“ We agree. That point is now.” In March, 1,000 top tech experts including Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published their call for a six-month moratorium on further development of AI systems more powerful than… Read More
How a Horse Whisperer can Help Engineers Build Better Robots
Humans and horses have enjoyed a strong working relationship for nearly 10,000 years — a partnership that transformed how food was produced, people were transported and even how wars were fought and won. Today, we look to horses for companionship,… Read More
UF Genome Sleuths Build a Map to Human Cancer Detection by Tapping Into the DNA of Other Species
The convergence of two engineering disciplines at the University of Florida is building a valuable tool that will allow researchers to diagnose human cancers, potentially leading to earlier clinical interventions. Kiley Graim, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer… Read More
Laser Attack Blinds Autonomous Vehicles, Deleting Pedestrians and Confusing Cars
Self-driving cars, like the human drivers that preceded them, need to see what’s around them to avoid obstacles and drive safely. The most sophisticated autonomous vehicles typically use lidar, a spinning radar-type device that acts as the eyes of the… Read More
A Scientist’s Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine
After 19 years of work, Juan Gilbert says he has invented the most secure voting machine. Will anyone prove him wrong? In late 2020, a large box arrived at Juan Gilbert’s office at the University of Florida. The computer science… Read More