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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
  • With AI booming, the demand for new, reliable data is growing. But where can that data come from? Universities are positioned to lead the way as sources for data, domain knowledge and computing power.
  • A UF researcher has developed a comprehensive digital twin of strawberry fields where berry-picking robots and smart sprayers can be tested and improved to boost farming efficiency of this popular berry.
  • After a major storm hits, Florida farmers need to know what crops are damaged and what fields are flooded. A UF scientist is developing an easy AI tool similar to ChatGPT that can give farmers real-time answers fast and easy to help them plan after a severe storm occurs.
  • A team of UF graduate students and faculty are using AI to stop tobacco use before it begins by predicting what youth are most at risk for getting addicted to tobacco.
  • UF's E-Learning Team, the Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies, and the Lastinger Center for Learning worked together to build an AI-Powered App using augmented reality to help Florida's young students read better.
  • UF Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine have developed an AI model that predicts mortality in coronary artery disease patients more accurately than traditional methods.
  • UF's College of the Arts has developed a 12-credit undergrad certificate to equip students with technical and ethical tools to navigate the evolving landscape of AI's influence on creative industries.
  • A UF researcher is using AI to decode rainfall and moisture, essential to understanding rapid storm intensification.
  • UF researchers, supported by NASA, are combining AI and sensory manipulation to create robotic hands that can help handle various medical concerns in space.
  • UF scientists are using AI and micro-ultrasound to change how clinicians diagnose prostate cancer, making diagnosis easier and quicker for smaller hospitals with less high-tech equipment.

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