Unlocking creativity
through technology
Learn to harness the power of artificial intelligence to generate new content
Welcome to the Generative AI Summer Institute, where technology meets imagination! Our program is designed for high-school students passionate about technology, artificial intelligence, and creative expression. Over the course of three weeks, students will embark on a journey exploring the fascinating world of Generative AI.
Generative AI is an exciting area of artificial intelligence that focuses on machines’ ability to create something new, like generating story, art, music, or even entirely new ideas. Generative AI works by training a computer program on a vast amount of data. For example, if you want to create a generative AI that paints pictures, you would train it on thousands of existing paintings. The AI learns the patterns, styles, and techniques used in these paintings. Once trained, the AI can generate new paintings inspired by what it has learned. It’s like teaching the AI to recognize what makes a painting beautiful and then letting it create its own beautiful artwork based on that knowledge.
Computer Science Summer Institute-Generative AI
In this hands-on institute, we will be focusing on generative AI for texts. Students will delve into the core concepts of Generative AI, including neural networks, deep learning, and natural language processing. Through interactive lectures, workshops, and collaborative projects, participants will gain a deep understanding of how AI can be harnessed to generate stories, jokes, lyrics, and much more.
Fundamentals of AI: Understand the basics of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks.
Deep Dive into Generative Models: Explore various generative models, including the Transformer networks, large pre-trained language models such as BERT, BART, GPT-3.
Creative Applications: Learn how Generative AI is used in generating art, music, poetry, and other creative expressions.
Hands-on Projects: Work on real-life projects, experimenting with generative algorithms and creating unique AI-generated content.
Ethical Considerations: Discuss the ethical implications of Generative AI, focusing on responsible use and bias mitigation.
Expert Guidance: Interact with industry experts and researchers who are pioneers in the field of Generative AI.
Hands-on Experience: Gain practical experience through coding sessions, interactive labs, and guided projects.
Application deadline: June 1, 2024 | Enrollment deadline: June 15, 2024
Applications are reviewed and admission to the program is granted on a rolling basis starting February 15th. Applying at your earliest convenience, prior to June 1st, is highly recommended
The program has application requirements for admission. Eligible applicants who successfully submit all requirements will be reviewed and notified via email of an admission decision within 3 weeks.
Applicants are required to provide the following during the online registration process:
- An unofficial transcript from grade 9 to present reflecting a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
- If your school transcript utilizes a different grading system, please submit your transcript as is. If available, please attach a translation/equivalency guide.
- INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: If you are an international student, a transcript refers to your complete secondary academic record. To learn more about converting your grades into a US-based GPA, please click here.
- If your school has a translation/equivalency guide, please also include it with your transcript. If you do not have a translation/equivalency guide, please still submit your most up-to-date transcript as is for staff to review.
- Value statement: At the time of registration, ALL applicants will be prompted to submit a few short sentences reflecting on their pursuit of participation in a UCLA Precollege Summer Institute. Please note that students are strongly discouraged from relying on ChatGpt/AI tools for their application responses and are encouraged to submit original and authentic answers.
- Python quiz
- Letter of recommendation.
Computer Science Summer Institute – Generative AI is a commuter program, there is NO on-campus housing available for the Computer Science Summer Institute – Generative AI Summer Institute through the institute program or UCLA Summer Sessions. Additionally, please note that only students aged 17 and older as of June 24th, 2024 are eligible to sign a housing contract, and not all program dates correspond to when contracts are available. Students interested in exploring this option should review information at UCLA Summer Housing.
Participants of the Generative AI Summer Institute must commute to the UCLA campus each day of the program. Specific location information (e.g. classroom) will be provided to enrolled students closer to the start of the program.
Parking
Summer Sessions parking permits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Students have the option to purchase a summer term permit or a daily permit.
Please review the Transportation and Parking Services web page and read the “Summer Quarter Parking (All Students)” section for more information on all permit types, including cost.
Coursework
Computer Science 97; 4 units
Grading Basis
Students will receive a letter grade upon completion. See University Credit, Grades and Transcripts for more information about academic credit.
In order to successfully complete the program, students must not have more than 2 excused or unexcused absences.
UCLA Summer Sessions Summer Scholars Support
Qualified students attending grades 9th – 11th in Spring 2024 in the state of California may be eligible for Summer Scholars Support, a need- and merit-based scholarship offered by the UCLA Summer Sessions Office. Students must be 15 years old by the first day of Summer Sessions 2024 on June 24th in order to participate in a Precollege Summer Institute and/or apply for Summer Scholars Support. A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available to support enrollment in SCIP/eSCIP, one Summer Course, or a Precollege Summer Institute.
Summer 2024 deadline to apply: March 15.
Program Dates: July 1, 2024 – July 19, 2024
Program Type: Commuter
Program Eligibility: 10th-12th grade in Spring 2024*
Application deadline: June 1, 2024
Enrollment deadline: June 15, 2024
*All participants must be at least 15 years of age by the first day of Summer Sessions 2024 on June 24th, no exceptions allowed.
The schedule and syllabus are subject to change. Enrolled students will be given updated materials closer to the program start date.
Fees and Payment Info
The program fee includes the unit fees for the UCLA coursework offered as part of the program and thus varies by UC student status. In addition to the program fee, students are assessed other campus and administrative fees during the summer. This is a summary of fees that commonly apply to the selected student type.
Actual tuition and fees are subject to change by the University of California. Visit the fees, payment, and financial aid section for important disclaimer, as well as more details on fees, payment instructions, and information on delinquency, refunds, and financial aid.
Meet your instructors
Nanyun Peng
Assistant ProfessorNanyun (Violet) Peng is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University, Center for Language and Speech Processing. Her research focuses on generalizability of NLP technologies, with applications to creative language generation, low-resource information extraction, and zero-shot cross-lingual transfer. Her works have won the Outstanding Paper Award at NAACL 2022, the Best Paper Award at AAAI 2022 Deep Learning on Graphs workshop, and have been featured in the IJCAI 2022 early career spotlight. Her research has been supported by several DARPA, IARPA, NIH grants and several industrial research awards.
Computer Science Summer Institute – Generative AI FAQ
Yes! Students should have basic knowledge about Python to apply to and successfully complete the program.
Students are required to supply their own laptop.
Still have questions? Check out the general Summer Institutes FAQ.