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AI: Good vs Evil, Tuesday November 10, 2026
Online manipulation is a battlefield in which AI is being used as a weapon by both attackers and defenders. This talk overviews research exploring both sides. Bad actors are exploiting generative AI to easily and cheaply create fake profiles and content that are hard to recognize. At the same time, AI provides us with tools to mitigate online harms, such …
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Dark Matter
NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz and the HFF Team (STScI) Sowmaydeep Dwivedi Dark matter is one of the great mysteries in modern physics and cosmology. While the Standard Model describes the fundamental constituents of matter and their interactions, visible matter appears to account for only a small fraction of the Universe. Join Sowmaydeep Dwivedi for …
The Quantum of Everyday Life, April 21
How is quantum mechanics relevant for how birds migrate, or the color of their feathers? To the color of blood and precious gems? And how does quantum mechanics lead to materials properties – which define the ages of history, from the stone age to the current silicon age that describes our microelectronics? Join Alex Georgescu, …