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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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Any student, any major: ‘Everyday AI’ course to launch spring 2027

In spring 2027, Cornell Bowers will launch a new course that is open to all entitled, “Everyday AI: Learning to use AI effectively and responsibly.” 

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Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story

For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper named Elias, according to new Cornell research. 

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At Cornell, 4-H’ers plant seeds for future careers

July 14, 2026

Middle and high school students from across New York state spent three days discovering potential career paths during the annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference, held June 30 to July 2 at Cornell.

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A New Research Focus at Global Labor Institute

July 14, 2026

Most conversations about AI and labor concentrate on displacement: will AI take your job, and which sectors are most exposed? These are important questions. But instead of focusing only on whether AI is taking your job, we feel it’s important to also ask: what happens to your job if it doesn’t?

Carla Gomes

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Gomes in Daedalus: How to train AI to reason like scientists

July 13, 2026

What will scientific discovery look like in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)?

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Alums launch company to streamline cash flow processes

July 9, 2026

The newest podcast from Entrepreneurship at Cornell features the founders of Tabs.

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Alums launch company to streamline cash flow processes

July 9, 2026

The newest podcast from Entrepreneurship at Cornell features the founders of Tabs.

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AI research team could streamline clinical trial design

July 8, 2026

An artificial intelligence system that operates like a collaborative team of medical experts could accelerate clinical trial design, one of the most difficult steps in drug development.

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AI research team could streamline clinical trial design

July 8, 2026

An artificial intelligence system that operates like a collaborative team of medical experts could accelerate clinical trial design, one of the most difficult steps in drug development.

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

July 6, 2026

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

July 6, 2026

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.