Artificial Intelligence

  1. A hand holds a smartphone toward a desk with a laptop computer on top. A TV hangs on the wall over the desk, and a bookshelf stands against the wall nearby. Text descriptions on the phone screen read "workbenches," "shelf," "cabinets," and "TV."

    Real-time descriptions of surroundings for people who are blind

  2. Looking down a tube toward brightly lit components shining silver, surrounded by a gold-tone ring secured with 20 bolts.

    $15M for game theory with AI agents, quantum semiconductors for microelectronics and photonics

  3. Cover of the journal Opto-Electronic Advances for July 2024: A dark blue background with the profile of a robot in the foreground features seven bubbles, each containing images related to OptoGPT. Two bubbles feature graphics of OptoGPT’s process: a flowchart of the light spectrum input and material composition output and a graphic of stacked layers of a multilayer film structure. The other five bubbles show applications of OptoGPT: phone touch screens, color filters, solar cells, car windows, and optical filters.

    OptoGPT for improving solar cells, smart windows, telescopes and more

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    Making a strategic decision? Let visuals help you

  5. A map of the United States with light green indicating lower positive nuclear energy sentiment compared to negative and dark green indicating higher positive sentiment. Most states are a medium green, with Delaware and Alaska standing out as pale, at 46 and 47% positive, respectively. Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky, South Carolina appear paler with 50-51% positivity. On the more positive side, Rhode Island is dark green at 64% positive, with Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia, Louisiana, Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota all coming in at or above 57%.

    US public opinion on social media is warming to nuclear energy, but concerns remain

  6. An open-mouthed dog next to a hand holding a microphone.

    Using AI to decode dog vocalizations

  7. Prioritizing equity among the great challenges of AI, says U-M expert on national panel

  8. Concept photo of a young person using a smart phone. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Young people find comfort in AI-generated responses

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    $15M to fund U-M, Los Alamos National Laboratory collaboration

  10. Concept illustration of a person chatting with an AI chatbot. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    ChatGPT acts more altruistically, cooperatively than humans

  11. Multidrug resistant bacteria inside a biofilm. Image credit: iStock

    Widely used AI tool for early sepsis detection may be cribbing doctors’ suspicions

  12. Climate change denial and belief relative to political affiliation. Image credit: Gounaridis and Newell in Scientific Reports, February 2024

    Nearly 15% of Americans deny climate change is real, AI study finds

  13. Lila Loops and Stu. Image courtesy: PBS

    U-M researcher designs interactive dialogues for AI-assisted cartoon

  14. Lennart Baardman, Joline Uichanco and Jun Li

    U-M business experts share insights on retail in the Amazon and machine learning age

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    Biases in large image-text AI model favor wealthier, Western perspectives

  16. Chat GPT app shown on a smart phone. Image credit: Mojahid Mottakin, Pexels

    A year of ChatGPT: U-M experts available to comment

  17. Concept illustration of AI and society. Image credit: Jeremy Marble, made with Midjourney

    AI in society: Perspectives from the field

  18. Abstract growing green candlestick arrow on blurry city background. Image credit: iStock

    Grant will help measure public investments in emerging industries

  19. Two assistance profiles selected based on previous data. The user chooses one, and it presents another for comparison. Image credit: Brenda Ahearn, Michigan Engineering

    Choosing exoskeleton settings like a Pandora radio station

  20. Concept illustration of a man using an AI chatbot to talk about religion. Image credit: Jeremy Marble, made with Midjourney

    Are you there, AI? It’s me, God.