As artificial intelligence systems learn to reason, plan and carry out complex tasks with limited human direction, the University of California San Diego is launching a new interdisciplinary center focused on how humans can understand, evaluate and trust these AI ‘agents.’
UC San Diego's Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) returns this fall for its 18th season with five programs exploring the history of the Holocaust and its lasting impact.
Could artificial superintelligence be closer than we think? UC San Diego philosopher Eddy Keming Chen discusses recent advances in AI, the prospect of machines surpassing human intelligence and how society can thoughtfully navigate increasingly capable AI systems.
In “The Meaning of Life,” Philosophy Professor Samuel Rickless asks students to undertake a month-long “experiment in living” by trying something personally novel. We spoke with three students about how the experience shaped their understanding of a meaningful life.
Nancy Cartwright, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California San Diego, has been named the 2026 Frontiers of Knowledge Awardee in Humanities for her leading contributions to the philosophy of science and her influential work on evidence-based policy.
The climate of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean was far more turbulent than previously thought — and a new study suggests that people adapted anyway.
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