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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.

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.

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.

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. 

‘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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Faculty-Led Startup Is Using AI to Reimagine Software Reliability

June 20, 2025

Cornell Tech Assistant Professor Raaz Dwivedi has co-founded Traversal, a startup emerging from stealth this week with a mission: to transform how modern software systems detect and resolve outages using artificial intelligence.

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‘Summit’ on LLMs rallies leading AI experts

June 10, 2025

Hosted by Cornell’s Global AI Initiative as part of the Thought Summit program organized by the Cornell Center for Data Science for Enterprise & Society, Thought Summit: LLMs and Society is the second of several summits slated this fiscal year at Cornell.

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Linking pay to performance boosts AI use in decision-making

June 2, 2025

Contrary to highly cited research from more than 30 years ago, an incentivized pay structure will lead to greater reliance on AI in decision-making than flat, fixed compensation, according to a study co-led by a Cornell researcher.

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Bowers faculty outline priorities for federal funding in AI

June 2, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping economic systems, geopolitics, and society—and its transformative influence is set to deepen in the years ahead. The United States’ leadership in AI follows a similar blueprint to previous technological revolutions—such as semiconductors and the Internet—where federal investments played a catalytic role.

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New ‘Thought Summit’ series welcomes proposals on data science and AI

May 22, 2025

Cornell faculty are invited to submit proposals for Thought Summits, a new forum designed to catalyze interdisciplinary research in data science and artificial intelligence (AI) and to position Cornell as a national leader in these rapidly evolving fields. Proposals will be accepted through June 16.

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Thought Summits on Data Science & Artificial Intelligence – Call for proposals

May 20, 2025

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - Apply by June 16, 2025

“Thought Summits” are a Cornell forum aimed at identifying and developing inter- and intra- institutional collaborations in the novel areas of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.  We envision a Thought Summit as a fully-funded 3-5 day symposium hosted at Cornell’s main campus, where a core of Cornell faculty can interact with about 20 external experts and leaders from academia, government, industry, and/or non-profit organizations. 

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Smarter, faster AI models explored for molecular, materials discovery

May 19, 2025

Cornell researchers are demonstrating how artificial intelligence – particularly deep learning and generative modeling – can accelerate the design of new molecules and materials, and even function as an autonomous research assistant.

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Delicious innovation: Students aim to shake up the food system

May 14, 2025

Cornell students are driving innovation in the food industry through entrepreneurship, developing solutions that enhance nutrition tracking, reduce waste, and improve sustainability. Initiatives include AI-powered nutrition tracking, upcycled dried fruit products, low-calorie juice alternatives, and agricultural hydrogels made from repurposed insects.

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Gender, nationality can influence suspicion of using AI in freelance writing

May 8, 2025

A new study by researchers at Cornell Tech and the University of Pennsylvania shows freelance writers who are suspected of using AI have worse evaluations and hiring outcomes.