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When the Feed Becomes the Front Line
A new generation of AI tools is changing how analysts and aid workers make sense of war in real time—if they can learn to trust what …
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For Caregivers Making Over-the-Counter Medication Decisions Alone, Help May Be on the Way
Dr. Eun Kyoung Choe is using AI to turn dense OTC drug labels into personalized guidance
Kaush Ganesh, HCIM '20
Alumni Profile: The Human Firewall: Why Cybersecurity Needs UX
A profile of HCIM alum Kaush Ganesh
AI Coach Transforms Physical Therapy at Home
MD-based startup and INFO researchers are helping to solve the problem of compliance with physical therapy through a human-like AI coac …
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UMIACS: Building AI That Keeps Users Safe Across Cultures and Crises (ft. Vanessa Frias-Martinez)
INFO Professor Vanessa Frías-Martínez helps build trustworthy AI systems that deliver guidance in high-stakes situations
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BSOS News: UMD Researchers Help Identify 5 Keys to Reducing Gun Violence by 2040
INFO's Sheena Erete helps outline five interdisciplinary, tech-driven strategies aimed at reducing gun violence nationwide by 2040
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New International AI Safety Update Warns of Rapidly Evolving Risks
INFO’s Lee J. Tiedrich helps lead global efforts to address rapidly evolving AI risks in safety, cybersecurity and policy
UMD researchers and educators are working to improve AI and to understand how the technology is transforming the ways we teach, learn and prepare for an AI-driven world. (Illustration by iStock) via Maryland Today
Maryland Today: Spotlight on AI: UMD Transforms Every Stage of Education
INFO’s Wei Ai co-leads a UMD project using AI to enhance K–12 math instruction and teacher development
Chandler Colman ‘28 (left) and Samir Nazar ‘28 work on their final projects for “Knitting = Algorithms + Coding," one of 10 Maker Movement Approach to Computing classes offered this fall. The one-credit courses are designed to make it easier for students of all majors to learn about computing. (Photos by Dylan Singleton)
Maryland Today: Courses Bring Comfort to Learning Computing
INFO faculty bridge creativity and computing, teaching hands-on AI, coding, and design through the Maker Movement at Maryland