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Friday, October 22, 2021

UC creates recommendations for responsible use of artificial intelligence

Image of human brain overlaid on circuit board patterns

The University of California created the Working Group to guide responsible use of AI by UC campuses. Concerns of bias in AI-enabled tools led the group to form subcommittees focused on high-risk areas that may threaten individual rights. Photo by Gerd Altmann under Pixabay License.

The University of California has created recommendations to create a path toward the responsible use of artificial intelligence in future UC endeavors.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Coding for the climate: What is the hidden cost of artificial intelligence?

It isn’t necessarily the use of processing-intensive programs that causes the issue here. Instead, the problem lies in how we manage these computing resources.
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College Life

Monday, April 12, 2021

Signs that your Zoom app has started developing sentience

We at the Clog want to prevent apps from coming alive and destroying civilization, so here’s a list of ways to tell if your Zoom has developed sentience.
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Research & Ideas

Friday, August 28, 2020

UC Berkeley researchers work in UC Davis-led food systems research center

A team of UC Berkeley researchers is working in the AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, a new $20 million center led by UC Davis.
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Campus

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Future of higher education altered by pandemic, UC Berkeley administrators say

While disruptive, the pandemic and the subsequent move to online education have changed the future of higher education, according to UC Berkeley administration.
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Local Businesses

Monday, February 3, 2020

FDA-approved algorithms can inform clinicians of heart abnormalities

Eko, a Berkeley-based cardiac screening and monitoring company founded by UC Berkeley alumni, gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for algorithms that screen heart murmurs and atrial fibrillation, which will pair with its artificial intelligence-powered, or AI, stethoscope.
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Local Businesses

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Microsoft leases office space from UC Berkeley, focuses on artificial intelligence

Microsoft opened an office in Berkeley and is still in the process of moving into the location on Shattuck Avenue in the Berkeley Way West building.
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City

Monday, October 21, 2019

Before ban, city of Berkeley acquired facial recognition technology

While the move was largely seen as preventing surveillance overreaches, internal city communications reveal that the city acquired facial recognition technology.
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College Life

Monday, October 29, 2018

Clog Report: KiwiBot to replace its robots with squirrels

Lead project manager Aleksander Grape noted that the natural self-defense mechanisms of the squirrel deliverers could help alleviate the issue of vandals, though that hasn’t helped in cases in which the squirrels themselves were the vandals and ate the food they were supposed to deliver.
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College Life

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Clog Report: Studies suggest KiwiBots to lead imminent robot revolution

“I mean, we are in Berkeley,” said Anderson. “I guess it’s inevitable that an abused labor source will organize and revolt.”
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UC creates recommendations for responsible use of artificial intelligence

Coding for the climate: What is the hidden cost of artificial intelligence?

Signs that your Zoom app has started developing sentience

UC Berkeley researchers work in UC Davis-led food systems research center

Future of higher education altered by pandemic, UC Berkeley administrators say

FDA-approved algorithms can inform clinicians of heart abnormalities

Microsoft leases office space from UC Berkeley, focuses on artificial intelligence

Before ban, city of Berkeley acquired facial recognition technology

Clog Report: KiwiBot to replace its robots with squirrels

Clog Report: Studies suggest KiwiBots to lead imminent robot revolution