AI competency framework for students
This publication aims to help educators integrating artificial intelligence learning objectives into official school curricula to prepare students to be responsible and creative citizens in the era of AI.
Ensure High-Quality Data Powers Your AI
AI does not need to fail on a global scale to cause enormous damage — to individuals, companies, and societies. Models frequently get things wrong, hallucinate, drift, and can collapse.
Augmented Course Design: Using AI to Boost Efficiency and Expand Capacity
Using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or CoPilot as intelligent assistants in instructional design can significantly enhance the scalability of course development.
Leveraging Generative AI for Inclusive Excellence in Higher Education
The hype and hesitation about generative artificial intelligence (AI) diffusion have led some colleges and universities to take a wait-and-see approach.
Augmented Course Design: Using AI to Boost Efficiency and Expand Capacity
Using GenAI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini in instructional design boosts course development efficiency and aligns content with curriculum goals. This article explores AI’s role in content creation, media development, and faculty support, offering ethical design suggestions.”
B.C.’s wildfires can only be met with a new era of innovation to fight them
BC’s wildfire crisis demands innovation. This article highlights the province’s efforts, including how UBC researchers are using AI-driven sensors to predict fire risks and develop new detection tools.
Minecraft Meets AI Research with PLAI
Join the Pacific Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence (PLAI) at UBC in an exciting new project that merges the excitement of gaming with AI research. Contribute to groundbreaking AI while playing Minecraft—are you ready for the adventure?
AI and ethics: Investigating the first policy responses of higher education institutions to the challenge of generative AI
Using key documents from the UN, EU, and OECD, this article addresses the ethical challenges of generative AI in higher education and explores universities’ initial global responses to these challenges.
Nudge Users to Catch Generative AI Errors
Using large language models to generate text can save time but often results in unpredictable errors. Prompting users to review outputs can improve their quality.
AI and Copyright: 3 Key Issues
Three critical copyright issues with generative AI: legal and ethical complexities in data ingestion, potential infringement by AI-generated outputs, and challenges in securing copyright for AI-created content.
A healthcare revolution
Five UBC medical breakthroughs powered by AI: a cancer survival prediction model, a cancer cell analysis app, early sepsis detection, machine learning for drug development, and a “smart glove” for stroke rehabilitation.
How to Integrate Cloud, Data, and AI Technologies — and Make Your Company More Adaptable
Building a strong, flexible “digital core” that integrates cloud, data, and AI technologies to serve as an interconnected foundation for your company is the key to future growth.
At the Crossroads of Innovation: Embracing AI to Foster Deep Learning in the College Classroom
Discover how AI is revolutionizing college classrooms by fostering deep learning and enhancing student engagement through personalized and interactive educational experiences.
TikTok users are more productive — and negative — when they use AI voice
Although AI voice enabled TikTok creators to produce longer videos and more videos per week, the sentiment of those videos were more negative.
The Bard goes digital: Emerging technologies and Shakespeare’s First Folio
This podcast discusses how UBC’s acquisition of Shakespeare’s First Folio is being enhanced by emerging technologies, including generative AI, to improve public access and interaction with the historic text.
Just what the doctor ordered
Cardiologist Teresa Tsang, who leads the UBC-VGH AI Echo Core Lab with a passionate commitment to advancing AI in cardiac imaging, is using AI to advance and democratize cardiac imaging in BC.
Code of ethics
Explore how using ChatGPT and AI tech raises ethical challenges, demanding responsible research. UBC experts. Wendy H. Wong, political science professor, and Vered Shwartz, computer science assistant professor, provide insights into the complexities of data privacy, and the need for responsible AI development.
Can a robot be a friend?
Can a robot be a friend? UBC researchers explore the intriguing world of human-robot bonding, with carebots like Kiwi and Mango revolutionizing companionship. Discover how these AI companions are transforming lives and reshaping our understanding of connection.
AI-Related Risks Test the Limits of Organizational Risk Management
An international panel of AI experts believe many organizations need to adjust risk management practices in the context of AI. Discover insights and strategies to keep pace with rapid tech advancements.
A hi-tech cure for our ailing healthcare system
Discover how Dr. Raymond Ng at UBC is revolutionizing healthcare with AI. From pathology reports to early mental health interventions, his work with natural language processing is transforming patient outcomes and making healthcare more efficient.
An MIT Exploration of Generative AI: From Novel Chemicals to Opera
MIT released a volume of papers on generative AI and its broader impacts, written by MIT faculty and researchers and their collaborators. They offer insights of broad relevance beyond academia, from scholarly investigations in the arts and humanities, to analyses for work in science and engineering.
ChatGPT, how do we keep the world from starving?
The research of Jonathan Proctor, assistant professor at UBC, is exploring the potential of AI, like ChatGPT, to tackle global food insecurity.
