The GenAI+ interest group, hosted by MSI, is an online community for anyone curious about Generative AI-- covering everything from large language models to emerging tools and latest trends. We learn together, exchange ideas, and dive into GenAI, all in a relaxed, virtual setting via Zoom. We also publish a monthly newsletter that introduces upcoming speakers (when scheduled) and brings you the latest news, developments, and software shaping the GenAI and HPC landscape.

About the Group and Its Focus

Mission: The group is a relaxed, virtual setting for learning together, exchanging ideas, and diving into Generative AI. It covers everything from large language models to emerging tools and the latest trends.
Audience: It is for anyone interested in the technical aspects Generative AI and High Performance Computing (beginners welcome!).
How to Join: Anyone interested in Generative AI and HPC can join by emailing Ham Lam.

Activities

Monthly Meetings: We hold monthly meetings via Zoom. These meetings commonly feature invited speakers who present projects or research that actively leverage Generative AI, Machine Learning, or Deep Learning. For example, we've had featured faculty presenting on Reinforcement Learning (presented by Dr. Ying Liu), Image Segmentation (presented by MSI researcher Myat Mo), and AI/ML enabled quality and productivity improvement of advanced manufacturing systems (presented by Prof. Shancong (Sean) Mou).
Monthly Newsletter: We publish a monthly newsletter. This newsletter introduces upcoming speakers (when scheduled) and brings the latest news, developments, and software shaping the GenAI and HPC landscape. Past newsletters have featured content on software tools like GraphRAG, LM Studio, and Ollama, as well as papers of interest.

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Past Events

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The University of Minnesota is making it easier for instructors and staff to build confidence with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) through a new resource: GenAI + U: Instructor’s Guide to AI Literacy.

Gemini AI Now Available at the University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is excited to announce the availability of Gemini, Google’s generative AI tool with enterprise-grade security, for all students, faculty, and staff.