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Cornell Tech’s Pierson named Schmidt AI2050 fellow
March 4, 2024
Emma Pierson, assistant professor of computer science at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, has been awarded an AI2050 Early Career Fellowship from Schmidt Sciences for her work seeking to use AI to promote equity.
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Thorsten Joachims talks with CNET about the future of AI
February 19, 2024
Thorsten Joachims talks with CNET about the future of AI
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Climate roundtable sparks insight and invites collaboration
February 9, 2024
Convening of 80 leaders, researchers and staff across six colleges discussed strategies to address climate change mitigation, adaptation and societal transformation, in a Feb. 1 roundtable sponsored by The 2030 Project.
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Physicists detect elusive ‘Bragg glass’ phase with machine learning tool
February 9, 2024
The discovery settles a long-standing question of whether this almost–but not quite–ordered state of Bragg glass can exist in real materials.
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Cornell joins federal AI Safety Institute Consortium
February 8, 2024
Cornell’s participation in the U.S. Commerce Department initiative will help advance development and deployment of safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence technology.
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Gili Vidan talks with the AP about Meta’s plans to label AI-generated images
February 6, 2024
Gili Vidan talks with the AP about Meta’s plans to label AI-generated images
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Autopen shows perils of automation in communications
February 1, 2024
In a new analysis, Cornell researchers examined three autopen controversies to see what they reveal about when it is OK – and not OK – to automate communication.
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Bala delivers keynote at higher ed symposium on generative AI
January 26, 2024
Dean Kavita Bala, and lead dean for the Cornell AI Initiative, recently delivered the keynote at a Harvard/MIT Symposium exploring excitement, potential challenges to STEM education, research.
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How math can improve fairness in elections, redistricting
January 24, 2024
A mathematician who has advised states and litigants on redistricting legislation will explore in a Feb. 5 lecture whether race-blind, computational approaches to law and policy can improve fairness.