Dr. Zhao, our group's principal investigator, recently published his viewpoint as an eLetter in Science titled “The Need for Metaethical Reflections in AI Discourse” (December 23, 2024). Dr. Zhao’s letter highlights the importance of interrogating the different metaethical assumptions that underpin public and academic discourse on AI - one of which is the anthropomorphizing of artificial intelligence systems - and calls for a more metaethically coherent, responsible approach to AI development, deployment, and governance....
We celebrate the outstanding participation of our colleagues Bianca, Miguel, and Wilson, during the CSCE 2022 ( May 25th-28th) held at Whistler, BC. They shared their current research ,under the supervision of Prof. Eugene Kim, through remarkable presentations.
These were their topics:
Bianca: "Aftershock record selection criteria for structural vulnerability assessments"
I have recently improved my theory of how to obtain the Hamiltonian and equations of motion of an arbitrary electrical circuit, both classically and quantum mechanically. In particular, I have included holonomic reductions of auxiliry circuits as well as generalized Poisson brackets to treat dissipative networks. This article summarizes a body of work I developed over the past 15 years. The article is also availabe on the arXiv.org at https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.08519 . Read more about The Energy of an Arbitrary Electrical Circuit, Classical and Quantum
Abstract: In this article, the rhetorical figure of prolepsis serves as an illustrative case to examine how the ancient threads of memory craft can explicate the rhetorical operations of figures. In the ars memoriae tradition of antiquity and the medieval period, memory was the chief tool in invention. Memory craft is principled upon organization, routine, and structure. It also draws on our emotions to operate, and that which surprises us for its uniqueness or other features becomes more memorable. We recall that which is unique or perhaps the departure from the conventional language we...
Generative artificial intelligence tools are becoming ubiquitous in applications across personal, professional and educational contexts. Similar to the rise of social media technologies, this means they are becoming an embedded part of people's lives, and individuals are using these tools for a variety of benign purposes. This article examines how existing information literacy understandings will not work for artificial intelligence literacy, and provides an example of artificial intelligence searching, demonstrating its shortcomings. Present...
As part of the Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology (TRuST) series at the University of Waterloo, Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts flatly debunked fears and misinformation about GMOs, highlighting their potential to fortify global food security. The TRuST series fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration aimed at improving public trust in science.
Roberts was invited to Waterloo by fellow Nobel Laureate and TRuST network’s co-director, Dr. Donna...
Are genetically modified foods dangerous? GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism and has been the subject of much debate and misinformation. Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts sits down with Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland to debunk the myths surrounding GMOs and explain why we should not only trust but embrace them.
This free community lecture is part of a series launched by the Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology (TRuST) scholarly network at the University of Waterloo.
