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<Title>talk: AI Models with Simulation Based Inference for Brain Tumor Classification</Title>
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<Summary>AI Models with Simulation Based Inference for Pre- and Post-Surgery Brain Tumor Classification  Prof. Vidya Manian, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez  UMBC ITE 325b, 1-2pm Mon. June 30...</Summary>
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<Title>How is AI reshaping careers and the jobs economy?</Title>
<Tagline>WYPR episode interviews Anupam Joshi and Jason Michael Perry</Tagline>
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    <br><span><p><span>WYPR's </span><a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/midday/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Midday radio show</span></a><span> episode on Friday, June 27, explored how artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace, its implications for different generations of workers, and the rapid pace of these changes. </span></p><p><span>Guest host </span><a href="https://farai.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Farai Chideya</span></a><span> conversed with UMBC Professor </span><a href="https://umbc.edu/stories/joshi-named-vice-provost-chief-ai-officer-at-umbc/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Anupam Joshi</span></a><span>, UMBC's new Chief AI Officer and Vice Provost, and </span><a href="https://jasonmperry.com/about/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Jason Michael Perry</span></a><span>, founder and Chief AI Officer of Perry Labs, and author of the new book </span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/AI-Evolution-Officers-Business-Leaders/dp/B0F6H8S12P" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The AI Evolution: A Guide for Chief AI Officers and Business Leaders</a>.</span></p><p><span>You can listen to a recording of the 50-minute show </span><a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/midday/2025-06-27/how-is-ai-reshaping-careers-and-the-jobs-economy" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>here</span></a><span>.</span></p></span></div></div>
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<Summary>Jason Michael Perry, left, and Dr. Anupam Joshi, right      WYPR's Midday radio show episode on Friday, June 27, explored how artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace, its...</Summary>
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<Title>UMBC Prof. Diane Alonso named senior fellow for generative AI pedagogy at USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-news-magazine/posts/150813/a6c/4bac4a1ac1961cbd354da4fab1dd58d2/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychology.umbc.edu%2Fcorefaculty%2Falonso%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Diane Alonso</strong></a></span>, a teaching professor and director of UMBC’s psychology program at the Universities at Shady Grove, has been named one of two senior fellows for generative AI pedagogy at the <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-news-magazine/posts/150813/a6c/d66847a8fb4743ec500972282afaa7db/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usmd.edu%2Fcai%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation</a>. The center was established in 2013 by the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents and aims to be a focal point for advancing academic innovation both within Maryland and across higher education nationally.