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Sept. 28, 2021
Building Equity in AI: Insights from The University of Texas and Microsoft
S. Craig Watkins, professor in the Moody College of Communications, shares guiding strategies and principles for approaching AI and its role in society, specifically on how to use AI technology to solve health, humanitarian, and accessibility issues while keeping transparency, equity, and ethics at the forefront.
Sept. 22, 2021
New UT Program Puts Focus on Ethical AI, Building Robots To Do ‘Helpful Tasks’
A new UT Austin program will offer graduate coursework and professional development in responsible design and implementation of AI technologies.
Sept. 22, 2021
Solar-powered ‘Mobility Hub’ to Address Public Transit Inequities in North Austin
UT Austin researchers are designing a new "mobility hub" for the Georgian Acres neighborhood, near Interstate 35 and East Rundberg Lane. The project, a collaboration with the Austin Transportation Department and nonprofit Jail to Jobs, received a $1 million grant to help its efforts.
Sept. 22, 2021
Mobility Hub Brings New Options to Northeast Austin ‘Transit Desert’
University of Texas at Austin researchers are partnering with the City of Austin to bring more transportation options to Georgian Acres, a neighborhood in Northeast Austin considered a “transit desert.”
Sept. 21, 2021
Austin Receives $1M Grant Toward Transportation Solutions
A $1 million grant will help the University of Texas at Austin, Austin Transportation Department and local nonprofit Jail to Jobs build and evaluate a community mobility hub to address community-identified challenges in north Austin's Georgian Acres neighborhood.
Sept. 20, 2021
New Robotics Program Focuses on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Through a new program starting next fall, UT students will create the next generation of accessible robots designed for the average person.
Sept. 16, 2021
As AI Becomes Ubiquitous, There are Risks, Says New AI100 Report
Artificial intelligence has reached a critical turning point in its evolution, according to a new report called AI100 by an international panel of experts assessing the state of the field for the second time in five years.
Sept. 9, 2021
Ethical Artificial Intelligence is Focus of New Robotics Program
The National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million for a new University of Texas at Austin robotics program that will prioritize ethics education.
Two men, one a professor and another who works in transportation, walk through a grassy field where they plan to build a mobility hub.
Julio 6, 2021
UT and City of Austin Collaborate to Build ‘Smart Mobility Hub’ in North Austin
UT researchers are working with the City of Austin to build a smart mobility hub in the Georgian Acres neighborhood in Northeast Austin, a transit desert.
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Julio 5, 2021
Mining Social Media: The Next Frontier in Disaster Response
The University of Texas at Austin is one of many academic institutions working with community volunteers in Maryland to help teach social media how to respond to disasters.