Artificial intelligence

An illustration of a silhouette of a person interaction with a laptop displaying a stack of books, with another silhouette in front of them representing ChatGPT. A piece of paper contains scribbled instructions to "write my essay," with text below it responding "Certainly! Here is a thoughtfully structured essay."

June 5 opinionSaskia Tholen with Illustrations by Abbie Lee

Opinion: What should the university be?

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How an AI courtroom simulation is helping first-year law students combat public speaking fear

Many are familiar with the racing heart and sweaty palms that can come with public speaking. This anxiety and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has inspired professors at the Peter A. Allard School of Law to create a courtroom simulation, aimed to help first-year law students learn courtroom speaking skills.

June 18, 2024 scienceYomna Bedaiwy with Illustrations by Emilija Vītols Harrison

Reading between the lines: How a new AI can predict the mental health care needs of cancer patients

In a new study, Dr. John-Jose Nunez and his team trained artificial intelligence (AI) to predict whether cancer patients would go on to see a psychiatrist or counsellor, based solely on their initial oncology consultation documents.

June 10, 2024 newsBernice Wong

Senate releases draft guidelines for generative AI

At the May 15 Senate meeting, the Generative AI in Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee presented draft guidelines for the use of generative AI to help professors and students navigate AI’s evolving landscape.