On April 9, UBC’s AI and Health Network is hosting a half-day forum focused on translating AI innovation into real-world health impact. The event will highlight early progress and explore how AI-enabled tools can address complex health challenges. @cs.ubc.ca
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Don’t miss Empire of AI: Karen Hao in Conversation with Naomi Klein, a timely deep dive into the global AI arms race and who really holds the power shaping our future.
📅 Thu Mar 12, 2026 | 7:30 PM
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“We just can't rely on the companies to voluntarily stand up,” says Dr. Alan Mackworth, UBC computer science prof. emeritus. “There needs to be some public accountability by having a regulatory agency with enforcement powers to check standards.” @cs.ubc.ca @alanmackworth.bsky.social
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A close up of a hand holding a phone upon which the OpenAI symbol is displayed alongside the text 'ChatGPT'. Green binary code is displayed in the background behind the hand. Credit: Sebastien Bozon/AFP
The Tumbler Ridge, B.C., tragedy is raising questions about conversations with chatbots.
UBC profs Drs. Vered Shwartz, Alan Mackworth (@cs.ubc.ca) and Moira Aikenhead (@allard.ubc.ca) discuss
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“Our goal is to ensure that these AI tools are as reliable as possible so that professionals and the public can trust it,” says UBC computer scientist Dr. Vered Shwartz on training AI on RAGs (retrieval augmented generation) to limit hallucinations. @cs.ubc.ca
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🎙️ Our next #WiAIR_podcast guest: Hila Gonen!
Assistant Professor @cs.ubc.ca, she works at the intersection of NLP & ML, aiming to make LLMs responsible, reliable, and fair across languages and socio-demographic groups.
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See you next Monday at 5pm for a talk by Dr. Lovedeep Gondara, Head of AI R&D at Vanguard! RSVP in the link below if you haven't had a chance yet! 👇 @science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca
Research abstract on disparities in third-party advertising and tracking, highlighting browser choice, location, and jurisdiction effects.
Tanya Prasad will be presenting "RegTrack: Uncovering Global Disparities in Third-party Advertising and Tracking" at MADWeb 2026 (co-located with NDSS).
B.C. Premier David Eby, seen here in a file photo during a visit to Tumbler Ridge, is urging the federal government to create a national standard for when AI companies must report users plotting violence on their platforms. Credit: Ben Nelms/CBC
"I think it should be part of the solution, I just think that it’s really tricky to draw the lines of what kind of content should be flagged versus not."
@veredshwartz.bsky.social on AI safety as OpenAI asked to share info on Tumbler Ridge shooter's AI interactions
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Computer scientist Dr. Alan Mackworth said that many professionals, such as teachers and doctors, have a "duty to report" any suspected case of harm to or abuse of a minor.
"Similar obligations should be placed on social media and AI companies." @cs.ubc.ca @alanmackworth.bsky.social
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Drs. Mackworth and Poole recognized for making AI education accessible to students worldwide
UBC Computer Science Professors Emeriti Alan Mackworth and David Poole were awarded the AAAI/EAAI Patrick Henry Winston Outstanding Educator Award for developing free online resources to learn foundations of AI. Congratulations! Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/02...
What happens when evolving technologies meet the law and your obligations? Join us (in-person and Zoom) for a conversation exploring the ethical, legal and technical issues arising from the use of AI technologies from a legal and business perspective. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
Join Michela Fiorido (Partner, Harris & Co LLP) and Jen Luther (Head of Product, Privacy, IP and Policy Legal, Superhuman) for a conversation exploring the practical, regulatory, and governance implications of AI for the practice of law. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
“I think the bigger thing is that it changes the extent to which we believe anything,” said UBC computer scientist Dr. Kevin Leyton-Brown. “Maybe go to the bar with your friends and talk to them in the real world.” @cs.ubc.ca
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If you need to persuade someone, maybe let AI do the talking.
@veredshwartz.bsky.social discusses her work exploring persuasive #AI via @npr.org
UBC Computer Science Tri-Mentoring Program. Mentor Spotlight: Renee Cheung.
Meet Renee Cheung, a UBC Computer Science alum (BSc ‘06) and Digital Solutions Manager at ICBC. In this interview, she shares how her experience with her computer science degree and her career shape how she mentors students: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/02...
“I think unbiased, trusted sources of information are going to be yet more important as we go forward. Those reliable kind of watchdogs at the municipal level are really critical.”
