AI@UCR
May 13, 2026
Get Ready to Meet The Grove, UCR’s Secure AI Platform
UCR Information Technology Solutions is pleased to announce the April 29, 2026, soft launch of The Grove—a secure AI campus assistant designed to help you reclaim your time.
December 10, 2025
The Unquenchable Thirst of AI
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) grows at an exponential pace, breakthrough research by UC Riverside's Shaolei Ren is exposing the alarming environmental impact of Big Tech’s reliance on fresh water.
October 15, 2025
UCR limits AI bots to comply with security measures
Starting Oct. 10, UC Riverside students, staff, and faculty members can no longer send artificial intelligence-powered meeting assistants to Zoom meetings. The updated terms of use are intended to protect the security and privacy of information shared in those meetings as the use of third-party AI tools for recording, transcribing, and summarizing meetings has increased in recent years, said Alex Chrystal, manager for communication and training for Information Technology Solutions.
September 19, 2025
Professor joins UN panel on environmental impacts of AI
UC Riverside professor Shaolei Ren remotely shared his research findings about the the environmental consequences of increasing AI processing demands to a United Nations committee meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.