Microplastics Are Chemically Active, and Could Cause Biological Harm
A new study found that when microplastics contact water, it could get us sick.
Data Science, AI & Robotics News
What Can AI Learn from Children?
UC Berkeley scientists train AI through child-like imitation learning.
Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Erodes Your Ability to Persist at Hard Things
A UC Berkeley researcher raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in daily life.
A Global, Hardwired Pause of Frontier AI Training Is Feasible
Scholars from top institutions, including UC Berkeley, have released a study that maps out a pause in AI training.
AI Chatbots Are Overconfident—Like Humans
New Berkeley Haas research testing 11 leading large language models found they were overconfident on average.
To Decipher Local Laws, Researchers Used AI to Build a Database of Millions of Them
The unprecedented project gives policymakers and the public an easy way to look up local ordinances.
AI Creates Risk and Opportunities for Key Human Rights Fields
Berkeley Human Rights Center has released a novel human rights assessment of the use of AI in the fields of law, journalism, and education.
$20M NSF Renewal Supports New Frontiers in AI and Optimization
The new NSF grant allows researchers to focus on scalable and trustworthy approaches to AI decision making.
UC Berkeley Announces New Graduate Degree in AI and Machine Learning
Berkeley announces a new professional graduate degree in AI and machine learning.
UC Berkeley Computer Scientist on the Promise and Perils of Agentic AI
Berkeley professor discusses how autonomous AI agents are reshaping technology.
Why We Don’t Need More Data Centers to Build Better AI
UC Berkeley experts argue that smaller and more efficient open-source technologies are the way of the future.
New AI Approach Accelerates the Development of Advanced Materials
A new modeling framework shows promise in speeding up the synthesis of new materials.