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Wresting New Tricks From a Python: Fernando Perez Wins 2012 Award for the Advancement of Free Software

In 2001 when Fernando Pérez was still a graduate student in particle physics, he kept bumping into walls with a popular programming language he was using called Python, as he tried to analyze an elusive theoretical phenomenon known as the quantum vacuum.

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Berkeley Talks: Alison Gopnik on Why AI Is No Match for a 4-Year-Old

UC Berkeley developmental psychologist analyzes the intellectual advancement of AI.
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Researchers Use AI to Revolutionize Medical Imaging

A startup strives to make medical imaging more efficient — and more effective.
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Matei Zaharia Awarded ACM Prize in Computing

Berkeley EECS professor is recognized for developing systems that have powered machine learning and AI at a global scale.
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Berkeley Talks: Altered Reality in the Age of Deepfakes

UC Berkeley digital forensics expert explores how generative AI is affecting our ability to discern truth online.
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Does AI Actually Free Up Workers’ Time?

Berkeley Haas researchers evaluate the impact of AI in the workforce.
A Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards available to early-career researchers. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announced the names of the 126 early-career researchers selected to receive 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships, including seven from UC Berkeley. The fellowships honor exceptional scholars in the U.S. and Canada whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders. It is one of the most prestigious awards availab

Seven UC Berkeley Faculty Named 2026 Sloan Fellows

Seven Berkeley faculty recognized for being the most promising early-career researchers.
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An Evolutionary Biologist Makes the Case for Pausing AI

A researcher warns that we may be playing with high-stakes technology we don't fully understand.
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Are Faculty Warming to AI in the Classroom?

New research looks at how faculty responds to AI in classrooms and education.
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New CLTC Report Provides Framework for Managing Risks of Agentic AI

New research focuses on how agentic AI can autonomously pursue goals with little human oversight.
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How AI Is Transforming Research

Researchers explore the impact of AI in reshaping scientific research.
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AI Has a Bias Problem. Can We Build Something Smarter?

A computer scientist believes we can use AI to improve our healthcare and criminal justice systems.
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Why ‘Basic Science’ Is the Foundation of Innovation

Berkeley dean explains how curiosity-driven research fuels today's technologies.
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11 Things UC Berkeley AI Experts Are Watching for in 2026

Berkeley professors go over the developments they’ll be monitoring in 2026.
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UC Berkeley Will Influence California AI and Tech Governance

A new technology council aims to strengthen California's policies of technology.
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Mapping 60 Years of Storytelling in Pop Lyrics

Berkeley researches use machine learning to identify narrative storytelling elements in song lyrics.
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New Tool Helps Countries Achieve Environmental Goals

The new tool aims to provide analytical and computing power to various countries.
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How Greek Myths and Hollywood Can Help Us Understand AI Today

A Berkeley researcher explores how art, history and literature provide a window into AI development.
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CITRIS To Partner With DNV on Embodied AI

A new partnership emerges between CITRIS and DNV to ensure safe and responsible AI use.
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CITRIS Announces Partnership With TITAN Group

CITRIS partners with TITAN group to further digital innovation and applied research.
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Women Portrayed as Younger Than Men Online, and AI Amplifies the Bias

Sweeping study documents extensive age and gender distortion across online media
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AI-Driven Tool Optimizes the Design of Shape-Shifting Truss Robots

New genetic algorithm allows researchers to design morphing robots.
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Do Chatbots Have a Moral Compass?

Berkeley researchers reveal that each AI platform appears to follow its own set of ethics.
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Are We Truly On The Verge of The Humanoid Robot Revolution?

Berkeley roboticist explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency.
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A Stroke Stole Her Ability To Speak. Scientists Used AI To Bring It Back.

