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Cornell is spearheading the development and refinement of AI through extensive interdisciplinary collaborations.

Rising Star Ben Laufer: Improving Accountability and Trustworthiness in AI

Rising Star Ben Laufer: Improving Accountability and Trustworthiness in AI

With artificial intelligence increasingly integrated into our daily lives, one of the most pressing concerns about this emerging technology is ensuring that the new innovations being developed consider their impact on individuals from different backgrounds and communities. The work of researchers like Cornell Tech PhD student Ben Laufer is critical for understanding the social and ethical implications of algorithmic decision-making.

Help or hindrance? ER robots have potential to aid health care workers

Help or hindrance? ER robots have potential to aid health care workers

Amid the unpredictability and occasional chaos of emergency rooms, a robot has the potential to assist health care workers and support clinical teamwork, Cornell and Michigan State University researchers found. The research team’s robotic crash cart prototype highlights the potential for robots to assist health care workers in bedside patient care and offers designers a framework to develop and test robots in other unconventional areas.