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Announcing the AI Futures Lab: A visionary partnership between BIDS and UC Investments

May 28, 2025

The BIDS Leadership Team is proud to announce a new hub for interdisciplinary research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data science, and society. In partnership with UC Investments, the AI Futures Lab is a pioneering model that directly connects UC’s intellectual...Read more about Announcing the AI Futures Lab: A visionary partnership between BIDS and UC Investments

Clancy Wilmott presents "Data practice as theoretical inquiry: machine learning, polygons and other notebook adventures in cartography and GIS"

May 22, 2025

On March 17, Clancy Wilmott, Assistant Professor in the department of Geography at UC Berkeley, presented her work "Data practice as theoretical inquiry: machine learning, polygons and other notebook adventures...Read more about Clancy Wilmott presents "Data practice as theoretical inquiry: machine learning, polygons and other notebook adventures in cartography and GIS"

About the AI Futures Lab

A new BIDS space where faculty and researchers will convene and work collaboratively and discussion between research groups and projects will spark innovation.

About BIDS

BIDS is a home for data-intensive research, open-source software, & data science training programs. Our programs and initiatives are designed to facilitate collaboration across an increasingly diverse and active data science community of domain experts from the life, social, and physical sciences, as well as methodological experts from computer science, statistics, and applied mathematics. Since its launch in 2013, BIDS has cultivated an environment of open inquiry and discovery for data-intensive research.

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