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Video from February 7th panel on “Ethics & Policy of AI" at the TAMEST 2024 Annual Conference: AI & Machine Learning (tamest.org/annual-confere…) with Peter Stone Sherri Greenberg S. Craig Watkins. Video: youtube.com/watch?v=5J1Kd3…. School of Information - UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin Good Systems

Postdoc opening in my lab for Artificial Intelligence and Human-Centered Computing (AI&HCI). Applications due April 10th. See Bullard Research Fellow (BRF) area 7 (“BRF7”) here: apply.interfolio.com/142711. My lab page: ai.ischool.utexas.edu. Good Systems Computer Science at UT Austin Texas ECE.

New NAACL'24 paper with Venelin Kovatchev on strengthening NLP system evaluations by better consideration of data effects, enabling better benchmarking Good Systems School of Information - UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin

Call for a postdoc in my lab closes in one week! Good Systems Computer Science at UT Austin Texas ECE

Disinformation Day 2024 Good Systems School of Information - UT Austin UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin @engagingnews.bsky.social UT GDIL

Contributed to a new literature review seeking to help chart the past, present, and future of data-centric machine learning: openreview.net/forum?id=2kpu7…. Good Systems School of Information - UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin UT Austin #YearofAI

On 4/29, I testified to open the 1st meeting of the Texas House Committee on "AI & Emerging Technologies". My talk "AI 101: Capabilities & Risks in 2024" is online tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph… & slides utexas.box.com/v/matt-lease-a…. UT Austin Good Systems School of Information - UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin #YearofAI

Interim report released from the Texas House Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies: house.texas.gov/_media/pdf/com… Good Systems UT Austin

news.utexas.edu/2024/04/18/har…. As yearofai.utexas.edu states, "Responsible AI for a Better Tomorrow" Good Systems #YearofAI UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin School of Information - UT Austin

Brief appearance on CBS Sacramento yesterday talking about generative AI and impacts on the 2024 election: youtube.com/watch?v=qBzaqv… Good Systems UT Austin School of Information - UT Austin @engagingnews.bsky.social. Minor correction: I have not "trained campaign staffers about AI" but said that it was important.

Giving opening keynote in 15 minutes at the AI and the #FutureOfEducation conference (online, free registration). Slides: utexas.box.com/v/lease-pso-ai…. American Public U Good Systems School of Information - UT Austin NaturalSciences @ UT

Video available from my recent keynote August 1st on "Generative and Responsible AI in 2024" youtu.be/75CznKuhpYs?si… #TexasAI #YearofAI Good Systems NaturalSciences @ UT School of Information - UT Austin American Public U

Testified yesterday on AI to TX Senate Committee on Business & Commerce. Video: tlcsenate.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…. KVUE news: kvue.com/article/news/l…. My recommendations from the April report: house.texas.gov/pdfs/committee…. #TexasAI #YearofAI Good Systems NaturalSciences @ UT School of Information - UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin.

Great coverage of Good Systems work at the at the TAMEST 2024 on Conference: AI & Machine Learning, at the Texas legislature, and the Pentagon! #TexasAI #YearofAI NaturalSciences @ UT School of Information - UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin

NSF and Simons Foundation are launching two new National AI Research Institutes. Led by UT Austin and Northwestern, each institute will receive $20 million to accelerate humanity’s understanding of the universe through the development of new AI-powered tools. bit.ly/3MO5jjR

Thrilled to share news of the new NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) in partnership with NOIRLab, National Radio Astronomy Observatory | NRAO, University of Utah, UVA, & UCLA!! #TexasAI #YearofAI Good Systems UT Austin UT Austin Research Oden Institute School of Information - UT Austin Computer Science at UT Austin oden.utexas.edu/news-and-event…

"Most Influential Paper" award @ 2024 ASE 2024: 2013 paper w/ Ripon Saha (@meta) Sarfraz Khurshid & Dewayne Perry: "Improving Bug Localization using Structured IR" among 2012-2014 ASE papers  #TexasAI #YearofAI Good Systems UT Austin Research School of Information - UT Austin Texas ECE Oden Institute