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ARLIS AND UMIACS LEAD AS UMD JOINS AI SAFETY INSTITUTE CONSORTIUM (AISIC) FOR ADVANCING AI'S TECHNICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACT
“ARLIS has already made significant contributions to AI engineering and AI assurance in its role as a UARC supporting the defense and intelligence communities,” said Dr. Craig Lawrence, ARLIS interim executive director. “Working with the Department of Commerce and the National Institute for Standards and Technology through the AISIC allows ARLIS to aid in coordinating policy, practice, and methodology in AI engineering and assurance across the federal government. ARLIS and UMD are in a position to make a real impact on AI governance from a whole of government perspective.”
ARLIS 2023 Annual Report
During 2023, it was nearly impossible not to hear or read something in the news about artificial intelligence. In fact, with the rise of generative AI and large language models, we could almost call 2023 the year of artificial intelligence. It was the year that AI seemed to finally break away from technology publications and into mainstream media coverage about its pros and cons, of which there are many.
The 2023 RISC Report is Now Available
ARLIS had a record number of participants in the 2023 Research for Intelligence and Security Challenges internship program, with 122 graduate and undergraduate students from UMD and around the country working on 48 projects.Read the 2023 RISC program report here.
ARLIS Researchers Measure Social Media Sharing With Emotions
On average, people spend about two to three hours a day on social media platforms. It’s used for different things like sharing thoughts, understanding what is happening in the world and influencing others.In a recently published article in Science Advances, UMD researchers have found that when individual emotions such as anger, contempt, love, admiration, cute/kama muta (an emotion described as 'being moved' or 'heart-warming') wonder, pride, sadness, and amusement are expressed in a post, there is a significant impact on whether it gets shared or not.
Fostering Democracy and Security at the Dawn of the AI Revolution
Dr. William Regli, former ARLIS executive director and UMD professor of computer science, spoke about near-term artificial intelligence and other emerging technology applications for democratic societies and international security during a Sept. 21 roundtable discussion that included Czech Republic President Petr Pavel.Participants, including business leaders from both the Czech Republic and the United States, and U.S. and Czech government officials explored opportunities and challenges posed by the AI revolution for the Czech Republic.