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Welcome to the CTO Blog! Ideas and information about the people, process and technology -- and our collective progress on these that are important for UC Berkeley and of interest to our students, faculty and staff. 

Status of Videoconference AI Bots at Berkeley

June 13, 2024

We have received many questions about the current status of AI technology addons for University video conferences, especially OtterPilot and Zoom AI Companion...Read more about Status of Videoconference AI Bots at Berkeley

Conference notes -- Language and AI: Generating Interdisciplinary Connections and Possibilities at Berkeley

February 28, 2024

The Berkeley Language Center and the Language and AI working group at the Townsend Center for the Humanities held a conference this week-- ...Read more about Conference notes -- Language and AI: Generating Interdisciplinary Connections and Possibilities at Berkeley

Governance and Community for AI at Berkeley

December 19, 2023
This post outlines how I am thinking about how governance and community work together to support a Berkeley AI strategy, aligned with the University of California’s AI Guiding Principles. I’m making the case for a first layer of foundational governance needed to get the ball rolling— establishing...Read more about Governance and Community for AI at Berkeley

Launching the UC Berkeley AI Community and the Berkeley AI Meetup

October 9, 2023
Artificial intelligence is just beginning to come of age. The latest wave of new AI capabilities has transformed what's possible in meaningful ways, reminiscent of the rise of the internet or the inception of public cloud and mobile computing. These technological advances along with an acceleration...Read more about Launching the UC Berkeley AI Community and the Berkeley AI Meetup

UC Berkeley Podcast Studio: Engaging & Amplifying Student Voices

April 1, 2022
Through the Berkeley Changemakers Innovation Grant, Dr. Pablo Gonzalez and his team have created a fully functioning podcast studio for students, faculty, and staff to utilize. The purpose of this studio is to give the UC Berkeley community a platform to amplify their voices. The CTO interns were...Read more about UC Berkeley Podcast Studio: Engaging & Amplifying Student Voices

Highlights from the 2020 Fall Technology Innovation Forum

December 14, 2020
Last month a group of inspiring and diverse group of teams celebrated their groundbreaking innovations at the Fall Technology Innovation Forum. The theme of the innovation forum was “Innovation in the Time of Coronavirus.” Given this year’s tumultuous events, the forum was designed to convene...Read more about Highlights from the 2020 Fall Technology Innovation Forum

Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Awardees Announced

June 25, 2020
Back in February, we began to put out the call for innovation proposals from all over campus, asking them to share their alignment with the Chancellor's top strategic priorities and also to address what the University needs NOW. For a top research University, no matter what hard times we're having...Read more about Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant Awardees Announced

Meet the Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grants Review Committee

June 15, 2020
Submissions have closed, and the review committee is evaluating this year's applicants to the Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant program. The grant program supports proof of value experiments that enhance the University's operations, bolster its research endeavors, and help transform...Read more about Meet the Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grants Review Committee