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How are companies really using AI?
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How are companies really using AI?

Wharton’s Stefano Puntoni talks about the key findings of a new report that reveals a seismic shift in firms’ attitudes and uses of AI in just a short time.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Teaching robots common sense, empathy and other forms of intelligence
A person programming a robotic arm with a laptop.

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Teaching robots common sense, empathy and other forms of intelligence

Antonio Loquercio, an assistant professor in electrical and systems engineering, explores the potential that robots can have in answering fundamental questions on decision-making.

Melissa Pappas

A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research
Four people in front of National AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.

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    • A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research

    Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.
    Research on key host pathways has implications for Ebola and beyond
    Ebola virus in cell.

    When the Hippo pathway is “off,” the downstream protein YAP (red) is localized to the nucleus. VP40 (cyan), a viral matrix protein found in the Ebola virus, simultaneously drives vigorous formation and egress of virus-like particles along the cell periphery. In addition, Ebola virus nucleoprotein directs the formation of cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (yellow), also known as viral factories, in which viral RNA synthesis (transcription and replication) occurs.

    (Image: Courtesy of Ronald Harty)

    Research on key host pathways has implications for Ebola and beyond

    A collaborative team of researchers led by Penn Vet’s Ronald N. Harty and Jingjing Liang show how the Hippo signaling pathway intersects with the virus at multiple stages of the viral life cycle.
    Is algorithmic management too controlling?
    a computer keyboard with the words PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT superimposed.

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    Is algorithmic management too controlling?

    New research from Wharton’s Lindsey Cameron looks at how gig workers are dealing with strict managers who aren’t human.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    How to reduce partisan animosity
    A cartoon elephant and donkey next to an American flag.

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    How to reduce partisan animosity

    Matthew Levendusky, a professor of political science in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, explains the results of a megastudy that explores whether anything could bridge the political gap between the left and right among Americans.

    Michele W. Berger

    From one gene switch, many possible outcomes
    Aman Husbands inspects plants in his lab

    Eric Sucar

    From one gene switch, many possible outcomes

    A team of researchers led by Aman Husbands of the School of Arts & Sciences has uncovered surprising ways transcription factors—the genetic switches for genes—regulate plant development, revealing how subtle changes in a lipid-binding region can dramatically alter gene regulation.
    Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other’s views
    The U.S. Capitol.

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    Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other’s views

    A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication finds that Democrats and Republicans consistently underestimate the diversity of views within each party on hot-button issues like immigration and abortion.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

    Breakthrough in energy-saving process could transform data storage
    Ritesh Agarwal looks through a microscope in his lab.

    Ritesh Agarwal is the Srinivasa Ramanujan Distinguished Scholar and a professor of materials science and engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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    Breakthrough in energy-saving process could transform data storage

    Researchers led by Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a groundbreaking, ultra-low-energy method for creating amorphous materials, which could boost the efficiency of phase-change memory technology, potentially revolutionizing data storage.