University introduces +AI academic initiative

University introduces +AI academic initiative

WashU is launching a new universitywide initiative called +AI. The initiative aims to transform teaching and learning and accelerate research while also acknowledging the challenges AI will create.

Better tools to improve ‘computer vision’

Researchers in the lab of WashU’s Nathan Jacobs have released a round of “computer vision” tools that can help with species classification and autonomous driving technologies.

Ahn explores AI, social work and inequality

Spot Eunhye Ahn on campus in deep thought, and you might catch her wrestling with a question she considers both urgent and underexplored: What does “human-centered” really mean from a social work perspective when it comes to artificial intelligence? 

Law schools without AI training fail next generation of lawyers

Over the last few years, the legal profession has shifted from skepticism about artificial intelligence to large-scale adoption. Yet the single most influential legal technology of our lifetime remains absent from many law school curricula. This isn’t just a missed opportunity. It’s a failure to educate.

Training and critiquing AI through art with Tiffany Calvert

Artist Tiffany Calvert is busy wrapping up a day in her studio, putting the finishing touches on a largescale still life oil painting. In 2025, it might seem like an anachronism, something from another century. The catch: the image was created in part by a custom AI diffusion model.

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