Artificial Intelligence

  1. Concept illustration of a large data center with rows of high-performance, super-powered rendering servers, including UEFA and V-Ray, in which an IT worker is standing and holding a laptop on the left side of one row. The entire scene is illuminated by blue, glowing lines running throughout. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Exploring AI’s transformational potential to make strategic decisions

  2. A glass door emblazoned with the U-M block M leads to a server room with black computer towers arranged in neat rows.

    Up to 30% of the power used to train AI is wasted: Here’s how to fix it

  3. Blood sample for Sepsis test. Image credit: iStock

    Accounting for bias in medical data helps prevent AI from amplifying racial disparity

  4. Coursera AI character logo. Image courtesy: Coursera

    U-M launches AI-powered Coursera Coach for interactive instruction

  5. Social media disinformation looms over presidential election

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. U-M Block M Logo

    Making a strategic decision? Let visuals help you

  10. 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

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

    Using AI to decode dog vocalizations

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

  13. 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

  14. U-M Block M Logo

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

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

    ChatGPT acts more altruistically, cooperatively than humans

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

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

  17. 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

  18. Lila Loops and Stu. Image courtesy: PBS

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

  19. Lennart Baardman, Joline Uichanco and Jun Li

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

  20. U-M Block M Logo

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