Artificial Intelligence News

Rochester Business Journal features a column by Jacqueline Mozrall, dean of Saunders College of Business, on how business education is evolving to embrace artificial intelligence, preparing students to use AI tools while maintaining critical thinking and core skills. (This content will require a subscription to view.)

Robots, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and performing arts were just a sampling of what visitors experienced at the 2026 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 25.

Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on Saturday features more than 450 exhibits, including electric vehicles, AI robots, and assistive technology.

Students are building Navy-funded autonomous underwater systems, including a robot designed to inspect and clean ship hulls. The hands-on senior design projects teach robotics, sensing, and machine learning through real naval technology challenges.

Government Technology magazine reports that RIT will offer a bachelor’s degree in AI this fall, as well as a six-course minor in the subject, featuring courses on machine learning, natural language processing, and analytics.

Cybersecurity experts are studying what happens when autonomous AI systems collect, process, or share Social Security numbers and other sensitive data. The published research finds that many AI tools lack safeguards and don’t align with privacy policies.

WXXI speaks to Michael Yacci, senior associate dean in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, about the university’s new artificial intelligence bachelor’s degree and its focus on ethics, law, and workforce preparation.

The Decoder reports on research by RIT that examines how many human evaluators are needed for reliable AI benchmarks, finding that more than 10 raters per example are often required to capture meaningful differences in model performance.

WHEC-TV highlights a new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence starting this fall.

WROC-TV highlights a new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence starting this fall.

WXXI reports that RIT is launching a new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence, highlighting coursework and program offerings designed to prepare students for careers in AI.

RIT now offers a bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence. The interdisciplinary undergraduate program blends core programming and algorithmic principles with the chance for specialized study in areas like agentic AI and robotics.