4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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How open source voting machines could boost trust in U.S. elections
According to a collaborative report by researchers at the Wharton School, a voting machine vendor suing to prevent auditable paper records from being used in voting demonstrates that market dynamics can be starkly misaligned with the public interest.
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These six questions will dictate the future of generative AI
A study by Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School found that consultants using ChatGPT-4 outperformed those who did not.
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These scientists live like astronauts without leaving Earth
Psychiatry researchers from the University of Pennsylvania recently found that members of a crew at NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog project performed better on cognition tasks as their mission progressed.
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The Supreme Court may overhaul how you live online
A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication finds that most Americans don’t understand the basics of online data and what companies are doing with it.
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What’s next for mRNA vaccines
Norbert Pardi of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues are developing a universal mRNA flu vaccine, featuring remarks from mRNA pioneer Katalin Karikó.
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Pfizer wants to give you a booster shot—but experts say it’s too soon
John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the existing COVID-19 vaccines appear to be holding up, even without booster shots. “Severe infections, hospitalizations and deaths are being observed almost entirely in unvaccinated populations, even for the delta variant,” he said.
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These creepy fake humans herald a new age in AI
Aaron Roth of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about synthetic data and privacy concerns. “Just because the data is ‘synthetic’ and does not directly correspond to real user data does not mean that it does not encode sensitive information about real people,” he said.
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Keeping COVID vaccines cold isn’t easy. These ideas could help
Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Michael Mitchell of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about efforts to develop new ways to keep temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines cold during shipment.
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Wristband Communicates with a Nudge
Katherine Kuchenbecker of the School of Engineering and Applied Science comments on the wrist being a good location for delivering touch cues.