The University of Florida Board of Trustees today approved investing $24 million to acquire a more advanced version of UF’s HiPerGator supercomputer. This acquisition will make UF one of the first higher education institutions in the nation to own such a machine, which includes a type of technology that is not even on the market yet. NVIDIA — co-founded by UF alumnus Chris Malachowsky — is expected to deliver the machine to the Gainesville campus during the first half of […] The post ...| Explore Magazine
The patient arrived with a bladder stone, grimacing in pain and moping about. He wouldn’t even chew his cud. The patient, you see, was a goat. And while treated for his bladder stone — a common ailment in the small ruminants — he was also contributing to new research that aims to accurately measure pain not only in goats, but other domestic animals as well and even, one day, in people. The post Scientists trained AI to detect faces in pain. In goats.<em> —Eric Hamilton</em> appeared f...| Explore Magazine
The University of Florida has selected 20 research projects in artificial intelligence for accelerated development using the university’s HiPerGator supercomputer. The post UF accelerates AI research discoveries with HiPerGator computing<em> —Joe Kays</em> appeared first on Explore Magazine.| Explore Magazine
Stories written by the latest version of ChatGPT were nearly as good as those written by human authors, according to new research on the narrative skills of artificial intelligence. The post People hate stories they think were written by AI. Even if people wrote them. <em> — Eric Hamilton</em> appeared first on Explore Magazine.| Explore Magazine
Sharks, on their own, are fascinating enough for Florida students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Add artificial intelligence to the study of these creatures and their fossilized teeth, and you get Shark AI – a program that is blending paleontology and cutting-edge technology in STEM curriculums statewide. The post When Paleontology Meets AI, K-12 Students Find Thrilling New Ways to Study Shark Fossils<em> — Rebecca Burton and Carla Ruffer</em> appeared first on Explore Magazine.| Explore Magazine
Alina Zare, one of the University of Florida’s leading artificial intelligence researchers, has been named director of the university’s Interdisciplinary Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIARI). The post Alina Zare named new director of UF’s Interdisciplinary Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Research Institute<em> — Joseph Kays</em> appeared first on Explore Magazine.| Explore Magazine