@cs.ubc.ca Dr. Kevin Leyton-Brown discusses his work on potential AI swarms
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Lunar New Year February 17. Year of the Fire Horse.
Happy Lunar New Year! Celebrate the Year of the Horse with these events and programs happening across the university and in the community. events.ubc.ca/lunar-new-ye...
Paul Carter
After 25 years at UBC, Dr. Paul Carter is now retiring. Read more about his contributions to computer science education and the UBC community in our new article: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/02...
Now accepting project proposals from PIs in Faculty of Science for our Data Science Catalyst Program. For further info 👉https://dsi.ubc.ca/data-science-catalyst-program Submission deadline is Monday, March 2. We look fwd to receiving projects from all disciplines in the Faculty! @science.ubc.ca
Dr. Kemi Ola draws on her research and teaching experience to explore how students learn, thrive, and navigate a world suffering from excess. Join us Feb. 23 for this talk in UBC’s Black Excellence in STEM Speaker Series.
Learn more and register: bit.ly/3ZYL8pX%E2%8...
Black History Month February 2026. UBC.
February is Black History Month. While Black history and excellence should be celebrated every day, this month offers a dedicated opportunity to reflect, recognize and elevate Black achievements. Explore events and resources at UBC: events.ubc.ca/black-histor...
Join us for a talk titled "The Importance of Trustworthy AI in Heavily Regulated Domains" by Dr. Lovedeep Gondara, Head of AI R&D at Vanguard - Monday, March 2 at 5pm - ESB 5104. Please RSVP 👉https://my.cs.ubc.ca/event/2026/03/dsi-talk-importance-trustworthy-ai-heavily @science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca
UBC Computer Science students Emilie Ma, Gunbir Baveja, Shibo Ai and Trie Yang
Four UBC students are recognized for their exceptional research contributions by the Computing Research Association (CRA). Their projects advanced research in formal verification, continual learning systems, software security and AI policies. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/02...
SIGGRAPH ASIA 2025. Best Paper Award. Control Operators for Interactive Character Animation. Ruiyu Gou, Michiel van de Panne, Daniel Holden.
UBC Computer Science MSc alum Ruiyu Gou won a Best Paper Award at computer graphics conference SIGGRAPH Asia 2025. The winning paper combines machine learning with character animation methods to make game design more accessible. Read more in our new article: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/02...
Full-scale AI swarms remain theoretical but early warning signs include AI-generated deepfakes and fabricated news outlets that influenced recent election debates in the US, Taiwan, Indonesia and India, says UBC computer scientist Dr. Kevin Leyton-Brown. @cs.ubc.ca
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Meet Laszlo Hollander (BSc ‘02), UBC Science’s 2026 Alumni Builder Award recipient. Hollander has dedicated a quarter of a century to supporting undergraduates as they navigate their academic and career journeys in Computer Science’s tri-mentoring program. @cs.ubc.ca
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They don’t march in the streets or storm the polls, but a new breed of AI-controlled personas could be the next big threat to democracy, @cs.ubc.ca researchers say.
Screenshot showing the title and abstract of talk by Peter West. The text says: "Title: Mapping the (Jagged) Landscape of LLM Capabilities Abstract: One key missing piece for the broad adoption of LLMs is intuition, specifically, human intuition about when and how models will succeed or fail across the diverse tasks we might apply them to. Your LLM might write a well-reasoned essay on 14th-century theology, but does that mean it can accurately answer questions on the same topic? This talk will focus on one aspect of my research, which is the characterization of model capabilities to begin to develop these intuitions. I will discuss recent projects that try to identify where these capabilities break down, with a particular focus on high information examples which will necessitate new hypotheses of how exactly artificial intelligence functions. Speaker info: Peter West is an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, broadly working on the capabilities and limits of LLMs. For example: the divergence of AI from human intuitions of intelligence, unpredictability and creativity in models, and studying LLMs with a non-interventional natural sciences lens. Peter completed his PhD at the University of Washington, Paul G School of Computer Science and Engineering. He completed a postdoc at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. His work has been recognized with best, outstanding, and spotlight papers in NLP and AI conferences."
This week we are excited to host Peter West from @cs.ubc.ca who will talk about “Mapping the (Jagged) Landscape of LLM Capabilities.”
Dr. Joel Friedman’s work featured in Quanta Magazine’s 2025 Biggest Breakthroughs in Mathematics
UBC Computer Science Professor Joel Friedman’s proof about spectral gap in random graphs helped two mathematicians solve a major problem in geometry decades later. Read more: www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/01...
