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Workshop to Explore Sociotechnical Standards to Better Manage AI Risks
The Northwestern Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence (CASMI) is co-hosting a two-day workshop in Washington DC this month to test and evaluate sociotechnical approaches for AI systems, focusing specifically on expanding the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s AI Risk Management Framework.Oct 2, 2023|from Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence (CASMI)
PhD Application Feedback Program Aims to Increase Diversity in CS Graduate Programs
Professor Fabian Bustamante launched the feedback program in 2020 to provide guidance to prospective PhD students applying to any computer science program in the country.Sep 29, 2023
Researchers Investigating Popular Predictor Tool, Working to Mitigate Bias in Data
Researchers with the Northwestern Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence (CASMI) are working to understand what is causing bias in a popular predictor tool that is quick to train.Sep 28, 2023|from Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence (CASMI)
Advancing Trustworthy and Reliable Data Science
The fall 2023 IDEAL special program will examine trustworthy and reliable data science through workshops, graduate courses, and a weekly reading group.Sep 27, 2023
Patient-Focused AI System Seeks to Reduce Stress during Pregnancy
Researchers with the Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence are designing a just-in-time adaptive intervention for prenatal stress reduction.Sep 22, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Engineering Names Winners of 2023 Cole-Higgins Awards
Mike Edmonds, Kyoo-Chul Park, Abigail Stringer, Zachary Wood-Doughty, and Chamille Lescott earned school’s awards for outstanding teaching and advising.Sep 21, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Pioneering a New Virtual Reality Course
Twelve undergraduate and graduate students in Northwestern Engineering learned how to build standalone VR hardware and software prototypes in 10 weeks during the summer session.Sep 15, 2023
Opinion: Here Are the Jobs AI Will Impact Most
Professor Daniel W. Linna wrote an essay for Time about how artificial intelligence will affect the legal profession.Sep 7, 2023|from Time
Ethical Framework Aims to Reduce Bias in Data-Driven Policing
The Northwestern Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence (CASMI) supported a newly published report outlining a comprehensive framework for the ethical and responsible development and deployment of data-driven policing technologies.Aug 28, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Award-Winning Research Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for More Reliable Human-AI Decision-Making
Researchers with the Northwestern Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence (CASMI) have investigated threats to validity and reliability in human-AI decision-making and have demonstrated how new methods may help address these challenges.Aug 17, 2023|from Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence
Building STEAM Knowledge at Northwestern CS Summer Camp
Northwestern CS partnered with the DuPage County NAACP Education Committee and the Center for Success to host a summer camp in July.Aug 15, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
ChatGPT on Campus: Law Schools Wrestle with Emerging AI Tools
Professor Dan Linna told Bloomberg Law that students must be encouraged to use AI ethically.Aug 14, 2023|from Bloomberg Law
Students Recognized in Forbes ‘30 Under 30’
Eight Northwestern students and alumni have secured spots on this year’s Chicago-specific Forbes ’30 Under 30’ list.Aug 11, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Sam Kriegman Named Schmidt Futures AI2050 Early Career Fellow
Through the Schmidt Futures AI2050 Early Career Fellowship, Kriegman and his students will use AI to invent new robots.Aug 3, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News
Using Video Games to Teach Materials Science
An interdisciplinary faculty and student team of materials science and computer science researchers are distilling technical materials science research concepts into fun and engaging video games to engage a broad audience.Jul 25, 2023|from Northwestern Engineering News