Learn how researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco were able to finally give a stroke patient a voice again.
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UC Berkeley Linguistics Expert Explains How ‘Language Is Everywhere’

Berkeley Linguistics expert explains the use of language by humans, animals, and machines— and how they all might be related.
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Researchers Propose Evidence-Based AI Policy Recommendations

Berkeley researchers have joined with other scientists and policymakers to recommend opportunities to develop evidence-based AI policy.
A maize farmer with a smart phone embodies the reality in Togo today: Digital tools are increasingly common. A partnership between the government of Togo and the Center for Effective Global Action at UC Berkeley is working to use data science to improve agriculture, education health and other areas

A Data Science Alliance To Build a Dynamic West African Nation

A relationship between Togo and Berkeley has blossomed into a vital collaboration powering advances in agriculture, health, education and other areas.
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A Smarter Approach to Designing Metamaterials

A UC Berkeley-led team has built a new modeling technique that bridges the gap between metamaterials design and manufacturability, paving the way for new and highly useful materials.
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As Chatbots Get Smarter, Humans’ Language Abilities Are Becoming Less Special

UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed.
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UC Berkeley Engineers Create World’s Smallest Wireless Flying Robot

The bumblebee-inspired robot, less than a centimeter in diameter, can hover, change directions and even hit small targets.
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No Robot Can Match a Squirrel’s Ability To Leap From Limb to Limb — Until Now

Based on studies of leaping squirrels, UC Berkeley students design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch.
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Pioneering a New Era for Cancer Prediction Using AI

Yala's team is currently leading a randomized clinical trial to evaluate how its breast cancer prediction model Mirai can improve patient outcomes.
The Dorsal Grasper, with its supernumerary robotic fingers, can expand the range of graspable objects and workspace.

New Device Enhances Grasping for People With Spinal Cord Injuries

Test subjects found that they could easily grasp objects anywhere they could reach their arm, without having to rotate their bodies.
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Using AI, These Robots Learn Complicated Skills with Startling Accuracy

UC Berkeley researchers devised a fast and precise way to teach robots tasks like assembling a motherboard or an IKEA drawer.
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Professor Launches Company Centered Around “Agentic AI”

Assistant professor Niloufar Salehi, along with her team, has launched Across AI, a startup pioneering agentic AI for complex enterprise workflows.

Abortion access barriers shared in “r/abortion” after Roe: a qualitative analysis of a Reddit community post-Dobbs decision leak in 2022

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Abortion access barriers shared in “r/abortion” after Roe. Berkeley researchers including Prof. Coye Cheshire analyze descriptions of barriers and their impacts shared in an abortion subreddit.

LA's wildfires prompted a rash of fake images. Here's why

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LA's wildfires prompted a rash of fake images. NPR spoke to Hany Farid about the fakes and why they are so dangerous. “Fake images of an ongoing catastrophe can put people at risk, making evacuees unsure of where to reach safety. They can also undermine faith in bedrock institutions, from governments to news outlets,” Farid said.

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Michael I. Jordan Receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Berkeley EECS professor receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award for their core contributions to the field of machine learning.
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Jelani Nelson Considers Human Thought With Computer Science Tools

Berkeley Computer Science Division chair has launched accessible coding programs and advocated for high quality STEM education in California.
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Watch a Biologist Explain How Animals Move in 101 Seconds

Learn how biologists like Victor Ortega Jiménez use high-speed cameras to record fascinating slow motion footage of animals in the wild.
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UC Berkeley Engineer Homayoon Kazerooni Elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Berkeley engineering professor Homayoon Kazerooni has been named a 2024 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
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NASA-Funded Project Offers New Insights Into Fire Behavior in Space

Testing in microgravity reveals materials can burn at lower-than-expected oxygen levels.
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A World Without Plastic Pollution? A New Paper Shows It’s Possible

Negotiators have the ability to nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2050.

Physical Intelligence, a Robot A.I. Specialist, Raises Millions From Bezos

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Among the company’s co-founders are Sergey Levine, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.

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With the Help of AI, UC Berkeley Researchers Confirm Hollywood Is Getting More Diverse

Berkeley researchers use computer vision to easily analyze actor representation screen time in films.
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Study Shows You’re Likely a More Creative Writer Than ChatGPT. For Now.

In a creative writing experiment, Berkeley researcher found generative AI platforms to be advancing closer and closer to humans.
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White House Issues New Directive on AI and National Security

I School Professor Deirdre K. Mulligan contributed to the directive during her time serving in the U.S. Office of Science Technology and Policy.
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Public Trust in U.S. Elections Is Decreasing. But Should It Be?

Berkeley professors say the largest vulnerability to election results is the human element.
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UC Berkeley Digital Forensics Expert Break Down Political Deepfakes

AI-generated political content has already wreaked havoc and tilted elections. Here's how to spot it.

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