News by Topic: Artificial Intelligence
As one of the highest-ranked universities in the nation for computer science, RIT is a hotbed for research on artificial intelligence. Both professors and students alike work on numerous projects to see how AI can be ethically used to improve areas such as energy, medicine, and combatting false information.
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April 17, 2026
Record number of exhibits planned at Imagine RIT
Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on Saturday features more than 450 exhibits, including electric vehicles, AI robots, and assistive technology.
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April 13, 2026
Engineering students dive into projects to learn about naval ship technologies
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.
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April 8, 2026
Rochester Institute of Technology to Offer Bachelor’s in AI
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.
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April 7, 2026
New privacy tool helps detect when AI agents become double agents
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.
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April 6, 2026
Local colleges ready students for a workforce laden with artificial intelligence
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.
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April 6, 2026
AI benchmarks systematically ignore how humans disagree, Google study finds
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.
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March 30, 2026
RIT to offer new bachelor’s degree in AI starting this fall
WHEC-TV highlights a new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence starting this fall.
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March 27, 2026
RIT launches AI bachelor’s degree program
WROC-TV highlights a new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence starting this fall.
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March 27, 2026
RIT to offer AI bachelor's degree
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.
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March 25, 2026
RIT launches hands-on Bachelor of Science degree in artificial intelligence
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.
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March 13, 2026
Co-op seminar class and a strategic approach help students land co-ops
Computer science major Emma Schmitt took a required co-op seminar class to help prepare for the internship search and what do to on the job, helping her land co-ops at Honeywell/LenelS2 and Microsoft.
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March 5, 2026
Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
In an article for The Conversation, imaging science Ph.D. student Sagar Lekhak explains how using drones, sensor data, and AI can make detecting land mines safer and more efficient.