Artificial Intelligence
The unknown is imminently knowable.
What we know about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on science and society today, will be transformed tomorrow. At UC San Diego, we thrive in the never-been-done-before, and so we dive in – charting a path into the unknown world of AI. From informing climate action and protecting our environment to developing lifesaving medical solutions and better healthcare models, UC San Diego is advancing how the world uses AI, creating tools that will improve our lives and create an equitable future for all.
The Future of AI is Now
“Whenever you have a new technology, it plays out in ways you can’t imagine.” - Terrence Sejnowski, distinguished professor. Unpredictable. Game Changing. Transformative. UC San Diego experts weigh in on the implications of AI.
Inventing the Future of AI
The Brains Behind Today’s AI Revolution
Professor Terry Sejnowski of the School of Biological Sciences and Salk Institute discusses the path of brain research that led to today’s AI revolution, how systems such as ChatGPT are evolving and the future of AI. Read the story»
AI Experts
Rose Yu is a computer scientist who specializes in machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and learning dynamical systems in climate, health care and physical sciences.
Rose Yu | Professor, Computing in the Arts
Terry Sejnowski is widely considered one of the founding fathers of AI. He studies neural networks and how our understanding of neurobiology has paved the way for brain-inspired AI advancements.
Terry Sejnowski | Distinguished Professor, Department of Neurobiology
Yusu Wang is a data scientist who specializes in deep learning, graph learning, machine learning and learning enabled optimization, with applications to chip design, material science and neuroscience.
Yusu Wang | Professor, Halιcιoğlu Data Science Institute
Karandeep Singh is the inaugural Chief Health Artificial Intelligence Officer at UC San Diego Health and an expert on ethically using AI to improve healthcare delivery and the patient experience.
Karandeep Singh | Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation
Building a Better World with AI
Meet CARMEN, a Robot That Helps People with Mild Cognitive Impairment
CARMEN is a small, tabletop robot designed to help people with mild cognitive impairment learn skills to improve memory, attention, and executive functioning at home. Read the story »
Latest AI Breakthroughs and News
AI CORE FACILITIES
UC San Diego’s world-class research facilities help make discovery possible.
AI Related Centers and Institutes
The Institute for Learning-enabled Optimization at Scale
The Institute for Learning-enabled Optimization at Scale (TILOS) is part of a $220M NSF National AI Research Institutes investment to create multidisciplinary, multi-institution research institutes to serve as national hubs for universities, federal agencies, industry and nonprofit organizations to advance AI research and workforce development.
Institute for Emerging CORE Methods in Data Science (EnCORE)
The NSF-funded, crossdisplinary EnCORE aims to transform four core aspects of data science: complexity of data, optimization, responsible computing, and education and engagement.
SDSC Advanced Technology Lab
The increasing use of AI methods presents new technology challenges, and the Advanced Technology Lab (ATL) evaluates new hardware and software technologies for future computing and storage systems that are critical to conducting scientific research at scale.
Processing with Intelligent Storage and Memory
Processing with Intelligent Storage and Memory (PRISM) focuses on novel memory and storage devices and circuits; next generation architectures; systems and software; and grand challenge applications that will demonstrate new capabilities of computing.