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Artificial Intelligence
Rethinking the computer chip in the age of AI
Rethinking the computer chip in the age of AI
A team of researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science has introduced a computing architecture ideal for AI using an approach known as compute-in-memory.
Undergraduates help songbird research project take flight
Undergraduates help songbird research project take flight
Through the PURM internship program, Julia Youngman and Eric Tao had the opportunity to work in neuroethologist Marc Schmidt’s lab studying the neural basis of courtship behaviors in songbirds.
Amani Carter develops a new study on unmasking coded bias
Amani Carter develops a new study on unmasking coded bias
The Class of 2022 law student works to identify biases and ‘stereotype threat’ in AI and help provide context for the conversation around mitigating those biases.
From ‘Indiana Jones’ to medieval robots
From ‘Indiana Jones’ to medieval robots
Historian of science Elly Truitt’s multidisciplinary investigations of the Middle Ages challenge assumptions about the period as a dark time in innovation and prompt a rethink of notions of ‘modern’ science.
Benjamin Shestakofsky finds interconnections between humans and machines
Benjamin Shestakofsky finds interconnections between humans and machines
Drawing on field research, the assistant professor of sociology ,examines the specific real-world conditions under which software systems replace, complement, or create human labor.
Localizing epilepsy ‘hotspots’
Localizing epilepsy ‘hotspots’
Student interns worked this summer with the Davis Lab in the Penn Epilepsy Center to research improvements to epilepsy diagnosis using the tools of machine learning and network analysis.
Penn Engineering and Nursing partner with Hillrom on Internet-of-Things Technology
Penn Engineering and Nursing partner with Hillrom on Internet-of-Things Technology
A collaboration with nursing, engineering, and the medical device provider will develop new technologies to assist clinicians via “safe AI.”
Wharton School announces new AI for Business initiative
Wharton School announces new AI for Business initiative
Wharton School announces new AI for Business initiative. Led by AI expert and Wharton professor Kartik Hosanagar, AI for Business will enable students, faculty, and industry partners to explore the next phase of digital transformation.
AI technology in courts and administrative agencies
AI technology in courts and administrative agencies
A forthcoming article co-authored by Penn Law’s Cary Coglianese explores algorithmic governance, examining how machine-learning algorithms are currently used by federal and state courts and agencies to support their decision-making.
Computer-generated antibiotics and biosensor Band-Aids
Computer-generated antibiotics and biosensor Band-Aids
For Penn synthetic biologist César de la Fuente and his team, these concepts aren’t some far-off ideal. They’re projects already in progress, and they have huge real-world implications should they succeed.
In the News
The Washington Post
Musk’s latest move at Twitter can only sink ad revenue
A quoted report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that AI systems aren’t reliable at moderating social media posts.
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MarkTechPost
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania propose a new computing architecture ideal for artificial intelligence
A team of researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues have created a new computing architecture based on compute-in-memory, which is ideal for AI.
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Interesting Engineering
Google AI succeeds in developing odor maps of molecules
Joel Mainland of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have used a neural network to create a molecular map of odors in compounds that repel mosquitos.
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Bloomberg
The right to human empathy in an automated state
Cary Coglianese of the Law School argued that people deserve to be listened to by real humans when faced with life-altering decisions, even amid the rise of automation in government agencies. “The public’s need for empathy, though, does not mean that government should avoid automation,” he wrote. “If planned well, the transition to an automated state could, surprisingly, make interacting with government more humane, not less.”
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MIT Technology Review
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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The New Yorker
Who should stop unethical A.I.?
Michael Kearns of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about ethics and artificial intelligence, saying that regulatory agencies “are playing a serious game of catch-up. They don’t understand the technologies that they’re regulating anymore, or its uses, and they have no means of auditing it.”
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