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Six UC San Diego Faculty Elected to National Academy of Inventors for 2026
Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of their outstanding achievements in innovation, from controlling populations of disease-spreading insects to turning smartphones into health monitors.&...
A New Method to Steer AI Output Uncovers Vulnerabilities and Potential Improvements
A team of researchers has found a way to steer the output of large language models by manipulating specific concepts inside these models. The new method could lead to more reliable, more efficient, and less computationally expensive training of LLMs. But it also exposes potential vulnerabilities.&nb...
A Smarter Way for AI to Understand Text and Images
A new method trains artificial intelligence systems to more reliably solve complex problems that require interpreting both text and images. In tests, AI models trained with this method outperformed others in solving math word problems containing images such as charts and diagrams.
UC San Diego Bioengineer Joins NSF Center for Pandemic Insights
UC San Diego bioengineering professor Kiana Aran has been selected to join the NSF Center for Pandemic Insights.
How Much Does Chatbot Bias Influence Users? A Lot, It Turns Out
Customers are 32% more likely to buy a product after reading a review summary generated by a chatbot than after reading the original review written by a human. That’s because large language models introduce bias, in this case a positive framing, in summaries. That, in turn, affects users&rsquo...
After a Heart Attack, the Heart Talks to the Brain - and the Brain Responds
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered an unexpected communication circuit between the heart, brain and immune system that shapes how the heart responds after a heart attack. The findings, published in Cell, reveal that signals triggered by cardiac injury travel to the...
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Six UC San Diego Faculty Elected to National Academy of Inventors for 2026
February 26, 2026
Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been named Senior Members of the Nat...
A New Method to Steer AI Output Uncovers Vulnerabilities and Potential Improvements
February 19, 2026
A team of researchers has found a way to steer the output of large language models by manipulating s...
Safer Railroads Through Ultrasound
February 17, 2026
Partnering with industry and government railroad organizations, structural engineers at UC San Diego...
A Smarter Way for AI to Understand Text and Images
February 10, 2026
A new method trains artificial intelligence systems to more reliably solve complex problems that req...
UC San Diego Bioengineer Joins NSF Center for Pandemic Insights
February 10, 2026
UC San Diego bioengineering professor Kiana Aran has been selected to join the NSF Ce...
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