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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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Jamey Edwards ’96 MBA ’03 is on a mission to fix healthcare

July 15, 2024

The newest episode of the Startup Cornell podcast features Jamey Edwards ’96 MBA ’03, president & chief strategy officer at Koko Home, a company providing radar driven, AI-enabled solutions for healthcare and an Entrepreneur in Residence of StartUp Health, which was founded in 2011 to invest in global health entrepreneurs.

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Redesigning videoconferencing for, and by, people who stutter

July 9, 2024

New research and an app aim to make Zoom and other video conferencing platforms less stressful for people with speech diversities, while improving the experience for everyone.

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Cornell startup offers AI-powered math help

July 8, 2024

Nour Gajial ’26, left, and Yanni Kouloumbis ’26, founded MathGPT to help high school and college students struggling with math understand how to approach their problems step by step.

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Rising Star Ben Laufer: Improving Accountability and Trustworthiness in AI

July 3, 2024

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.

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Employees prefer human oversight to AI surveillance – unless the technology can be framed as supporting their development, new Cornell research finds.

July 2, 2024

Employees prefer human oversight to AI surveillance – unless the technology can be framed as supporting their development, new Cornell research finds.

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

June 24, 2024

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.

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Yang Harnesses Generative AI for Teaching Across Disciplines

June 22, 2024

Dana Yang discusses Teaching Practical Statistical Skills

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Virtual, mixed realities converge in new driving simulator

June 20, 2024

Portobello, a new driving simulator developed by researchers at Cornell Tech, blends virtual and mixed realities, enabling both drivers and passengers to see virtual objects overlaid in the real world.

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Joneja Family Fellows boost data science research in medicine

June 19, 2024

Data science research in medicine is getting a boost at Cornell through the Joneja Family Fellows, which will financially support assistant research professors, graduate students and postdoctoral students affiliated with the Engineering Innovations in Medicine initiative.