</p><p>She will work alongside the other senior fellow—Tracy Tomlinson of the University of Maryland, College Park—and Jennifer Potter, the associate director at the Kirwan Center, to lead the development of the Kirwan Center’s generative AI programming in the 2025 – 2026 academic year. This includes the development of a curriculum to train and collaborate with select faculty from across the USM system in best practices for classroom use of generative AI, a type of AI that can create new content, including text, images, audio, and video, in response to prompts. These faculty will then convey the lessons from the sessions to their respective campus colleagues in spring 2026. </p><p>Read more about Dr. Alonso and her new role <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-news-magazine/posts/150813" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</p></div>
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<Summary>Diane Alonso, a teaching professor and director of UMBC’s psychology program at the Universities at Shady Grove, has been named one of two senior fellows for generative AI pedagogy at the William...</Summary>
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<Title>How AI is Reshaping Careers for Advanced Software Engineers</Title>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="150751" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-ai/posts/150751">
<Title>Grok&#8217;s &#8216;white genocide&#8217; responses show how generative AI can be weaponized</Title>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="150741" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-ai/posts/150741">
<Title>Prof. Anupam Joshi Named UMBC Chief AI Officer and Vice Provost</Title>
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<Summary>Professor Anupam Joshi has been named UMBC’s chief AI officer and vice provost. He brings almost three decades of experience at UMBC to the new role. For the last two years, he has served as the...</Summary>
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<Title>AI Literacy for Faculty: Video of Mike Kentz presentation at UMBC on 6/4</Title>
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<Summary>See this video of the presentation Mike Kentz gave on June 4, 2025 at UMBC. His 90 minute talk provided many useful axamples and insights on how to use the new generative LLM-based AI systems in...</Summary>
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<Summary>The research and advisory firm Gartner released a Hype Cycle for artificial intelligence last week.  Its hype cycles represent the maturity, adoption, and social application of technologies that...</Summary>
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<Title>AAAI webinar:  AI Perception vs. Reality, 12-1 pm EDT, Thr. 6/19</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>AAAI hosts a second online AI webinar from 12-1pm EDT on Thursday, June 19, featuring a distinguished panel of experts who will address one of the most controversial AI topics today: </span><span>AI Perception vs. Reality</span><span>. The prominent participants are </span><a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=u001.IBQR2KgTQcOq5uhGJr5U9nMC82TzRxEyPQweKUpweql6ukzrEnxP20Z8OFKsN30WeB4cYH2eYUUqwNvoAhsoJbWocqe-2F5hNLuImVZkh7FcC8XCznyO3J90k34EQ64e5WqMEx_MvD712v0wdLfYNR0ryaH2AHJbHJOcbgEnKfHvNFkOkQz233oewzCGZhmYIHXD4cNKJBNGd4lCYdTOvaXchrWHMZbfKvL5buhEsGJJrxVR7Vfs3LWT82jqbY1HJn4fGYXzMnFbVWAUChZTFGZFGnh4XF0ZGgClDRVjnIbWNGYuosRdqHk9us1qcKNfZXFisvsqYZoud66GProTmUvq67peKIvNfy-2BC13WPnenfY27Dv8veuqULbdhLghLTL8dyquXrcw7l2dLvLD1Kb9UdbDnOijYecbrjblIgnl7yCxqNjVBPuVDRkGBgqlcQsAdWuDT" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Rodney Brooks</span></a><span>, </span><a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=u001.IBQR2KgTQcOq5uhGJr5U9nMC82TzRxEyPQweKUpweql6ukzrEnxP20Z8OFKsN30WeB4cYH2eYUUqwNvoAhsoJbWocqe-2F5hNLuImVZkh7FcC7OrAh4BZxha0U0K5Y7K6XMw5Z_MvD712v0wdLfYNR0ryaH2AHJbHJOcbgEnKfHvNFkOkQz233oewzCGZhmYIHXD4cNKJBNGd4lCYdTOvaXchrWHMZbfKvL5buhEsGJJrxVR7Vfs3LWT82jqbY1HJn4fGYXzMnFbVWAUChZTFGZFGnh4XF0ZGgClDRVjnIbWNGYuou3i0P094WW6Cluxv0Qx5lWwsAfjw2YkrPdW4dbdKyE6EgGgEA05BV-2F054R1WaWHgrU7LVNdlcsjWxHO9Fv-2Fu37ObR-2B1-2BKkERSp1NPamspnrYZuhEgvGDSFbxY-2F83nZsj4-2BxkaKNcU-2Fm8QNuLrxCbV0" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Thomas