On November 1, 2024, the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) submitted its fiscal year 2024 annual report.

A recent study led by Hui Wang at the University of Arizona found that out of the 100 top U.S. universities, more than one-third had unclear or undecided policies on AI use and more than half left decisions to individual instructors.

Mining and geological engineering researchers in the University of Arizona College of Engineering are boosting their efforts to better align technology, including artificial intelligence, and planning for improved safety and productivity.

Peter Jansen, an associate professor in the College of Information Science, researches how well AI performs at scientific discovery compared with humans. For now, the answer is clear: AI cannot yet match humans in research.

Law professor Andrew Coan co-authored an article examining the role of AI in constitutional interpretation, concluding that AI cannot replace human judgment in this domain.

Katie Johnson, a U of A writing instructor, emphasizes the challenges posed by AI-generated essays and warns that they undermine creativity, individuality, and authentic student engagement.

The university launched the Artificial Intelligence Hardware Design League, a competition for students to gain hands-on learning experience in semiconductor design using AI tools.

Professor Yang Song is leading a DOE-funded project using AI and genomics to improve climate models by analyzing soil microbial impacts on carbon dynamics.

The University of Arizona has "unique strengths" in space science, quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning, photonics and microelectronics, where solutions to the world's current challenges lie, Tomás Díaz de la Rubia told the Arizona Board of Regents at its Nov. 21 meeting.