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Project to rebuild trust in AI era lands Laude’s $10M ‘moonshot’ award

A $10 million “moonshot” grant from Laude Institute will help Cornell researchers realize the potential of artificial intelligence, while giving online communities control over AI’s role.

New initiative will explore AI’s role in society, humanities

With AI transforming how societies function, a new program in the College of Arts and Sciences aims to meet the urgent need to understand AI’s implications for culture, governance, ethics, communication, creativity, labor and social organization.

New CoPAIR program connects Cornell researchers with AI tools, training and community

The new Communities of Practice for AI-enabled Research (CoPAIR) program gives researchers access to emerging AI tools, hands-on training and collaborative communities where they can share best practices, develop disciplinary norms for appropriate AI use and non-use, and evaluate new tools for research.

‘A seat at the table’: Cornell expands access to multiple AI tools for faculty, staff, students

Most faculty, staff and students will have free access to a range of AI platforms – an effort to level the playing field, spur exploration and reduce the costs and vulnerabilities of individual consumer licenses.

Cute robots, historical chatbots: AI in the classroom grows more sophisticated

Instructors across Cornell are working to strike a balance in the classroom – using AI as a teaching tool but also making choices to prevent its use and preserve the learning experience.

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Widespread AI misuse means higher ed must rethink assessment

May 21, 2026

Large numbers of college students are now using artificial intelligence to complete – and cheat on – their assignments, suggesting that colleges and universities need to change how they are evaluating students.

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Building Benchmarks for AI-Driven Veterinary Innovation

May 20, 2026

— June 11, 2026; 4 to 5 p.m. — Public Panel: Plans for the VETMED Ecosystem

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Toyota Research Institute, Cornell partner on AI projects

May 18, 2026

Researchers from the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering and the Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science are teaming up with the Toyota Research Institute for projects involving AI personalization and robotics.

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Four student-founded AI companies win Cornell Tech Startup Awards

May 15, 2026

The startups each won $100,000 investments during the university’s annual Startup Awards competition, held May 14.

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Morgans’ $1.25M gift to support AI fellows program

May 14, 2026

A $1.25 million seed grant from James C. Morgan ’60, MBA ’63, and Rebecca Quinn Morgan ’60 will support the establishment of an AI fellows program focused on operational and administrative transformation.

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Humans are bad at making complex decisions. AI can help

May 14, 2026

A new tool is designed to help users rank a set of choices – such as job applicants, graduate schools, even Oscar candidates.

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New approach designs healthcare robots with, not for, the people who use them

May 14, 2026

A new Cornell Tech-led study invites healthcare workers, long-term care residents, and community members to help design the robots themselves.

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Regular audits would build trust, confidence in AI

May 13, 2026

J. Nathan Matias, assistant professor of communication, is a co-author of “Auditing AI,” which offers AI users from all walks of life an introduction into AI evaluation, which is key for developing trust in the technology.

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What does it mean to train an AI to speak like you?

May 4, 2026

Ultra-personalized AI for assisted communication risks muting aspects of the user’s identity and can breach privacy, according to a study from a Cornell Tech doctoral student who trained the technology on himself.

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