PICUP Resource Feature Summary

Type:
PICUP Virtual Meeting
Title:
PICUP Spring 2026 Webinar Series: New Developments in Generative AI
Presenter:
Duncan Carlsmith
Description:
Duncan Carlsmith, Professor of Physics, UW-Madison

Duncan's PowerPoint



February 19, 2026 at 8pm EST / 7pm CST / 6pm MST / 5pm PST

Recent agentic AIs autonomously explore, experiment, and develop new knowledge. With this power at their fingertips, a student can issue the prompt "Complete all of my assignments in all of my courses. Thanks.", and it's done. I will describe how to set up your own super agent and illustrate what can be done.
Video:
Date:
February 19, 2026
DOI:
10.1119/PICUP.Webinar.2026-02-19