In The News: Division of Research

As industries across sectors explore the potential of artificial intelligence, researchers are transforming wastewater monitoring into sophisticated digital detective work.

UNLV researchers are on the cutting edge of techniques that can reduce the amount of waste left over from the process of creating nuclear fuel and weapons by rendering those toxic waste products both safe and useful.

UNLV researchers are on the cutting edge of techniques that can reduce the amount of waste left over from the process of creating nuclear fuel and weapons by rendering those toxic waste products both safe and useful.

UNLV researchers have learned nuclear waste could be reused as an energy source.

When the federal government needed a method to reuse toxic waste, it called one of the country’s leading labs in Las Vegas. The breakthrough the grad students made started murmurs of a radioactive renaissance.
Kasra Ghaharian, IGI Director of Research, and Simo Dragicevic , research at AiR Hub, discuss AI in the gaming industry, highlighting the need for trust and benchmarking. They introduce Air Hub, a research hub focused on AI ethics and governance in gaming. Key projects include a state of AI in gaming report, consumer protection measures, and developing benchmarks for AI algorithms, particularly in responsible gambling.

What happens in Vegas will be staying more with the IRS from now on. That’s because of an obscure provision to reduce the tax deduction for gambling losses, which Congress recently approved in President Donald Trump’s top priority second-term legislative package. The provision is projected to raise $1 billion for the government over the next decade.
As GPT-powered chatbots become a go-to tool for quick answers and emotional support, a growing number of problem gamblers are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) instead of therapists or helplines. But a new study from AiR Hub warns that these large language models (LLMs) may be providing misleading, and potentially harmful advice, on gambling addiction.

From legalizing medical cannabis sales in 2013 to recently opening cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada has been an early adopter of cannabis regulation. As a national and international leader in gaming, Nevada may be uniquely situated to lead the charge in integrating these two commercial activities.

From legalizing medical cannabis sales in 2013 to recently opening cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada has been an early adopter of cannabis regulation. As a national and international leader in gaming, Nevada may be uniquely situated to lead the charge in integrating these two commercial activities.

With artificial intelligence now embedded in what seems to be everything, researchers are beginning to question how its speed and precision might influence human behavior.

Every parent wants their child to be happy, healthy, and thriving. But many whose children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder worry that it will make their lives more difficult.