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.

University of Arizona professor of ophthalmology and vision science Dr. Michael W. Belin writes about the potential benefits of incorporating artificial intelligence – or "assisted intelligence" – in the diagnosis, management and treatment of keratoconus, an eye disease that causes the cornea to gradually thin and bulge into a cone shape.