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AI can write your college essay, but it won’t sound like you
Students who plan to use ChatGPT to write their college admissions essays should think twice: Artificial intelligence tools write highly generic personal narratives, even when prompted to write from the perspective of someone with a certain race or gender.
Balancing the promise of health AI with its carbon costs
The health care industry is increasingly relying on AI – in responding to patient queries, for example – and a new Cornell study shows how decision-makers can use real-world data to build sustainability into new systems.
Holocaust testimony is AI litmus test, and it fails
A Cornell historian argues in a new paper that human historians are vital to capture the emotional and moral complexity behind world events.
Empire AI: Cornell call for compute resource proposals
Empire AI is now soliciting proposals from Cornell faculty and researchers to use the extended “Alpha” machine with 144 H100 GPUs, as well as the new “Beta” machine that is expected to come online in December.
New ‘Thought Summit’ series welcomes proposals on data science and AI
Cornell faculty are invited to submit proposals for Thought Summits, a new forum designed to catalyze interdisciplinary research in data science and artificial intelligence (AI) and to position Cornell as a national leader in these rapidly evolving fields. Proposals will be accepted through June 16.
AI suggestions make writing more generic, Western
Artificial intelligence-based writing assistants are popping up everywhere – from phones to email apps to social media platforms.
But a new study from Cornell – one of the first to show an impact on the user – finds these tools have the potential to function poorly for billions of users in the Global South by generating generic language that makes them sound more like Americans.
Securing America’s AI Future: Cornell faculty offer recommendations for White House’s AI Action Plan
The US has led AI innovation; however, global competition, is rising. In response to a call from the White House regarding the future of Artificial Intelligence, faculty from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science and Cornell Tech...