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Robot Companion

Integrating Robots in Homes to Support Autistic Youth

April 18, 2024 | Laurie Robinson

A TRAILS pilot study looks at how families can use AI robotic animal companions in support services for autistic children

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News Release: UMD Launches Institute Focused on Ethical AI Development

April 9, 2024 | UMD Staff

INFO's Dr. Sheena Erete will serve as the Associate Director of Research of the new AI Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM)

OTTRS Speaker Series

(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: Gamification for Team Science and Human-AI Teaming

April 9, 2024 | Logan Delavan-Hoover

AI researcher speaks on teamwork with autonomous systems

Photo of a person writing on a tablet with a stethoscope

Photo illustration by iStock/Maria Herd M.A. ’19

MD Today: Reliable ER Translations Might Be Job for Humans, AI Together (ft. Ge Gao)

April 3, 2024 | Maria Herd | UMIACS

UMD researchers are part of team tackling potentially dangerous source of health care errors

Photo of Hornbake Plaza on the UMD College Park Campus, home to the INFO College

Photo of Hornbake Plaza on the UMD College Park Campus, home to the INFO College

UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence

April 2, 2024 | UMD INFO Staff

14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

AI

How to Make Critical Decision-Making Systems Fairer and Build Trust in AI

March 22, 2024 | Laurie Robinson

Researchers from UMD and GW are creating a new measure to make AI systems involved in parole decisions and loan approvals fairer

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Scientific American: Everything to Know About OpenAI’s New Text-to-Video Generator, Sora (ft. Irene Pasquetto)

March 7, 2024 | INFO Staff

A new AI software that generates realistic videos is raising concerns around misinformation applications

People learning using virtual reality headsets.

Photo by Lucrezia Carnelos on Unsplash

How Emerging Technologies are Crafting New Worlds and Revolutionizing Learning

March 6, 2024 | Laurie Robinson

Research with KidsTeam and local neighborhoods examines how youth use emerging technologies like AI and VR