LARAMIE, Wyo., Aug. 7 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

If you were on the University of Wyoming campus the week of July 13-16, you may have noticed a group of people intently talking to the plants. No, it was not UW's new plant communication program, but rather an innovative module in the annualMachine Learning for High School Teachers (ML4HST)workshop.

Among the many hands-on machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) activities offered throughout the week at ML4HST, participants programmed and tested large language models (LLMs), including one designed to identify plants using a small camera with a microphone interface for voice commands.

ML4HST is led by Suresh Muknahallipatna, a professor in the...