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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.

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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.

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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. 

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‘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.

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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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First JFI-Brooks Fellowships fund studies of government anti-poverty programs and AI policy

September 18, 2023

The first JFI-Brooks Fellowships scholars will research regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence and the long-term impact of welfare reform-era policy changes on recipients and their children.

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When robots imitate life: Project explores better way to train AI

September 12, 2023

Using a new strategy called superhuman imitation learning, Sanjiban Choudhury, assistant professor of computer science, aims to train home robots more efficiently.

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NIH funds cross-campus effort to train experts in AI and nutrition

September 11, 2023

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Faculty offered guidance for teaching in the age of ChatGPT

September 11, 2023

A university committee has released recommendations for how faculty can take generative artificial intelligence into account when considering learning objectives for their students.

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Cornell introduces new AI-focused Board Governance program

August 8, 2023

Board Governance: Navigating Emerging Technologies and More in a Complex World, a new Cornell Tech immersion program, is set to prepare corporate board members for fast-paced evolutions driving the future of commerce.

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9 receive 2023 Bowers CIS-LinkedIn grants

August 2, 2023

This second round of grants from the five-year, multimillion-dollar partnership will fund high-impact research on topics ranging from large language models and recommender systems to dynamic information retrieval and algorithmic fairness.

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Undergrads relish challenging Nexus Scholar research projects

August 2, 2023

Nexus Scholars spent eight weeks this summer working with researchers on campus on projects in the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.

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Artificial intelligence may put private data at risk

August 2, 2023

Machine learning models, which use data to help computers learn for themselves, are vulnerable to privacy leaks and malicious attacks, Cornell Tech researchers have found.

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That’s funny – but AI models don’t get the joke

July 26, 2023

Is artificial intelligence beginning to “understand” humor? In experiments using the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest as a testbed, researchers found that it’s making some progress, but isn’t quite there yet.