Although artificial intelligence models can efficiently produce content, they are trained to scrape pre-existing works without direct attribution. As AI becomes more advanced, concerns about the protection of creator ownership continue to...
Students today are being asked to engage with artificial intelligence in all aspects of their lives — in their personal lives, education and careers. But it’s a complex topic and so new that it’s difficult to understand how AI works...
About 50 online students and several alumni from the Information School’s Master of Science in Information Management program discussed sustainability in information management at the fourth annual MSIM Online Student Summit.The...
AI’s increasing integration into modern life has sparked fear and uncertainty among the public. With that in mind, Information School Professor Chirag Shah has started a series of talks on the uniqueness of being human amid the rise...
The HUB ballroom filled with the clicks of keyboards and conversation as University of Washington students collaborated during the 14th annual Winfo Hackathon. Over the course of 12 hours, students swam together in the currents...
Would you want police to use facial recognition technology to identify you while you walk down the street? While it’s prohibited in King County, some cities have allowed police to access large surveillance networks that constantly scan...
Teaching assistants Jesse Brisbois and Tessa Rose Campbell were recently recognized for the impact they’ve made in the classroom. Through the TA and Pre-Doctoral Lectureship Awards, the University of Washington Information School honors TAs who strive for excellence. Advised by iSchool Associate...
I have invited Amy J. Ko, Professor and Associate Dean for Academics, to write about our educational mission and how, 25 years in, the Information School is adapting to meet the current moment.— Anind K. Dey, Dean and ProfessorThe ways we seek and use information are constantly evolving. Oral traditions...
In the late 2000s, one touchscreen device was suddenly able to handle a person’s calls, texts, music, email and web navigation. Information School Professor Jacob O. Wobbrock and then-Ph.D. student Shaun Kane recognized that as smartphones revolutionized technology’s place in people’s lives, those...
Lauren Appelbaum worked in tech for a decade after earning her Informatics degree. Then her career took a plot twist.Now a full-time author, Appelbaum, ’13, recently released her second novel, “An Introvert’s Guide to Life and Love.” The book’s protagonist is a remote worker who rarely leaves her...
The Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation awarded a $15 million grant to the University of Washington Information School to support the launch of the UW Institute for Neurodiversity and Employment. The new institute will bring together leading scholars and practitioners from various disciplines alongside...
