Amid boom in AI accelerators, House Fund swings open its doors
04/10/23 — Berkeley-centric outfit says OpenAI, Microsoft and Databricks are offering participating startups free and early access to tech
AI & robotics
Stuart Russell calls for new approach for AI, a ‘civilization-ending’ technology
04/07/23 CDSS — CDSS: UC Berkeley computer science professor and leading AI expert is urging companies to rethink how they’re building AI and calling on countries to regulate it to ensure it furthers human interests
Jitendra Malik presents on the sensorimotor road to artificial intelligence
03/24/23 — Berkeley Talks transcript: The Arthur J. Chick Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences examines the evolution of artificial intelligence, part of the Martin Meyerson Faculty Research Lectures
What is ChatGPT’s future in higher education?
03/21/23 — Berkeley experts in artificial intelligence are studying how ChatGPT and similar tools will transform everything from admissions screening and research to writing college essays
Berkeley engineers develop synthetic polymers that mimic the body’s natural proteins
03/20/23 — Alternative polymers work as well as real proteins and are easier to synthesize, a possible game-changer for biomedical applications
AI lectures at Berkeley to explore possibilities, implications of ChatGPT
03/10/23 — Artificial intelligence experts from Berkeley and beyond will explore the ramifications of ChatGPT on science and society in a spring lecture series
Evolution on fast forward: Grace Gu engineers AI-optimized, bioinspired materials
02/13/23 — CITRIS: Assistant professor of mechanical engineering takes inspiration from nature and uses machine learning to create more efficient materials
Energized for real-world impact
01/25/23 — Founded by Berkeley Engineering alumni, Gridware uses sensors to tackle the threat of wildfires
ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley
01/10/23 — Alexander Alvara pushes past life's obstacles and sets his sights on new frontiers in engineering
Massive traffic experiment pits machine learning against ‘phantom’ jams
11/23/22 — CIRCLES Consortium field trial shows AI-powered cruise control system could help smooth traffic flow, improve fuel economy
Giving a voice to all
11/08/22 — Advances in brain-computer interfaces may soon make communication easier for those who have lost the ability to speak
Digging deep
11/07/22 — The design of EMBUR, one of the first legged robots that can self-burrow vertically, was inspired by the Pacific mole crab.
Step by step
10/26/22 — Berkeley robots learn to walk on their own in record time
Fastest ever laundry-folding robot is here
10/24/22 — NPR: But SpeedFolding method, from an international team including Berkeley Engineering's AUTOLab, is likely still slower than you.
Digging deep
10/10/22 — Inspired by nature, the burrowing mole crab robot is a feat of engineering with real-world applications
Berkeley professor Michael Jordan wins inaugural World Laureates Association Prize
09/29/22 — The WLA Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics includes a $1.4 million (RMB 10 million) award
For your eyes only
08/10/22 — A faster, more secure approach to machine learning helps safeguard private information
Just for you
08/02/22 — Research reveals manipulative tendencies of content recommender systems and possible ways to prevent them
UC Berkeley advances cyber-physical systems research as part of $6 million NSF project
06/29/22 — Project aims to improve safety and reliability of autonomous transportation systems
New technology helps robots move objects quickly and safely
06/22/22 — Robot arms don’t have to compromise on speed