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University of Florida Artificial Intelligence Minute

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.

Latest Episodes
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scientists have 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Researchers in UF's Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering are creating digital versions of bridges to determine safety and maintenance.