures (CAIEF). CAIEF will promote the democratic governance of AI systems by engaging diverse stakeholders in processes of creative worldmaking — crafting the world of tomorrow, together.
UC Davis experts Martin Hilbert and Marit MacArthur from the UC Davis College of Letters and Science answer important questions about advancements in artificial intelligence at a recent Team Research Forum.
The College of Letters and Science at UC Davis celebrated all things research at its first Research and Creative Activities Celebration, which was held this past week at the UC Davis Conference Center. The event showcased the breadth of academic activities occurring across the College of Letters and Science and its affiliated centers, with faculty presentations and panel discussions.
Jingwen Zhang, a professor of communication, has been developing and testing artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots designed to motivate and persuade us to get in those extra steps for health.
