Cornell is spearheading the development and refinement of AI through extensive interdisciplinary collaborations.
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Course: Understanding and using the superpowers of AI
New Online Course for High School and College Students
AI & Society Seed Grants
Internal funding to support social science and humanities research on the societal impacts of AI.
Deadline: August 15, 2026.
Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising
Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch, then pick them without causing any damage.
Making AI safer for victims of intimate partner violence
Conversational AI tools denied blunt requests for harmful content by researchers posing as intimate partner abusers, but these guardrails were easily circumvented, a new Cornell Tech study has found.
AI tools to help vision-impaired are good, but could be better
Artificial intelligence is touching nearly every aspect of life, including assistive technology for vision-impaired individuals. And just like in other arenas, the AI used to assist them is good, but far from perfect.
‘Moonshot’ project aims to restore trust in the digital public sphere
Researchers have received a seed grant for $250,000 and a chance at a $10 million award to support a project aimed at using artificial intelligence to establish a foundation for trustworthy AI-mediated communication across online platforms.
WCM Investigators Empowering Cancer Researchers with AI
A team of Weill Cornell Medicine investigators is working to cross-train the next generation of cancer researchers in cancer biology and the use of artificial intelligence tools for research.
Qualcomm acquires Cornell AI software startup
Exostellar, a startup born from Cornell research, has achieved an outcome many entrepreneurs dream of – acquisition by a Fortune 500 company. Qualcomm acquired the eight-year-old company in March.
Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking breakthrough
WatchHand, a wearable tech device developed by Cornell Bowers and Korean researchers, equips off-the-shelf smartwatches with AI-powered micro sonar capable of tracking hand movements.