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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.

What Does It Mean To Learn With AI?

What happens when AI becomes part of how we learn? On campus, students and faculty are exploring new approaches — engaging with these tools and the ideas behind them.

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Building a Better World With AI

Resetting the Clock on Discovery

Using artificial intelligence and advanced computational models, researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences are compressing years of drug discovery into months — or sometimes seconds. Read the story»

Male and female researchers in lab looking at green cyanobacteria.

Latest AI Breakthroughs and News

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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