The Generative AI Center aims to bring a comprehensive approach to research, education, and practical application of Generative AI by uniting the intellectual resources of faculties from many departments across campus. Through this joint endeavor, we aspire to position UC Santa Cruz at the vanguard of Generative AI.
Core GenAI innovations
The unprecedented innovation that Generative AI presents is revolutionizing fields beyond computer science. By enabling more interactive and natural interfaces for human-system interactions, Generative AI goes beyond textual inputs to incorporate multimodal systems. Our diverse faculty research expertise includes designing, building, and understanding generative AI models and applied generative AI. We are committed to advancing AI through bold and socially responsible innovation.
Applications
Our collaborations ensure our research remains relevant and responsive to real-world needs, providing practical applications to Generative AI innovations. Examples of applications include healthcare simulations and diagnostics, enhanced text-to-image generation and image recognition, and new hardware programming languages.
Policy & education
Our multidisciplinary approach provides a framework for developing ethical guidelines for implementation and utilization of Generative AI. We address these challenges by creating a collaborative hub for exploring, understanding, and shaping this evolving field with an emphasis on accountability, decision-making, and error-detection.