Data Science Institute

UChicago launches new master’s degree in applied AI

New nine-month program prepares technically experienced students to move beyond fundamentals and build, deploy and lead with emerging technologies

UChicago team wins funding to develop AI weather forecasts for underserved areas

Laude Moonshot program awards Data Science Institute and partners seed funding for forecasts to help communities in developing economies

Could AI help us be more thoughtful voters?

UChicago researchers launch civic chatbot to educate and challenge voters on political views, ballot measures and more

Why can’t powerful AIs learn basic multiplication?

New research reveals why even state-of-the-art large language models stumble on seemingly easy tasks—and what it takes to fix it