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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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Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity

As mathematicians work through challenges related to AI, Cornell math faculty members are leading the field with work integrating AI into math and mathematics into AI.

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Study finds trust is the missing ingredient for AI-driven food safety

New research has found that although food companies recognized clear benefits to pooling confidential food safety, concerns about trust, competition and shared standards continue to stand in the way.

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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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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.

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Artificial Intelligence and Free Expression

January 24, 2024

Cornell faculty from across colleges and campuses explore the challenges new technologies bring.

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Cornell, partners to supercharge NYS microchip industry

January 18, 2024

A consortium organized by Cornell and four other New York-based leaders in semiconductor research and development has been awarded $40 million by the U.S. Department of Defense to advance microelectronics innovation and manufacturing.