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New UMD research found that even when prompts using generative artificial intelligence lean toward positive emotion, such as joy or excitement, the images generated from these prompts tend to evoke fear as the dominant emotion. Illustration by Adobe Stock.
Maryland Today: How Images Reflect AI’s Dark ‘Spiral’ (ft. Cody Buntain)
April 9, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO Assistant Professor Cody Buntain explores biases in generative AI, revealing how models often produce more negative content
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Using AI and Visual Media to Help the U.S. Military’s Counter-Influence Campaigns
April 9, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonA new grant led by INFO Assistant Professor Cody Buntain boosts the U.S. military’s strategic messaging
(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: “Developing the Maryland State Archives’ Indigenous Records Website for Engagement and Access”
April 9, 2025 | INFO StaffFeaturing Maria Day, Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives
(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: “Search and the News”
March 28, 2025 | INFO StaffDr. Daniel Trielli discusses how search engines impact news, media bias, and journalism’s future in the digital age
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Lessons from COVID: INFO’s Unexpected Remote Learning Revolution
March 27, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonHuman-centered approaches to teaching and learning remotely endure, improving access
Instead of regulators playing catch-up, AI developers could help create safer systems if market-based incentives were put in place, UMD researchers say. Illustration by iStock.
Maryland Today: UMD Research Sends AI Safety to Market (ft. Abdirisak Mohamed)
March 27, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO’s Abdirisak Mohamed joins UMD researchers in designing a market-driven approach to AI safety
(Video) Tech Policy Speaker Series: “How Can Empiricism Improve Privacy Enforcement?”
March 25, 2025 | INFO StaffFeaturing Dr. Aileen Nielsen, Harvard Law School, and Dr. Mehdi Arfaoui, CNIL's Digital Innovation Lab (LINC)
