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When AI Meets the Liberal Arts: How a Campus Initiative is Sparking Critical Interdisciplinary Conversations about AI

By Brooke Ingemi Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a part of everyday life, transforming how we learn, think, and communicate, while also raising deep questions about what the future will look like. Previously confined to computer science labs, AI now touches nearly every field, from art and law to environmental science and economics. As a…

Proving Programs Work: Leveraging AI to Catch Computer Bugs 

Cover image by Mohammad Rahmani on Unsplash In an increasingly digital world, every software we use, website we visit, and piece of technology we purchase is founded on computer programs. Consumers of technology hardly bat an eye when an application performs correctly; however, if something goes wrong, companies risk their satisfaction rates, profit generation, and…

Hughes Symposium Panelists Glimpse into the Future of Healthcare

For over a decade, Amherst College has hosted an annual bioscience symposium for students to have the opportunity to hear from and connect with highly experienced Amherst alumni. This year, this event was named the Hughes Symposium as a tribute to the late Dr. Edward Hughes ‘62, P’95, ‘01, an Amherst alumnus whose prestigious career…

AI, Art, and Amherst College

On November 17, the Artificial Intelligence in the Liberal Arts Initiative, in collaboration with the Mead Art Museum, hosted an exhibition and panel called “Discussing Dall-E: The Impact of AI on Art.” The panel was moderated by Professor Lee Spector, and it featured Professor Yael Rice from the Art Department and Professor Scott Alfeld, Professor…