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Welcome to the Research Triangle AI Society (RTAI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the understanding and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the North Carolina Research Triangle area and beyond.

Read more about RTAI Youth Program: AI Education & Ethics Panel Discussion and Project Showoff

Research Triangle AI is excited to launch a new program for K-12 students, parents, and educators: an afternoon dedicated to AI education and ethics, built around two things — real conversation and real student work.

Part one: an expert panel. We're bringing together four leading voices in AI, education, and ethics — plus a high school student who'll share what AI in the classroom actually looks like from a student's seat. Our panelists are:

A Saturday morning. A full classroom. Sixty curious minds.

By Li Lei in July 18, 2026

RTAI’s AI Saturdays Program, organized in collaboration with CAST-NC, opened in RTP with students, parents, and community members gathering to explore how AI can help young people report stories, create videos, and express their ideas.

From the very beginning, the room was alive with energy. Students leaned forward, parents listened closely, and questions kept coming.

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Read more about AI Workshop: Modern video creation for beginners and intermediate users

Welcome to a 3-hour long hands-on AI Video creation workshop led by professional video creator.

This workshop will cover:

Read more about Hands-on AI Workshop: Building and Fine-Tuning Small Language Models

A full-day hands-on workshop on building, fine-tuning, aligning, deploying, and integrating small language models, co-hosted by Research Triangle AI Society and AI Hub for Science of NC State University.

Read more about Youth Program: Two Student Speakers, Two Talks on What’s Really Inside AI

Join the RTAI Youth Program for an evening of student AI research featuring two talks on AI interpretability, privacy, safety, and the rise of local AI.

Read more about Tech Talk: Building an Integrated AI-Driven Oligonucleotide Therapy Platform

Join RTAI for a tech talk by Jeff Du on an AI-driven oligonucleotide therapeutics platform, from webserver architecture to personalized medicine.

Read more about Tech talk & networking: From Prediction to Autonomous Action: The Next Generation of Customer Intelligence

Time: Mon, 02/23/2026 - 18:30
Location: Frontier RTP, First Floor Classroom, 800 Park Offices Dr, Durham, NC 27713

Abstract:

This session explores how organizations can move beyond traditional dashboards toward autonomous AI systems that both predict customer needs and act on them. Drawing from real enterprise deployments and published research, Nidhi Sharma breaks down:

Read more about RTAI Youth Program: Co-living with AI: Your Blueprint for the Future

Title: Co-living with AI: Your Blueprint for the Future

Time: Feb 28, 2025, Wed, 6:30-8:30 PM

Address: Apex Community Center, Summit Room
53 Hunter St, Apex, NC 27502

Read more about Seminar: Why Friendly AI Can Still Cause Harm - “The Sins of the Teddy Bear” and other runtime governance pitfalls

Title: Why Friendly AI Can Still Cause Harm - “The Sins of the Teddy Bear” and other runtime governance pitfalls

RTAI Youth Program In-person Talk (December 2025)

Wednesday night (Dec 10th), despite unusually cold, below-freezing temperatures in North Carolina, our RTAI Youth Program winter in-person event was a full house! Parents and students braved the cold to gather at the Apex Community Center, filling the classroom with energy, curiosity, and excitement.

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Member: Yu Yang (Ph.D., PE, PMP)

Yu Yang (Ph.D., PE, PMP) had worked as a water engineer for about 10 years. Currently he is working full time as a data scientist. His primary interests include web development, machine learning, AIGC, and large language model (LLM). His representative side projects are as follows.

Chrome extension: Engineer Unit Converter
AIGC related Book: Poems from Tang Dynasty Meet AI

Member: Chong Ding

Chong Ding was born in Shenyang, China. After moving to the US in 2003, Chong received a master's degree in electrical engineering from University Missouri-Rolla, as well a MBA from Duke University. Chong is currently working on chip design for compute and AIs.

Chong's interests in AI goes back around 2015, at the time he finished several online courses such as Machine Learning, Udacity Deep Learning NanoDegree. Chong is interested in building applications based on large language models.

Member: Jeff Du

Jeff Du, a graduate from Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) and Duke, has been working in bioinformatics and biostatistics for several years. Alongside his professional work in NGS data analysis and large scale programming work, he also has strong interest in applying AI techniques to everyday life. On weekends, he likes to spend time on projects involving computer vision and building his own home security system. In his free time, he also enjoys marathon running and participating in triathlons.