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Matt Perko
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Alan Liu, January 2026

Faculty Research Lecturer Alan Liu ponders ‘good’ knowledge in the age of AI

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Researchers use artificial intelligence to hunt for human intelligence
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Computer scientist William Wang receives Karen Spärck Jones Award
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A Clear Vision
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Healing Our Ocean
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Flexing the Power of a Conductive Polymer

The Potential of P-Computers

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Talking ‘Exhalation’

The Probability of Efficiency

Getting a Read on Responsible AI
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UCSB Reads ‘Exhalation’
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