Why AI Still Can’t Make Creative Leaps Like Einstein
Research from Emily Wenger showing that LLMs tend to congregate around the same creative ideas supports the hypothesis that AI is incapable of making creative leaps in science and research.
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
We have built a team of internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning—in fact, Duke ECE is said to be among the world’s top universities in AI/ML research. Our engineers urge computer hardware to higher levels of performance by efficiently allocating the computing resources that machine learning applications require, allowing us to harness the power of data to improve health care, enhance security and automation, and advance computer vision.
Industry partners have included Samsung, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Cadence, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Lenovo, Samsung, Intel, Facebook, HP and many others.
Research Areas
- Autonomous systems
- Intelligent computing systems
- Neuromorphic computing
- Secure, robust and explainable machine learning
- Federated machine learning and Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)
- Performance modeling
- Data modeling
- Interpretable predictive models
- Computer vision
- Biomedical imaging
Highlights
Yiran Chen and Hai “Helen” Li Receive Numerous Awards at Design Automation Conference
Five honors from ACM and IEEE groups highlight Duke ECE leaders’ lasting influence on AI hardware research.
1% of Resumes Contain Hidden Prompts to Trick AI Hiring Tools
Neil Gong and industry partners found that 1% of resumes submitted to an online recruitment company contained hidden instructions designed to manipulate AI hiring systems.
Applications Faculty
Leslie M Collins, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jeffrey Krolik, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Miroslav Pajic, Ph.D.
Director of Master’s Studies, Professor in the Department of ECE
Christ D Richmond, Ph.D.
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cynthia D. Rudin
Gilbert, Louis, and Edward Lehrman Distinguished Professor
Guillermo Sapiro
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vahid Tarokh, Ph.D.
Rhodes Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hardware & Software Faculty
Hai Li, Ph.D.
Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marie Foote Reel E’46 Distinguished Professor
Christ D Richmond, Ph.D.
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Theory Faculty
Robert Calderbank
Charles S. Sydnor Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Henry Pfister
Addy Family Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Galen Reeves
Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Christ D Richmond, Ph.D.
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vahid Tarokh, Ph.D.
Rhodes Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Other Research Specialties
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