9/20
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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‘Everyday Utopia’ review: The road to nowhere
“Everyday Utopia” by Kristen Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences is reviewed.
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Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness scheme
The Wharton School projects a take-up rate of 91% if borrowers seek to minimize total payments under Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan, which would cost $471 billion over a decade.
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AT&T and Verizon knew about toxic lead cables—and did little
Brian Berkey of the Wharton School is quoted on who might be responsible for the cleanup of 2,000 potentially dangerous lead-covered telephone cables.
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AI promised to make jobs easier. Workers weren’t so sure
A recent study by researchers at Penn and OpenAI found that about 80% of the U.S. workforce could have at least 10% of their work tasks affected by new AI capabilities.
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As AI expands, consumers will still prefer some products made with a human touch
Research by Stefano Puntoni of the Wharton School and colleagues suggests that consumers prefer products and services that rely on human labor in many cases, as opposed to robots or AI.
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When AI overrules the nurses caring for you
Kenrick Cato of the School of Nursing says, “AI should be used as clinical decision support and not to replace the expert. Hospital administrators need to understand there are lots of things an algorithm can’t see in a clinical setting.”
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Some cancer patients must travel hundreds of miles for medication
An analysis led by the Perelman School of Medicine found that roughly 30% of the more than 5,000 independent oncologists in the U.S. have on-site pharmacies in their practices.
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Buy now, pay later is boosting sales. But signs of users’ stress are emerging
Nikolai Roussanov of the Wharton School warns that the use of buy now, pay later at grocery stores points to how stretched consumers’ budgets may be.
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Generative AI will elevate humans into higher-value jobs
A recent study from Penn and OpenAI concluded that around 80% of the U.S. workforce could see at least 10% of their tasks affected by AI, with accountants and writers among the most exposed professions.
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Why you should dictate your search, not type it
A study by Shiri Melumad of the Wharton School finds that dictating online search queries using voice technology leads to better results than typing them.