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EMBO Announces Election of New Members, Bakar Fellows Included
Michael Rapé has been elected as an associate member of the European Molecular Biology Association for his pursuit of excellence in the life sciences.
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Bakar Fellow Pieter Abbeel on Generative AI Applications
"There are two big trends happening at the same time," said Abbeel in an interview with TechCrunch. "There is a trend of foundation models and a trend of generative AI. They are very intertwined, but they’re distinct."
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Boubacar Kante and EECS Researchers Develop All-Silicon Quantum Light Source
A team of researchers led by Professor Boubacar Kanté has demonstrated the first on-demand quantum light source using silicon, an advancement towards creating photons in ways that would reliably feed quantum networks, or a quantum internet.
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Introducing the Bakar Ignite Scholars: Pioneering Undergraduates Shaping the Future of Research
The Bakar Fellows Program is introducing its latest program for undergraduates: The Bakar Ignite Scholars Program.
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Bakar Fellows Nathan Good, Julian Rees, and Jyoti Taneja are 2023 Activate Fellows
Activate has announced the 2023 cohort of Activate Fellows, including three Bakar Fellows. The two year fellowship provides essential funding, research facilities, a startup curriculum, and expert mentorship.
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Bakar Fellow Jeff Long Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Bakar Fellow Jeff Long has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences along with six other UC Berkeley faculty.
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ChatGPT Architect John Schulman and Bakar Fellow Pieter Abbeel Discuss the Future of AI
ChatGPT and AI are all the rage right now. Click to hear more from Bakar Fellow and AI expert Pieter Abbeel.
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