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UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence
April 2, 2024 | UMD INFO Staff14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

How to Make Critical Decision-Making Systems Fairer and Build Trust in AI
March 22, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonResearchers from UMD and GW are creating a new measure to make AI systems involved in parole decisions and loan approvals fairer

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Scientific American: Everything to Know About OpenAI’s New Text-to-Video Generator, Sora (ft. Irene Pasquetto)
March 7, 2024 | INFO StaffA new AI software that generates realistic videos is raising concerns around misinformation applications

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How Emerging Technologies are Crafting New Worlds and Revolutionizing Learning
March 6, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonResearch with KidsTeam and local neighborhoods examines how youth use emerging technologies like AI and VR

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Yahoo Finance: Generative AI Will Create a ‘Tsunami of Disinformation’ During the 2024 Election (ft. Jen Golbeck)
January 26, 2024 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Jen Golbeck comments on AI election disinformation

(Video) Search Mastery: Bryan McCann Discusses AI and Search Engines
January 9, 2024 | INFO StaffThe co-founder of You.com gives a presentation about the future of search

A Murky World: Navigating Ethical Considerations in Data-Driven Research
January 8, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonINFO researchers developed a tool to help data scientists wade through ethical issues