AI at a crossroads
Artificial intelligence is helping us live healthier, work smarter and learn faster. It’s also threatening jobs, increasing inequity and endangering democracy. At UC, we’re maximizing the good, defending against the bad, and charting the course toward a genuinely intelligent future.
“We hold certain values, and we want to ensure they are met. How do we optimize our technology to promote more of the values we want?”
Safiya Umoja Noble
Director of the Center on Race & Digital Justice, UCLA
Three fixes for AI’s bias problem
Everywhere there’s artificial intelligence, there’'s the risk of it amplifying inequity.
Breaking news
Shrinking AI’s carbon footprint
UC Santa Cruz scientists developed a ChatGPT-like model that runs on a lightbulb’s-worth of energy, making it 50 times more efficient than comparable systems.
Explore the UC story through data
See detailed metrics on student enrollment, graduation rates, alumni outcomes and more about the University.
82% of undergrads come from California
2 out of 3 California students who applied last year got in.
54% of California undergrads pay no tuition
UC has one of the strongest financial aid programs in the nation.
86% of undergrads earn a diploma
Most students complete their studies in just over four years.