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How Will AI Impact the Future of the Clinical Workforce?
September 12, 2026
Contrary to some predictions, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents could lead to more, not fewer, health care professionals working in the United States, according to a new article by a physician and health policy researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine who surveyed economic theory and the history of technology in health care.

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Anthropic Says It Blocked Efforts to Use Its AI for Weapons Research
September 11, 2026
John Thickstun, an assistant professor of computer science, addressed the challenges AI companies face in making societal value judgments without democratic oversight.

Via: Axios
September 10, 2026
Sarah Kreps, director of Cornell’s Tech Policy Institute, comments on voters’ desire for authenticity and skepticism toward AI-generated content in political ads.

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Cornell Unplugged encourages mindful tech use, social connection
September 9, 2026
New event asks the community to decrease technology use, increase face-to-face interaction and consider that every AI chat, doomscroll and text message has a water, energy and carbon footprint.

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Cornellians to address AI, NY energy future at Climate Week NYC
September 9, 2026
Cornell and global leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC Sept. 20-27 to discuss some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, including harnessing AI’s power while mitigating its negative impacts.

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AI reveals new class of cellular ‘off switch’ linked to cancer pathways
September 9, 2026
Cornell researchers have used artificial intelligence to uncover a previously unknown way cells control how proteins move inside them, a process essential for growth, communication and movement, and one that is often disrupted in cancer.

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AI’s Impact on Professional Work to be Examined by CAROW Yang-Tan Incubator Initiative
September 4, 2026
Much attention has been given to artificial intelligence displacing lower-skilled workers, but less is known about AI’s impact on professional work in high-skill fields, such as legal, finance, journalism and design, according to ILR Professor Sarosh Kuruvilla.

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The Science Behind the Scroll: Donghui Li’s Path from Cornell Tech to TikTok
September 3, 2026
When a user discovers TikTok through an ad, a friend’s recommendation, or a chance scroll through the app store, it might feel like a simple moment. For Cornell Tech alumna Donghui Li, though, it’s a complex data problem hiding in plain sight — and solving it at global scale is what drives her.

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Cornell leads project putting robots to work in US orchards
September 3, 2026
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.
