AI
The University of Florida's AI minute is a weekly one-minute broadcast featuring research developments in artificial intelligence at the University of Florida, as well as explanations of AI terminology. The AI minute is sponsored by the AI2 Center (Artificial Intelligence Academic Initiative Center) in production with WUFT-FM, an NPR member radio station owned by the University of Florida.
July 17 and July 19, 2023
We are hearing a lot about artificial intelligence in today’s news. What exactly does the term mean?
Listen to What is Artificial Intelligence
July 25 and July 27, 2023
UF researchers are using artificial intelligence to provide earlier predictions of harmful algal blooms that can impact vacations, close fisheries and harm wildlife.
Listen to UF Researchers Use AI to Predict Harmful Algal Blooms
August 2 and August 4, 2023
AI is cropping up in the agricultural industry. Learn how artificial intelligence may help us feed the world’s growing population quicker and better.
Listen to Feeding the World is Going to Require AI for Innovative Farming
August 7 and August 9, 2023
The University of Florida recognizes the importance of ethics in artificial intelligence and is putting it foremost in its education of students and research initiatives.
Listen to The Importance of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence
August 15 and August 17, 2023
ChatGPT by OpenAI is taking the world by storm. How can it help and what are its weaknesses?
August 23 and August 25, 2023
UF physician scientists are using artificial intelligence to help improve hospital patient safety and outcomes.
Listen to AI Modeling and How it can Improve Patient Outcomes
August 28 and August 31, 2023
UF physician scientists are using artificial intelligence to predict Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear.
September 4 and September 6, 2023
UF researchers are training robots for construction.
September 11 and September 13, 2023
AI tools to ramp up customer and employee safety for retailers.
September 18 and September 20, 2023
Using Open AI's Dalle-2 to boost your creativity
September 25 and September 27, 2023
How AI can enhance airport preparedness strategies
November 3, 15, 24, 2023
How AI can enhance patient outcomes in intensive care
Listen to How AI is Being Used to Enhance Outcomes in Intensive Care
November 8, 22, 2023
UF Health pathologists are utilizing Paige's AI technology to help diagnose breast and pancreatic cancers
Listen to How AI is Being Used to Help UF Pathologists Diagnose Cancers
November 1, 10, 22, 2023
How Machines Can be Taught to Taste to Improve Food Flavor
November 17, December 14, 26, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a fundamental part of every student's education at the University of Florida, which is pioneering an initiative called 'AI across the curriculum,' integrating AI into various fields of study
November 22, December 7, 19, 28, 2023
Exploring the transformative potential of AI in healthcare, advanced AI technologies are paving the way towards effective treatments for HIV, potentially halting its sexual transmission and revolutionizing patient care.
Listen to AI and Impact on HIV/AIDS
November 24, December 5, 12, 21, 2023
Generative AI (GenAI) is unlocking problem solving and creativity at record speed. GenAI can analyze data, optimize processes, and help make faster decisions. How will GenAI impact your life?
Listen to Generative AI: Not Just a New Technology but a Paradigm Shift
January 9, 11, 2024
UF researchers in the College of Medicine are using AI to analyze the chemical characteristics of Meningioma brain tumors to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Listen to AI to Revolutionize the Evaluation of Common Brain Tumors
January 16, 18, 2024
Researchers in UF's Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering are creating digital versions of bridges to determine safety and maintenance.
Listen to Using AI and Digital Twins to Evaluate Bridge Safety
January 23, 25, 2024
UF's agricultural scientists are using real-time data analysis for AI sources to empower farmers to make informed decisions for more sustainable and productive agriculture.
Listen to Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Agriculture
January 30, February 1, 2024
UF Vet Med is using AI's ability to analyze big data to create a digital gold mine of tissue and cell information from small animal cases to improve animal cancer diagnoses and increase precision medicine.
Listen to UF Vet Med creating a digital imaging platform to improve animal care
University of Florida scientists developed an AI-powered app designed to identify poison ivy, aiming to reduce the widespread rashes it causes by aiding hikers and outdoor workers in real-time, even without internet connectivity.
UF's College of Education, under Dr. Wanli Xing's leadership, is leveraging AI and machine learning to transform middle school math education, turning traditional learning on its head with ALTER-MATH to engage students by having them teach AI, thereby doubling learning outcomes and integrating this innovative method into over a million students' curriculum annually.
Engineer Yiannis Ampatzidis at UF/IFAS has developed "Agroview," an AI tool that transforms agricultural practices by using aerial and ground imagery to analyze crop health and growth, greatly reducing data collection time and aiding in efficient crop management, honored as a UF Invention of the Year in 2020.
Dana Choi employs digital twin technology at UF/IFAS to simulate year-round strawberry growth, enhancing research and robotics development for Florida's strawberry industry.
University of Florida researchers demonstrated through HiPerGator supercomputer simulations that life's essential molecules can naturally form, advancing our understanding of the origins of life.
Andreas Keil and colleagues at UF leverage AI across disciplines, from psychology's trauma therapy to political science predictions and language learning enhancements, showcasing AI's transformative potential in academia.
Krista Vandenborne leads a UF project applying AI to pediatric neuromedicine, aiming to transform clinical trials for neuromuscular diseases with advanced muscle imaging and AI, potentially improving over a million U.S. children's lives with support from UF's strategic funding.