He called for broader access to the computing power needed to study and develop AI, framing the issue as both a public policy challenge and a test of higher education\u2019s commitment to social mobility.<\/p>\n
Rajesh Gupta, dean of the Hal\u0131c\u0131o\u011flu School of Data Science and Computing<\/a>, made a related case for universities as a shared \u201cpre-competitive playground,\u201d where researchers can explore new capabilities before discoveries move into commercial applications.<\/p>\n The discussion reflected the range of expertise needed to harness AI\u2019s transformative potential while confronting the disruption it may bring. Maria Anguiano, chair of the University of California Board of Regents, called for greater investment in universities and basic research as the foundation of innovation. Liz Lyons, associate professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, pointed to the UC’s continued commitment to fostering human ingenuity, and the retention of ambitious and entrepreneurial immigrants as essential to U.S. leadership in AI. Lily Weng, assistant professor in the Hal\u0131c\u0131o\u011flu School of Data Science and Computing, described the need to understand how AI systems make decisions, where they can fail and when their outputs can be used reliably.<\/p>\n Taken together, the exchange underscored a broader theme of the gathering: technological leadership requires expertise from engineering and computing, as well as health, economics, public policy, social science and the humanities.\u00a0<\/p>\n By bringing these perspectives together with leaders from industry, government and national laboratories, the Council on Competitiveness and UC San Diego created a forum for examining the region\u2019s strengths, confronting the barriers that remain and developing ideas that could travel beyond San Diego. The council plans to use lessons from San Diego and other regional conversations to inform a national strategy connecting research, commercialization, manufacturing, talent and jobs.<\/p>\n San Diego\u2019s innovation ecosystem reflects the region\u2019s particular history and strengths, yet its central principle has wider relevance: progress accelerates when institutions invest in talent and research, share their expertise and create pathways for people and ideas to connect.<\/p>\n Computer chips, soil microbes, space-based medicine and human performance represent only a fraction of the work underway across UC San Diego \u2014\u00a0and its potential to shape lives in the region and far beyond.<\/p>\n Read more news about: School of Medicine<\/a>, <\/p>\n \t\tHealth Sciences<\/a>, <\/p>\n \t\tHal\u0131c\u0131o\u011flu School of Data Science and Computing<\/a>, <\/p>\n