We are the National AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML)
Designated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2020, IFML develops the key foundational tools for the next decade of AI innovation. Our institute comprises researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington, Wichita State University, Microsoft Research. Stanford University, Santa Fe Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, and Arizona State University.
Our researchers create new algorithms that can help machines learn on the fly, change their expectations as they encounter people and objects in real life, and even bounce back from deliberate attempts by adversaries to manipulate datasets.
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IFML Seminar
IFML Seminar: 10/25/24 - Representation-based Reinforcement Learning
Abstract: Reinforcement learning often faces a trade-off between model flexibility and computational tractability. Flexible models can capture complex dynamics and policy but often introduce nonlinearity, making planning and exploration challenging. In this talk, we...
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That's a Wrap! Texas Summer Academy for Machine Learning
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Smoothed Analysis for Learning Concepts with Low Intrinsic Dimension earns Best Paper Award at COLT 2024!
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IFML Podcast
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Ambient Diffusion: Reducing Dataset Memorization by Training with Heavily Corrupted Data
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IFML research collaborations power next generation of multimodal AI with OpenCLIP and DataComp
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NLP Modules for High School
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Upcoming Events and Workshops
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October4
Foundation Model for Sequential Decision-Making
Talk by Furong Huang, Associate Professor, University of Maryland
October25IFML Seminar: 10/25/24 - Representation-based Reinforcement Learning
Talk by Bo Dai, Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech
Previously Recorded Talks
New & Noteworthy
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Now, Later, and Lasting: 10 Priorities for AI Research, Policy, and Practice
Shaping the future of artificial intelligence
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THIS JUST IN: Special issue of AI Magazine celebrates National AI Institutes
IFML: AI systems that will transform our world
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