welcome to acm.ai!
UCLA's premier undergraduate AI organization
We're a student-run organization of researchers and engineers focused on the technical understanding of artificial intelligence, and we welcome members of all skill levels. We host workshops on the theory of AI, applied research projects, and a weekly reading group. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to deepen your AI skills, we believe everyone belongs in AI, and we're looking forward to having you join us!
No experience or CS major required
workshops
Attend our beginner-friendly Capstone Track, which covers the fundamentals of machine learning, or our advanced Research Track, which dives into active fields of research and equips members with the knowledge they need to do AI research.
Capstone Track: Tuesdays 6–8 PM, Haines 220
Research Track: Thursdays 6–8 PM, Boelter 2444
projects
Tackle complex real-world problems by building your own models with a team. Learn by working on guided projects led by our officers or by jumping into Kaggle competitions. More than 75 students work on ML projects with us.
Thursdays 6–8 PM, location shared after you apply
reading group
Read cutting-edge AI/ML papers and discuss them together, and attend research talks from undergraduate researchers and guest speakers.
Saturdays 12–2 PM, Engineering VI 289
events
We host events connecting members with people in industry and academia working on AI, including our quarterly AI x Cyber Symposiums, industry panels and workshops, and our flagship hackathon, the Agent Arena, where teams spend 42 hours training AI agents to compete in game environments.
outreach
We produce the You Belong In AI! podcast, which spotlights diverse voices in the AI community and the importance of representation and inclusion in AI, with guests from NVIDIA, Google Brain, and Pinterest. Outreach also teaches a weekly introductory ML course at Girls Academic Leadership Academy, LAUSD's all-girls STEM school.
You Belong in AI! podcast →
