Chatbots may make learning feel easy — but it’s superficial Science News Chatbots may make learning feel easy — but it’s superficial A study by Shiri Melumad and Jin Ho Yun of the Wharton School found that people who used a traditional search engine to gather information developed deeper knowledge than those who relied on an AI chatbot.
The Fed is cutting bank oversight. Critics see risks The New York Times The Fed is cutting bank oversight. Critics see risks Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School warns that having fewer supervisors will impact the ability of the Fed to spot banking problems.
A lesson from 2000 shows what could be the biggest risk lurking for the AI boom Business Insider A lesson from 2000 shows what could be the biggest risk lurking for the AI boom Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the biggest risk with AI is whether the technology can be powered more cheaply than current scaling efforts.
The AI pay boost could peak sooner than you think, professor says Business Insider The AI pay boost could peak sooner than you think, professor says Research by Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice suggests that wage growth could start to reverse as soon as roughly 37% of cognitive or “intelligence” tasks are automated.
Amy Gutmann, once Penn president, is teaching again. Here’s what it’s like to be her student Philadelphia Inquirer Amy Gutmann, once Penn president, is teaching again. Here’s what it’s like to be her student President Emerita Amy Gutmann and Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser of the Annenberg School for Communication have been co-teaching a course, The Art and Ethics of Communication in Times of Crisis, this semester.
Eli Lilly weight-loss drug appears to suppress binge-eating signal, small study finds Reuters Eli Lilly weight-loss drug appears to suppress binge-eating signal, small study finds A study by Casey Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 weight-loss drug appears to temporarily suppress food-craving signals in the reward center of the brain.
Claude on campus: How Anthropic is building a user base by launching AI clubs Fast Company Claude on campus: How Anthropic is building a user base by launching AI clubs Penn students are attending the Claude Builder Club, sponsored by AI company Anthropic, to create projects using artificial intelligence.
Google invests $40B in AI data centers, sparking energy concerns NewsNation Google invests $40B in AI data centers, sparking energy concerns Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says there’s a risk that data center energy costs are being distributed to the ratepayers and consumers in local communities.
Verizon layoffs add to mounting toll across large companies Yahoo! Finance Verizon layoffs add to mounting toll across large companies Matthew Bidell of the Wharton School explains that layoffs are bad but part of the capitalist process of creative destruction.
Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: ‘Effort counts twice’ Fortune Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: ‘Effort counts twice’ Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences says that effort is twice as important as talent for success.