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AI Headlines from Around the University

Cornell leads project putting robots to work in US orchards

A Cornell-led research project is developing robots that can perform labor-intensive orchard operations; it’s supported by a four-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative. 

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Cornell expands AI Critical Literacy Program for incoming students

After a successful pilot launch in the spring, Cornell’s AI Critical Literacy Program will be offered in the fall to all incoming students as well as other interested students, faculty members and staff.

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Strike a pose: Creating more realistic multi-person images

A Cornell research group has devised a way to generate an image of multiple people, incorporating the poses of all individuals to inform the image generation and make the scene more believable and accurate.

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Weak AI regulation may backfire, making products less safe

A new modeling study finds no regulation of AI products and services may be safer than weak regulation.

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Inside baseball: AI-enabled enforcement tech takes time, testing

Training artificial intelligence to enforce even seemingly straightforward rules – like balls and strikes in Major League Baseball – is a messy, dynamic process that takes time and careful evaluation of the technology.

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Econometrics + AI conference to be held June 16-17

June 2, 2026

The 2026 Econometric Society Interdisciplinary Frontier: Economics and AI+Machine Learning Meeting will feature keynote talks, a panel discussion, and presentations from some of the sharpest minds in economics and AI.

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Cornell engineers use tiny vibrating beams to rethink AI hardware

June 1, 2026

Cornell researchers have developed a computing device that stores information electrically but reads it through tiny mechanical motion, an approach that could open a path toward more energy-efficient hardware for AI and scientific computing.

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Brooks senior develops national index tracking AI healthcare policy

June 1, 2026

AI is reshaping healthcare, and Brooks School senior Will Moss ’26 has developed the Health and AI Policy Index, a public database designed to help policymakers, researchers and health systems track emerging healthcare AI governance efforts.

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A&S seniors celebrate their extraordinary journeys

May 29, 2026

As the class of 2026 graduates in Arts & Sciences, we celebrate their extraordinary journeys. 

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Community leaders explore promise and risks of AI at Cornell summit

May 22, 2026

Civic leaders from across New York state gathered at Cornell May 18-20 to explore both the promise and risks of this technological transformation.

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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.