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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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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.