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Three human skills AI can’t replace, according to a UBC Sauder instructor
The faster AI advances, the more important it becomes to recognize what only humans can bring. Timothy Yeung, Lead Product Management Instructor at UBC Sauder Professional Growth, explores why human talent remains essential.
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Dr. Peter Yichen Chen honoured with Early Career Researcher Award at 2026 Symposium on Computer Animation
Assistant Professor Peter Yichen Chen recognized for significant contributions to the computer animation field UBC Computer Science Assistant Professor Peter…
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15 new papers from UBC Computer Science at world’s premier machine learning conference
UBC researchers had 15 papers accepted at ICML 2026, including two Spotlight papers UBC Computer Science researchers will be in Seoul, South Korea from July 6 -…
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New curriculum preps undergrads for an AI-driven future
A new campus-wide 100-level course, and separate degree option in computer science, are designed to help UBC students succeed in an AI-driven future. This story…
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Dr. Kevin Leyton-Brown receives ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award
UBC Professor Kevin Leyton-Brown honoured with major international computer science award for contributions to AI and machine learning The Association for…
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CIFAR selects 3 UBC professors as new Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, 1 as Global Scholar
UBC Computer Science researchers recognized as global leaders in AI UBC Computer Science Assistant Professors Hila Gonen , Mathias Lécuyer and Serena Wang have…
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Inaugural BC AI Research-to-Adoption Summit a major step forward in bringing AI community in BC together
Nearly 250 AI experts in academia, industry and government gathered on May 7, 2026 to explore how BC can turn AI research into real-world applications across…
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Can Canada constrain AI?
Dr. Alan Mackworth — professor emeritus with UBC Computer Science — has been studying AI since the 1970s. He’s served as president of the Association for the…
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Using AI to help capture patient voices can lead to improved health decisions
A new study published in PLOS Digital Health suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can integrate patient voices into healthcare decision-making
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Are you addicted to your AI chatbot? It might be by design
This story was originally posted on UBC News , written by Alex Walls. New research shows some people are developing addictive patterns of AI chatbot use—and it…
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UBC Computer Science publishes 21 papers at top international machine learning conference
A total of 9 papers were accepted at the International Conference on Learning Representation (ICLR) main conference and 12 papers at the associated workshops…
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Can AI be a meaningful part of your health care team?
Professor Cristina Conati and PhD students Kevin Wang and Tawkat Khondaker are computer scientists who are part of an interdisciplinary team at UBC exploring…
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Why Canada must urgently build AI models on Canadian data to improve patient care and relieve system strain
An op-ed in The Hill Times by Dr. Craig Earle, CEO, at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, and UBC AI and Health Network co-lead, Dr. Raymond Ng outlines the urgent need to develop AI models built on Canadian data.
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Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness
UBC-led study challenges the idea that an always-available AI companion can substitute for human connection.
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UBC AI and Health Network Co-Lead Dr. Anita Palepu Nominated for a 2026 YWCA BC Women of Distinction Award
Congratulations to Dr. Palepu, who was nominated in the education, training and development category.