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AI Headlines from Around the University

Greg Morrisett to co-lead new NYS AI safety research center

The center is a new statewide initiative launched by Gov. Kathy Hochul to advance artificial intelligence science and safety.

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Project to rebuild trust in AI era lands Laude’s $10M ‘moonshot’ award

A $10 million “moonshot” grant from Laude Institute will help Cornell researchers realize the potential of artificial intelligence, while giving online communities control over AI’s role.

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New initiative will explore AI’s role in society, humanities

With AI transforming how societies function, a new program in the College of Arts and Sciences aims to meet the urgent need to understand AI’s implications for culture, governance, ethics, communication, creativity, labor and social organization.

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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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Cornell Tech Launches Pre-College Summer Innovation Intensives for Future Tech Leaders

December 1, 2025

Cornell Tech will introduce its first Summer Innovation Intensives program in July 2026, offering pre-college students an immersive experience in artificial intelligence, ethics, and entrepreneurship. The three-week program, scheduled for July 13-30 on Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus, is designed to give students a head start on college-level learning while tackling real-world challenges through technology. Students who are at least 15 years old and have completed their sophomore year of high school by the program start date are encouraged to apply.

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University leaders, alumni meet at annual forum in Shanghai

November 21, 2025

Cornell leaders traveled across China and Asia in early November to connect with alumni, deepen partnerships, celebrate academic milestones, and engage in discussions on a wide range of global challenges. The multistop trip included the sixth annual Cornell-China Forum in Shanghai.

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Anduril CEO offers inside look at defense industry dynamo

November 19, 2025

Anduril has 15 business lines creating everything from surveillance and attack drones to autonomous fighter jets and sensors to go into space.

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Celebrating the 50th Startup Cornell podcast at Eclectic Convergence

November 14, 2025

This episode features speakers and attendees recorded live during the Oct. 31 conference at Cornell Tech in New York City.

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$10M gift to Cornell Bowers supports AI advancement

November 13, 2025

The gift from Josh Kulkin ’01 will bolster the university’s position as a world leader in foundational artificial intelligence research.

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Professor Vitaly Shmatikov Wins Test of Time Award for Deep Learning Research

November 13, 2025

Vitaly Shmatikov, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech and the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, has received the Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM CCS) Test of Time Award for his influential 2015 paper, “Privacy-Preserving Deep Learning.”

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Why companies don’t share AV crash data – and how they could

November 11, 2025

A team of researchers from across campus has created a roadmap outlining the barriers and opportunities to making autonomous vehicles safer.

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‘Roadmap’ shows the environmental impact of AI data center boom

November 10, 2025

Researchers used advanced data analytics to create a state-by-state look at that environmental impact of the AI boom and how to make the computing infrastructure that supports it more sustainable. 

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Combining humanities and tech for research gains

November 7, 2025

An interdisciplinary project involving faculty, staff and graduate students is sparking collaborations among those interested in computational, digital and data-driven approaches to the study of history, languages and culture.