artificial intelligence

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Apr 15, 2026

AI-Powered Tool Helps Computer Architects Boost Processor Performance

The tool helps computer architects boost processor performance by improving memory management.

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Apr 13, 2026

New Technique Improves Accuracy of Graph Neural Networks

Researchers have demonstrated a new training technique that significantly improves the accuracy of graph neural networks – AI systems used in applications from drug discovery to weather forecasting.

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Apr 8, 2026

AI in Agriculture Conference Explores the Future of Farming

The AI in Agriculture Conference, hosted by NC State University, brought together more than 460 academics, students, researchers, extension professionals and industry leaders from across the country to explore how AI is reshaping the future of agriculture.

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Apr 7, 2026

Teachers Tend to Help the Same Kids Repeatedly When Using AI-Powered Tutoring Tools

A new study finds teachers tend to provide assistance to similar subsets of students when using AI-powered educational tools, rather than touching base regularly with everyone in their classes.

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Feb 5, 2026

Protecting the IP of AI Systems

Researchers have developed the first-ever defense mechanism against attacks that aim to steal the proprietary parameters of neural network-based AI systems.

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Jan 28, 2026

Design Authorship in the AI Age

Byungsoo Kim, an assistant professor in NC State University's College of Design, is conducting a study exploring students’ perceived sense of authorship — the comfort level in claiming designs as their own — when they incorporate AI tools into their creative process.

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Nov 17, 2025

Researchers Unveil First-Ever Defense Against Cryptanalytic Attacks on AI

Security researchers have developed the first functional defense mechanism capable of protecting against “cryptanalytic” attacks used to “steal” the model parameters that define how an AI system works.

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Nov 13, 2025

How Parents and Kids Really Feel About AI-Generated Images in Children’s Books

Parents and kids raised some concerns about errors in the AI-generated illustrations.

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Oct 9, 2025

Rising to a New Challenge

AI presents entirely new challenges to cybersecurity. New research from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering could help protect AI vision systems from hacks that distort what they see.

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Sep 12, 2025

Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

Teaming up with engineers of different disciplines, an ethicist is studying some of the most pressing issues society faces amidst the adoption of AI.

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May 29, 2025

Exploring Deep Learning AI for Cancer Treatment

Winners of the TraCS Clinical and Translational Science Pilot award program, NC State researchers are harnessing AI to create deep neural networks of genetic and medication data. Emphasizing a cost-effective precision medicine approach, the research holds the potential for tailoring anti-cancer drugs to patients’ DNA.

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Apr 2, 2025

Diagnosing Defective Data When Developing AI Models

New research findings demonstrate a novel technique to help correct common errors in AI models even when the cause is unknown.

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Jan 13, 2025

New Method Forecasts Computation, Energy Costs for Sustainable AI Models

Predicting energy and computational costs allows users to make informed decisions about when to update AI models to improve AI sustainability.

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Oct 16, 2024

New Technique Could Help Self-Driving Cars See Their Surroundings Better

Researchers developed a technique to help self-driving cars’ AI programs better map the spaces around them.

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Jul 11, 2024

AI Powers Interdisciplinary Innovation

At NC State University, interdisciplinary teams are leveraging AI to revolutionize research in agriculture, chemical engineering, education and more.