September 29, 2023 All Articles
By Jackie Brown. On September 13, 2023, renowned computer scientist and author Jaron Lanier, addressed tech enthusiasts and UC Berkeley faculty, staff and students. Co-hosted by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science,…
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By Matthew Beckman. Unveiling groundbreaking insights and innovation, the Risk and Safety Solutions (RSS) team recently hosted their first symposium at UC Davis this year. The two-day event, with over 200 attendees, and expert speakers representing a range of domains,…
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[Editor’s note: Grateful to a UC tech community member for sharing an event that her team is hosting at Stanford University this fall.] AI continues to revolutionize the tech landscape, even on UC campuses, not only in software, but in…
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[Editors’ note: The UC IT Blog team is grateful to Pranay Bhattacharyya, senior software engineer, UCLA, and tech historian, who has provided articles on tech history to the…
Read more about Happy 30th to the World Wide Web – more than meets the eye
Learn about the winning project of the 2022 Yvonne Tevis UC Collaboration Golden Award, “Connecting Patients & Researchers with UC Clinical Trials,” thanks to an inquisitive project team and ChatGPT. The UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Research Technology…
Read more about ChatGPT, parlor trick or more? For research, to write this blog…?
By Laura Kurtzman. A computer analysis of hundreds of thousands of secure email messages between doctors and patients found that most doctors use language that is too complex for their patients to understand. The study also uncovered strategies some doctors…
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By Jeannie Louie and Ana Buenaventura. In this era of digital transformation, UCSF meets both opportunity and risk as we evolve and adapt in how we conduct research, education, patient care, and public service. Current virtual-care trends could lead to industry changes like…
Read more about Business Analysis Meets Digital Transformation at UCSF
By Marni Ellerry. Significant advances in artificial intelligence (AI) over the past decade have relied upon extensive training of algorithms using massive, open-source databases. But when such datasets are used “off label” and applied in unintended ways, the results are…
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February 2, 2022 All Articles 0
By Shelley Leachman. Much like a family physician who has treated you for years, computer systems could — hypothetically — know a patient’s complete medical history. A more common experience, of course, is seeing a new doctor or a specialist…
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By Catherine Kenny. Artificial Intelligence touches almost every aspect of our lives, from mobile banking and online shopping to social media and real-time traffic maps. But what happens when artificial intelligence is biased? What if it makes mistakes on important…
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