Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning

NSF AI Institute with researchers from @UTAustin, @UW, @WichitaState, @MSFTResearch, @UCBerkeley, @UCLA, @sfiscience, @Stanford, @Caltech, @ASU

[Peter Stone @PeterStone_TX]

This is important work, led by Brad Knox.

[WeTeach_CS, weteachcs.bsky.social @weteachcs]

Looking for a seamless way to introduce AI into your Python-based CS courses? We’re inviting Python teachers to test out a new six-lesson “AI in Speech” module that fits right into a standard week of instruction! Apply by April 8! @MLFoundations

Apply: https://t.co/T2dOYiZBEL

[Austin Statesman @statesman]

The University of Texas at Austin was the top recipient of National Science Foundation grants in fiscal year 2024 – a sign of UT's leadership in AI & computing. https://t.co/42PpdMH4Yn

[Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning @MLFoundations]

UT Austin becomes NSF’s top-funded campus, driven by computing and AI: https://t.co/h8XiVE7L4m

[Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning @MLFoundations]

Adam Klivans Wins Test of Time Award at FOCS 2025:
https://t.co/Tj5WEy9SNn

[Negin Raoof @NeginRaoof_]

How can we make a better TerminalBench agent?
Today, we are announcing the OpenThoughts-Agent project.
OpenThoughts-Agent v1 is the first TerminalBench agent trained on fully open curated SFT and RL environments.
OpenThinker-Agent-v1 is the strongest model of its size on TerminalBench, and sets a new bar on our newly released OpenThoughts-TB-Dev benchmark. (1/n)

[Amin Karbasi @aminkarbasi]

Last week at @UTAustin @MLFoundations I gave a talk called “reasoning: a double edged sword.”
We went from language models generating new hypotheses about cancer cell behavior, to ChatGPT tackling fresh (simple) math conjectures, to reasoning powered jailbreaks.
https://t.co/cZHN6Y3Ekw

[Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning @MLFoundations]

The Center for Generative AI at The University of Texas at Austin, already among the most powerful artificial intelligence hubs in the academic world, is doubling its computing capacity to more than 1,000 advanced graphic processing units, or GPUs: https://t.co/2ALIy3sMIB

[Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning @MLFoundations]

Join us on November 5th for the Fall AI Research Symposium, featuring keynote speakers Amin Karbasi (Senior Director of AI Research, Cisco Foundation AI) and Vahab Mirrokni (Google Fellow and VP, Google Research).
Register here: https://t.co/0GVRcNQ2zr

[CosmicAI @CosmicAI_Inst]

CosmicAI PI and Director Stella Offner presenting during day 3 of the Summit for AI Institutes Leadership (SAIL) 2025 with NSF AI Institutes Virtual Organization (AIVO)! Stella spoke about leveraging AI Institute collaboration for advocacy.
@NSF @SimonsFdn @UTAustin

[CosmicAI @CosmicAI_Inst]

CosmicAI PhD Students Alex Garcia (University of Virginia) and @sebajoed (UT Austin) representing us at SAIL!

@NSF @SimonsFdn @UTAustin @UVA

[Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning @MLFoundations]

@NSF IFML is at #SAIL2025 this week showcasing our latest GenAI advancements. Director Adam Klivans representing the Institute on Day 2 for the Frontiers of AI: Recent Innovations, Hot Topics, and the Future of AI panel. #TexasAI @UTexasResearch

[Vagheesh Narasimhan @vagheesh]

Like 10day weather forecasting 10yr disease forecasting is a grand challenge in health. New work from our group combining virtually all data collectible from a person for state of the art prediction for coronary artery disease - the leading cause of death

https://t.co/PrJ4BT0mv3

[Giannis Daras @giannis_daras]

Today is a wonderful day!

Celebrating 2 first-author NeurIPS spotlight papers.

Both works are about training and sampling generative models in data-challenging settings.

I am also in the academic job market this year, seeking tenure-track positions in the US and the EU.

[Matt Lease @mattlease]

Gave a talk @ Bloomberg on 2 recent papers: Performance Prediction for Long Generation https://t.co/AxYAneP06i & Aligning LLMs with Human Response Distributions https://t.co/sWTQ8675HW
@CosmicAI_Inst
@UTGoodSystems
@UTiSchool
@TexasScience
@UTexasResearch
@UTAustin
#TexasAI

[McDonald Observatory @mcdonaldobs]

🍎 📓 🔭 Welcome back, Longhorns!

There is nothing like the start of another school year.
We hope everyone is excited to experience the fullness of this special time, embarking on another semester filled with possibility!

#WhatStartsHere

[Neeraja Yadwadkar @NeerajaJY]

Our work unlocks new possibilities for AI on power- and bandwidth-constrained devices, like wearables and satellites. Congrats on winning the Best Paper Award, Dan!! @UT_SysML

[Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning @MLFoundations]

Sending our congratulations to @PeterStone_TX, who has just been named Chair of the Department of Computer Science at @UTAustin! @UTexasResearch

Peter Stone to Lead UT Department of Computer Science as Chair, Emphasizing Continued Growth and Community
https://t.co/7tU7THl5ru

[Alex Dimakis @AlexGDimakis]

Excited to join DevRev board of directors. DevRev has an impressive vision for AI agents and great understanding of where the real problems lie. Training real-world agents that are reliable and enterprise-ready will be a multi-year effort, and it all starts with reliable data and RL environments. I'm eager to help to make this vision a reality.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Educational institutions are debuting AI courses, degrees and certifications, aiming to help people become AI “literate.”

While some worry AI could replace them at work, others hope education will help them get ahead. https://t.co/e5gWz7BQfa