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Debaters, audience test AI’s influence on the human experience

Debaters, audience test AI’s influence on the human experience

Before the experts waged a single argument on stage at […]

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AI can do more than ever. Should we be excited or cautious?

AI can do more than ever. Should we be excited or cautious?

UBCO debates returns to AI with arguments about productivity, ethics, wellbeing and human values

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Love, loneliness and the chatbot next door

Love, loneliness and the chatbot next door

UBC Okanagan experts look at what AI companions offer—and what they can not

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Understanding Power, Participation, and Change: Exploring the Work of Dr. Manfred Elfstrom

Understanding Power, Participation, and Change: Exploring the Work of Dr. Manfred Elfstrom

Before entering academia, Dr. Manfred Elfstrom, Associate Professor of Political Science at UBC Okanagan, was driven by firsthand encounters with people and movements striving for social change. His academic journey emerged from years of work with non-profit organizations advancing labour rights in China, and with an initiative tracking China’s experiment with village elections. Through this work, […]

Students redefine grief with courage, compassion and resilience

Students redefine grief with courage, compassion and resilience

Palliative Care Club at UBC Okanagan inspires honest conversations about what it means to show up for others.

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Research examines rage bait, and why digital anger can feel louder than real life

Research examines rage bait, and why digital anger can feel louder than real life

UBC Okanagan study explores how anger spreads differently online and in person

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