A Human-Centered Approach to Artificial Intelligence

A s response to the pandemic moved a majority of courses online, two undergraduates found themselves missing their friends..and missing campus. So, they did what any creative UC San Diego student would do: they recorded an eight-track album as an homage to the heart of campus, Geisel Library. "Library of Dreams? by Donald Liang and Terry Feng was released during fall quarter, though the project started months before, as class hours turned into long days sitting in front of their computers. "I think the idea really hit more during spring quarter, when we were all just at home and it was just hours and hours of Zoom lectures,' Feng, a computer science and music double major, said. "I missed so much of just being able to hang out with people, even just study together. That's what college students do: spend long hours at the library.' Each of the album's tracks represents a different floor of Geisel Library, and each floor—both literally and figuratively—has a different feel: an experience that is special to that one location. The building's main entrance on floor two is bustling, while floor eight, titled "Nap Time? on the album and one of Liang's favorites, makes it easier to "get away from all the noise,' he said.