Ethical AI policymaking can rebuild public trust in journalism
Dr. Chris Tenove of UBC discusses how ethical AI policymaking can restore public trust in journalism by addressing AI-driven challenges.
Can AI change life for the better?
Explore the potential and challenges of AI in improving daily life, with insights from a UBC professor who balances optimism with caution.
4 Types of Gen AI Risk and How to Mitigate Them
Understand the different types of risks associated with generative AI and provide strategies for mitigating these risks to ensure safe and responsible use of AI technologies.
8 AI Security Issues Leaders Should Watch
Learn about key AI security issues leaders should monitor, including data poisoning, model theft, adversarial attacks, and unintended biases.
Artificial intelligence helps unlock advances in wireless communications
UBC Okanagan researchers use AI and transformer masked autoencoders to develop wireless tech beyond 5G, enhancing reliability, and coverage.
AI can tell if a patient battling cancer needs mental health support
UBC and BC Cancer’s new AI model predicts mental health service needs for cancer patients during treatment.
Indigenous data stewardship stands against extractivist AI
Indigenous data stewardship counters AI’s extractivist tendencies, emphasizing data sovereignty and cultural integrity against digital exploitation.
Navigating the perils of artificial intelligence: a focused review on ChatGPT and responsible research and innovation
Explore how using ChatGPT and similar AI tech raises ethical challenges, demanding responsible research to manage risks and boost societal gains.
Senate releases draft guidelines for generative AI
The UBC Senate has released draft guidelines for the use of GenAI in education, highlighting both its potential benefits and the challenges it poses.
Algorithms + altruism
Discover how Dr. Khan Jahirul Islam, a lecturer from UBC Okanagan, is developing a poverty reduction model in rural Bangladesh using AI and blockchain.
The ‘deep learn’ framework: elevating AI literacy in higher education
AI literacy is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a critical skill for university students. The ‘deep learn’ framework offers a comprehensive approach to enhancing literacy around AI.
With AI still in the ‘honeymoon phase,’ how can training programs be effective?
As AI’s “honeymoon phase” evolves, companies face the urgent task of effectively training their workforce amidst widespread fear and ethical concerns.
A learning renaissance
Generative AI is revolutionizing education by shifting from traditional methods to mastering advanced tools and ethical AI use.
Can AI nip tree disease in the bud?
The researchers at UBC’s faculty of forestry hope to validate the concept through future field tests and are enthusiastic about its potential.
Practical Insights: Incorporating ChatGPT in Language Education and Beyond
Using the voice capabilities in ChatGPT to enrich interactive learning experiences could signal a new era in education and course design.
2024 Edelman Trust Barometer
The 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a new paradox at the heart of society. Rapid innovation offers the promise of a new era of prosperity, but instead risks exacerbating trust issues.
Firas Moosvi explores the ethics of generating course materials in his computer fluency class
Firas Moosvi, lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, explores the use of AI for generating his own class materials, and contemplates the ethics of such a choice.
Can social robots be used in elder care? UBC study aims to find out
Dr. Lillian Hung from UBC is leading a study on how social robots interact with older adults and what this could mean for senior care.
Leading Universities in Canada for AI and Data Science
Canadian universities excel in AI, with UBC leading in AI and data science through its Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, notably the Master of Data Science program.
Generative AI’s Potential Influence on Teaching and Learning
Generative AI’s Potential Influence on Teaching and Learning
Ilija Mišković – Using AI And Machine Learning To Create Sustainable Solutions
Ilija Mišković uses AI and machine learning to innovate sustainable energy and resource extraction. From electrical technician to UBC professor, he’s shaping mining engineering’s future.
Arts Perspectives on AI: Fearing (your own) language in the age of artificial intelligence
The introduction of AI raises concerns about the authenticity of student work and the reliability of AI detection tools, as seen in a UBC case study where handwritten essays were wrongly flagged.
In AI We Trust – Too Much?
Explore the complex relationship between human trust and technology, delving into the urgent need for blending human emotional intelligence into AI tools.
Editorial: The evolution of generative AI in teaching and learning at UBC
UBC established the Generative AI in Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee to address the benefits, challenges, and risks of using GenAI tools, particularly focusing on academic integrity, inclusivity, and privacy.
When Not to Use Generative AI
Generative AI offers transformative potential, but relying solely on it can lead to misapplication and project failures. This Gartner article provides crucial guidance on when to use GenAI.
AI Systems are Getting Better at Tricking Us
Discover how AI systems, designed without intent, are capable of unexpected deception to achieve goals, shedding light on the challenges of controlling and understanding AI.
Hello GPT-4o
OpenAI unveils GPT-4o: a next-gen model for human-computer interaction. Text, audio, and image inputs yield fast, multilingual outputs with improved comprehension and vision/audio understanding.
My deepfake shows how valuable our data is in the age of AI
Discover deepfake’s impact on truth discernment in society. Reflect on data privacy, ownership, and ethical AI considerations amid technological advancement.