Bi-weekly Series Showcasing How We are Utilizing AI in Graduate Education
AI is everywhere — powering research, making exams (maybe?), and even helping faculty perfect their risotto recipes. In this biweekly series, we sit down with UC Merced faculty to uncover how they are using AI in their research, teaching, and yes, even their hobbies. From groundbreaking discoveries to accidental AI-fueled mishaps, expect insightful, entertaining, and maybe even slightly existential conversations. Because let’s be honest — who’s teaching who at this point?
Stay tuned for stories of innovation, adaptation and the occasional AI-generated chaos.
P.S.: All images on this page have been generated, as is appropriate, by ChatGPT.
How I AI: Innovating the classroom with chatbots and podcasts featuring Professor Sylvain Masclin
This week we will hear from Assistant Professor Sylvain Masclin from the Life and Environmental Science (LES) department. He has incorporated AI into several aspects of teaching and to learn about his vast array of AI tools that make teaching enjoyable and effective, read on…
How I AI: A Dean, a chemist, and his friend 'Chat' featuring Professor Hrant Hratchian
In this inaugural article of "How I AI," Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Hrant Hratchian shares his insights into AI’s role in academia, bridging the theoretical and practical. From coding assistance to academic writing refinement, he discusses how AI can augment, but not replace, the creative and intellectual processes.
Coming soon
How I AI: From Data to Democracy featuring Prof. Aditya Dasgupta.
