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Matt Lease
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Professor | School of Information | U. of Texas at Austin 🤘. Amazon Scholar| Last Mile 🚚. Co-Director | NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) 🪐. Leadership | UT Good Systems (Responsible AI) 🤖. PI | Protecting Information Integrity 🗞️.
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Vote to bring our panel “Revolutionizing Astronomy + AI with Next Generation Big Data” to SXSW! Register for a SXSW account & vote by clicking the heart ❤️ - open now til Aug 24!
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August 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Are you a researcher using (or curious about using) AI tools like ChatGPT, Elicit, or Semantic Scholar in your scientific work?
Your insights will help design better tools for researchers like you and guide the future of AI for science. Interested?
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July 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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We have developed an AI-powered tool to support your research ideation process. We're inviting researchers to test our tool and share their feedback.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Finding Pareto trade-offs in fair & accurate detection of toxic speech: publicera.kb.se/ir/article/v...

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June 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🚀 CosmicAI is in our first #40forForty campaign! We’re raising funds to support paid summer research internships for undergrads exploring #AI + #astronomy. Every dollar goes to students! Campaign ends May 8 at 10PM CT. Donate here: give.utexas.edu/schools/Univ...
May 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Quoted in Austin Monthly’s latest piece, “AI Companies Are Turning Gig Workers into Human Farms.” @utaustin.bsky.social
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March 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Join us on campus April 2-3 for our signature annual event. The Good Systems Symposium brings together leaders across disciplines & sectors to explore ethical & responsible AI research & innovation.

Free & open to the public. RSVP to hold your spot today: bit.ly/4hY94RL
March 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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GenAI postdoc opening in our new @CosmicAI_Inst, co-supervised with the amazing @jessyjli.bsky.social & gregdnlp.bsky.social, work with partner @ai2.bsky.social: www.cosmicai.org/jobs/postdoc.... Priority deadline May 1st for full consideration. @utaustin.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Two Test of Time Awards! One @ #HCOMP2024 w/ Aashish Sheshadri & one @ #ASE2024 w/ @utexasece.bsky.social's Ripon Saha, Sarfraz Khursid, & Dewayne Perry www.ischool.utexas.edu/news/dr-leas... #TexasAI #YearofAI
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Dr. Lease Wins Two “Test of Time” Awards in 2024
Professor Matthew Lease, who has taught at the School of Information (iSchool) since 2009, has been recognized with two “Test of Time” awards. These awards recognize the enduring impact of research
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December 16, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Apply by Jan 6 for @utaustin.bsky.social's premier fellowship for visiting faculty. Our #YearofAI will target AI area. Fellows will receive generous stipends, housing allowances, and $75,000 in discretionary funds. Come join #TexasAI!
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UT’s Premier Faculty Fellowship Launches New AI Initiative
AUSTIN, Texas — The Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellows Program, The University of Texas at Austin’s premier faculty fellowship, is launching a new
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December 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM