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.
McKelvey Engineering students participate in Mayfield AI Garage launch
The collaboration between Mayfield, McKelvey Engineering and Skandalaris Center supports entrepreneurship in AI.
Xuming He predicts an inevitable union between AI and statistics
During the Spring 2026 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, He outlined the many ways AI and statistics have become intertwined and interdependent.
Ottley appointed to UN panel on artificial intelligence
Ottley is one of 40 members selected by the U.N. General Assembly from more than 2,600 global candidates after an independent review by the International Telecommunications Union.
The Humanities Digital Workshop celebrates 20 years with 20 milestones
From early online experiments to ambitious, grant-funded collaborations, the HDW’s first two decades highlight its impact on research, teaching, and the future of the humanities.
Meet the Arts & Sciences alumni behind North America’s largest AI conference
WashU graduates Michael Weiss and Marcus Jecklin, both AB ’12, turned their curiosity about artificial intelligence into Ai4 — a global gathering that’s shaping how industries use the technology.
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.