Dietterich</span></a><span>, </span><a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=u001.IBQR2KgTQcOq5uhGJr5U9nMC82TzRxEyPQweKUpweql6ukzrEnxP20Z8OFKsN30WeB4cYH2eYUUqwNvoAhsoJbWocqe-2F5hNLuImVZkh7FcCtLIcikmE0f01LKOCWw0B9XU0Z_MvD712v0wdLfYNR0ryaH2AHJbHJOcbgEnKfHvNFkOkQz233oewzCGZhmYIHXD4cNKJBNGd4lCYdTOvaXchrWHMZbfKvL5buhEsGJJrxVR7Vfs3LWT82jqbY1HJn4fGYXzMnFbVWAUChZTFGZFGnh4XF0ZGgClDRVjnIbWNGYuouQbVde4mefjOKdMo4wIib-2B6yayS9W-2BZPgPTq8LZuBL9RBVAtoXszTzj3K5fWh3gQXHgjwIOn1GcR6MWLwOYhxsG6bWkPYGTxPYncESIzd4vScWHrfmgIAwvTM0fp5qhE4RGenQNqVqbW1A77kj2S19" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Gary Marcus</span></a><span>, </span><a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=u001.IBQR2KgTQcOq5uhGJr5U9nMC82TzRxEyPQweKUpweql6ukzrEnxP20Z8OFKsN30WeB4cYH2eYUUqwNvoAhsoJbWocqe-2F5hNLuImVZkh7FcAxxXFrbzClY6EV0Fusw3u-2F4R5j_MvD712v0wdLfYNR0ryaH2AHJbHJOcbgEnKfHvNFkOkQz233oewzCGZhmYIHXD4cNKJBNGd4lCYdTOvaXchrWHMZbfKvL5buhEsGJJrxVR7Vfs3LWT82jqbY1HJn4fGYXzMnFbVWAUChZTFGZFGnh4XF0ZGgClDRVjnIbWNGYuosVkxPZ76TN-2FQecopG39BTz9IQxqr8SOQEEW32KoPz20PksstT400sKRZZfN-2BRNpCuewEjv6IDSclQQKXQ2HFWOUbY5-2FZOwU0H1hipSvsL4XFgTmEqeZWSrkqmMrhuem4dRUJYWbA93i3oQEjSXaYbe" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Peter Stone</span></a><span>, and moderator </span><a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=u001.IBQR2KgTQcOq5uhGJr5U9nMC82TzRxEyPQweKUpweql6ukzrEnxP20Z8OFKsN30WeB4cYH2eYUUqwNvoAhsoJbWocqe-2F5hNLuImVZkh7FcDdEdIIStUKBdjkQAYsC3xYgZkC_MvD712v0wdLfYNR0ryaH2AHJbHJOcbgEnKfHvNFkOkQz233oewzCGZhmYIHXD4cNKJBNGd4lCYdTOvaXchrWHMZbfKvL5buhEsGJJrxVR7Vfs3LWT82jqbY1HJn4fGYXzMnFbVWAUChZTFGZFGnh4XF0ZGgClDRVjnIbWNGYuoumXuhLyhNf5qgc8-2BoN9Zb8uKxRfF0CNQOUm4NgqHpGRM2jkr64QEcYuRYK4hn6ig1SnqF19h-2FGXIkwpcAGQ9GCc-2BVvd9NwsJo96HLxPdUAQgPN1JkDB5Jux1YVd6adYDeNxMIaWlVg7OYugTJ5Xw-2B0" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Francesca Rossi</span></a><span>.  </span></p><p><span>Topics include:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Historical Foundation</span><span>: How AI hype cycles over the past 70 years mirror other technology trends, following predictable patterns described by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Gartner Hype Cycle</span></a><span>.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Current Impact</span><span>: Why today's Generative AI boom represents many people's first real encounter with AI technology—and why this makes a balanced perspective crucial.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Critical Evaluation Tools</span><span>: Practical frameworks for assessing AI capability claims and distinguishing between genuine innovation and inflated promises.</span></p></li></ul><span>You can register for the event </span><a href="https://aaaiforms.wufoo.com/forms/m1h6mjda17lxtfk/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>here</span></a><span>. </span></span><div><span><strong><br></strong></span><div><span><span>See information about the Monday, June 16 AAAI AGI webinar <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-ai/posts/150618" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>here</strong></a>.</span></span></div></div></div>
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<Summary>AAAI hosts a second online AI webinar from 12-1pm EDT on Thursday, June 19, featuring a distinguished panel of experts who will address one of the most controversial AI topics today: AI Perception...</Summary>
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