No hype, just breakthroughs: Rice AI summit quietly makes waves in Paris
Some of the world’s top minds in machine learning, optimization and distributed systems gathered this summer in the heart of Paris.
Rice, Houston shine on global stage at VivaTech 2025
The university joined the Greater Houston Partnership in hosting the first city booth at the global event, which drew more than 180,000 attendees from across the international tech ecosystem.
Houston makes history at Europe’s premier tech event, VivaTech
Throughout the day, the Houston booth saw a constant stream of visitors with Rice-affiliated entrepreneurs introducing their ventures to global investors, corporate partners and foreign dignitaries.
Rice to offer Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence
To prepare the next generation of innovators and thought leaders in AI, Rice will offer a Bachelor of Science in AI beginning in the fall of 2025.
Persona AI expands in the Ion as Rice and Ion District support growth of AI innovation
Persona AI, the Houston-based humanoid robotics startup that recently closed $25 million in pre-seed funding, is significantly expanding its operations at the Ion, the Houston innovation hub powered by Rice.
Building better AI starts with asking better questions; Rice is doing just that
Humanities disciplines, especially medical humanities, shouldn’t just be consulted at the end of the development pipeline when systems are being evaluated for bias or misuse.
Annual event showcases AI and high-performance computing advances in energy
Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute will host its annual Energy HPC Conference Feb. 25-27.
Rice experts featured in Emmy Award-winning documentary on AI impact, promise and risks
Rice researchers are featured in a Telemundo documentary on artificial intelligence that won a Lone Star Emmy Award.
Rice partners with BeOne Sports to transform athlete performance with AI technology
Rice’s Athletics Department and Office of Innovation have formed a strategic partnership with BeOne Sports, an innovative startup founded by Rice alumni that is pioneering advanced sports performance technology.
‘A natural fit’: Rice philosophy professor explains relationship between philosophy, technology
When Robert Howell contemplates the future of artificial intelligence, he foresees a world where an app might guide your moral decisions just as Google Maps helps you navigate a road trip.
Rice expert available to discuss House bill on workforce and AI
Rice’s Fred Oswald is available to comment on the Workforce for AI Trust Act.
Rice research could make weird AI images a thing of the past
Rice computer scientists have developed a way to improve the performance of artificial intelligence diffusion models.
Rice engineers develop AI system for real-time sensing of flooded roads
Rice engineers have developed an AI machine learning system for real-time sensing of flooded roads through existing data sources and reporting mechanisms.
ChatGPT could help people with creativity in everyday tasks, study says
ChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence technology developed by OpenAI, could help humans with daily, creative tasks — even tasks typically thought to require the human ability to “read between the lines,” according to new research by the University of Houston and Rice University. Its capability has proven to be superior compared to traditional Google search or even human brainstorming without any technical assistance, the study authors argue.
Breaking MAD: Generative AI could break the internet
Rice researchers have found that training successive generations of generative artificial intelligence models on synthetic data gives rise to self-consuming feedback loops.