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Is AI coming for white-collar jobs? A psychology professor finds out the hard way

A UBC psychology professor wondered whether AI was smart enough to handle some of his workload. He was astonished to discover it could.

Mar 8, 2023

AI predicts cancer patient survival by reading doctor’s notes

AI predicts cancer patient survival by reading doctor’s notes

A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts cancer patient survival more accurately and with more readily available data than previous tools.

Mar 2, 2023

UBC’s approach to academic integrity in the age of AI

UBC’s approach to academic integrity in the age of AI

This story was not written by ChatGPT. Or was it?

Mar 1, 2023

Credit: Beyond Access / Creative Commons

UBC scholar helping AI overcome its language barrier

People around the world have been impressed with ChatGPT, a new chatbot developed by OpenAI that uses natural language processing (NLP) to seemingly answer any question.

Feb 21, 2023

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

How artificial intelligence can make our food safer

Food recalls could be a thing of the past if artificial intelligence (AI) is utilized in food production, according to a recent study from UBC and the University of Guelph. 

Aug 9, 2022

UBC grad plans to channel passion for AI to innovate health-care

UBC grad plans to channel passion for AI to innovate health-care

When UBC student Tyler Ga Wei Lum crosses the stage to accept his degree this week, his late uncle won’t be far from his thoughts. 

Jun 1, 2022

Credit: Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay

All-knowing robots are not inevitable, and other lessons on AI use in policing

The Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) recently approved a policy for use of AI technology in policing, which researchers believe is the first in Canada.

Mar 3, 2022

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