First Year Seminar 191MCS26 - FYS- Topics in CICS
Fall
2026
05
1.00
Wanqi Li
M 9:05AM 9:55AM
UMass Amherst
21118
Lederle Grad Res Center A104A
wanli@umass.edu
First Year Seminars in the College of Information and Computer Sciences are designed to support students in their transition to college and to introduce them to a topic in computer science.
First-year (R1ST) Title: Demystifying AI
Artificial intelligence is becoming ubiquitous in our everyday lives. New tools, like large language models, are released to the public daily. But how do these tools actually work, and what allows them to achieve such amazing results? In this seminar we will go beyond platitudes to understand what AI really is, how AI tools work, and how we can use this information to get the most from AI, while also protecting ourselves from potential harm.