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Any student, any major: ‘Everyday AI’ course to launch spring 2027

In spring 2027, Cornell Bowers will launch a new course that is open to all entitled, “Everyday AI: Learning to use AI effectively and responsibly.”

Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story

For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper named Elias, according to new Cornell research.

Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity

As mathematicians work through challenges related to AI, Cornell math faculty members are leading the field with work integrating AI into math and mathematics into AI.

Study finds trust is the missing ingredient for AI-driven food safety

New research has found that although food companies recognized clear benefits to pooling confidential food safety, concerns about trust, competition and shared standards continue to stand in the way.

Cornell leads project putting robots to work in US orchards

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.

Via: Marketplace

Should You Use AI for Election Research?

October 20, 2026

David Rand offers advice on how voters can use AI as an informational assistant for election research.

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Any student, any major: ‘Everyday AI’ course to launch spring 2027

October 19, 2026

In spring 2027, Cornell Bowers will launch a new course that is open to all entitled, “Everyday AI: Learning to use AI effectively and responsibly.”

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Air Force award supports research into resilient spacecraft coordination

October 19, 2026

Gregory Falco, assistant professor, has received a Young Investigator Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to investigate autonomous spacecraft that can maintain coordination while an adversary is trying to disrupt them.

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Grant aims to improve AI models of human choices in complex systems

October 19, 2026

A National Science Foundation grant will support Cornell research aimed at developing AI models that can better represent human decision-making in cyber-physical systems while remaining interpretable and explicit about uncertainty.

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Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story

October 19, 2026

For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper named Elias, according to new Cornell research.

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Cornell Tech professor’s startup receives $1.75 million to improve AI efficiency

October 16, 2026

Makora, a startup founded by assistant professor Mohamed Abdelfattah, has received a $1.75 million award from the National Science Foundation-supported STRIDE Ventures AI Efficiency Challenge.

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$7.5M grant to establish foundations for visual computing with light

October 15, 2026

The work is paving the way for hybrid optical-electronic systems that could reduce the energy and computational resources required for AI-driven image analysis and other visual inference tasks.

Via: New York Times

When A.I. Comes for Your Purpose in Life

October 14, 2026

Steven Strogatz, a Cornell University mathematics professor, discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on mathematicians’ sense of purpose.

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From farm to kitchen, Ficio is teaching robots about food

October 13, 2026

Ficio, a startup founded by Youhanna Meleka, M.Eng. ’26, is developing an AI platform for the food supply chain that can run on different machines and tackle very different jobs – from sorting apples in an orchard to turning potatoes into french fries.

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