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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.

Weill Cornell Launches AI to Advance Medicine Program

In an effort to unify the rapidly expanding set of academic activities investigating artificial intelligence (AI), Weill Cornell Medicine is launching a new AI to Advance Medicine initiative. Encompassing a Dean’s Lecture Series and Dean’s Grant Program, the...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Thought Summits on Data Science and AI

Cornell’s Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society and Cornell’s Artificial Intelligence Initiative are sponsoring a Call for Proposals for THOUGHT SUMMITS, a Cornell forum aimed at identifying and developing inter- and intra- institutional collaborations in the novel areas of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Building a farm data and analytics platform that keeps things private

The Cornell Agricultural Systems Testbed and Demonstration Site is working with the Weatherspoon lab in computer science to create a data pipeline and analytics platform that will allow farmers to aggregate their data for informed decision-making. At the same time, the researchers are ensuring that every farmer’s data will be kept private.

Thorsten Joachims named vice provost for AI strategy

Thorsten Joachims has been named vice provost for artificial intelligence strategy, a newly created position intended to bolster the Cornell AI Initiative. This new position further expands Cornell’s universitywide effort to advance leadership in research and education in AI, while creating, applying and evaluating AI as a tool across the university – from classrooms and laboratories to clinics and university processes. His appointment took effect Jan. 1.

Cornell Tech Launches Pre-College Summer Innovation Intensives for Future Tech Leaders

Cornell Tech will introduce its first Summer Innovation Intensives program in July 2026, offering pre-college students an immersive experience in artificial intelligence, ethics, and entrepreneurship. The three-week program, scheduled for July 13-30 on Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus, is designed to give students a head start on college-level learning while tackling real-world challenges through technology. Students who are at least 15 years old and have completed their sophomore year of high school by the program start date are encouraged to apply.

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Initiatives and Institutes

Cornell’s many initiatives and institutes are driving the development and ethical advancement of artificial intelligence, reflecting the university’s commitment to leading in this rapidly evolving field.