Cornell AI Initiative
Artificial intelligence with purpose and impact
The Cornell AI Initiative is a university-wide effort to advance Cornell’s leadership in research and education in artificial intelligence, while creating, applying, and evaluating AI as a tool across the university — from classrooms and laboratories to clinics and university processes. By leveraging Cornell’s breadth of expertise, the initiative aims to understand how AI affects learning, scholarship, and operations, and to advance responsible uses of AI in service of Cornell’s public engagement mission.
Cornell AI Initiative
The Cornell AI Initiative is a university-wide effort to advance Cornell’s leadership in research and education in artificial intelligence, while creating, applying, and evaluating AI as a tool across the university — from classrooms and laboratories to clinics and university processes. By leveraging Cornell’s breadth of expertise, the initiative aims to understand how AI affects learning, scholarship, and operations, and to advance responsible uses of AI in service of Cornell’s public engagement mission.
Artificial intelligence at Cornell is both a field of study and a powerful tool that shapes how we conduct research, teach, and support the university.
Cornell’s approach to AI is rooted in the breadth of its scholarship and its leadership in AI research. Few institutions can match the combination of computational scientists developing foundational algorithms, social scientists examining AI’s impact on organizations and society, and domain experts — from materials scientists to veterinarians to educational researchers — advancing learning and discovery in their fields through AI. This depth and diversity enable Cornell to pursue a thoughtful approach to shape the future of responsible and impactful AI.
AI + Education
AI + Education at Cornell is about more than adopting new technologies — it’s about understanding how AI reshapes the learning experience itself.
AI + Research
At Cornell, AI is both a tool that advances how we conduct research and a subject of inquiry ranging from algorithms and machine learning to ethics and human‑AI interaction.
AI + Working
Across campuses and units, teams are leveraging AI as a tool to enhance human expertise — streamlining routine tasks, strengthening decision-making, and opening new avenues for creativity and collaboration.
AI + Health and Clinical Practice
Across Cornell’s campuses (including Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Tech), we continue to explore and study how AI shapes and informs our health care systems, providers, and policies.
Cornell AI News
Cornell AI Events
Cornell AI News
Are mental health apps like doctors, yogis, drugs or supplements?
Cornell researchers are recommending new guidelines for developing safe and responsible large language model-based mental well-being apps by consulting relevant experts and reviewing existing state and federal regulations.
March 3-5 symposium to examine the use of genAI in science
The Assessing and Imagining the Impact of Generative AI on Science Symposium will feature diverse experts from across Cornell, academia and industry engaging in discussions of how GenAI is being used in research, and the implications for policy, funding and the public trust.
Cornell AI Events
Assessing and imagining the impact of Generative AI on Science
March 3 @ 8:00 am - March 6 @ 5:00 pmIs generative AI transforming the scientific enterprise—and if so, how? What enduring effects will these changes have, particularly at a moment when scientific inquiry is more essential than ever for addressing global challenges? And how can scient...
Cornell AI Initiative Office Hours —
Thursdays, 10 a.m. ET
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