AI and the Liberal Arts
Statistics: The Foundation of AI
“Everything we do is foundational to AI,” shares Galin Jones, director of the School of Statistics. “You cannot do AI without statistics.”
I Am Alan Turing: An Opera By Humans and AI
A team of creatives joins forces with an unlikely collaborator–ChatGPT– to devise an opera about Alan Turing.
CLA Voices on AI
Faculty from across disciplines are engaging AI as a tool and as a phenomenon that intersects with ethics, creativity, society, and identity.
“Spoiler: AI is Not Going Anywhere”
For Amanda Dalola, AI isn’t about replacing real interactions, it's about building bridges and providing a more nuanced sociolinguistic landscape (when the IRL interactions do happen).
Dean's Corner
"We know that our humanity is not a data point; that our emotions, morality, and creativity are not bound by algorithms. However, we also know that AI has transformed—and will continue to transform—our daily lives from the way we learn to the questions we ask about the future."
—Dean GerShun Avilez
AI Insights, Tools, and Tradeoffs
May Brodbeck Outreach Event: Philosophical Perspectives on AI
Many predict that artificial intelligence will have a transformative effect on society. But is AI really "intelligent"? Does AI know anything? What are the possibilities for AI-human relationships? Should we be worried? Join us Friday, October 24 at Surly Brewing Co.
Liberal Arts at the Frontlines of AI
Advancing Arts-Integrative Research at the University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is pleased to announce that its community has joined a2ru, the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities. Read Advancing Arts-Integrative Research at the University of Minnesota
Machine Learning Summer Camp Creates Possibilities
<RUN>:\THE\WORLD Machine Learning Summer Day Camp returns to the UMN campus for its 6th year to bring high school students STEM opportunities. Read Machine Learning Summer Camp Creates Possibilities
Teaching stats: R, Open Science, and–of course–AI
Each fall semester for the past five years, Amanda Woodward has welcomed 360 undergraduate students to PSY 3801, Introduction to Psychological Data Analysis. Read Teaching stats: R, Open Science, and–of course–AI
Americans remain skeptical of AI in their news diet, MJC/Poynter study finds
MJC director Benjamin Toff presented the findings at the second Summit on AI, Ethics and Journalism, sponsored by Poynter and The Associated Press Read Americans remain skeptical of AI in their news diet, MJC/Poynter study finds
American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Powerhouse
From AI to Prince and beyond, American studies equips students to understand the influences on our local, national, and global communities. Read American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Powerhouse