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What is an NPU? A Penn expert explains
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    • What is an NPU? A Penn expert explains

    Benjamin C. Lee, a professor of electrical and systems engineering, explains what a neural processing unit (NPU) is and why it matters in the age of artificial intelligence.

    5 min. read

    AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellows collaborate across disciplines
    Sibe-by-side portraits of Brynn Sherman, on left, and Kieran Murphy, right.

    Penn’s AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellows Program is breaking down traditional scientific boundaries by integrating artificial intelligence across diverse research fields. Less than a year in, the program is already paying dividends in the form of new collaborations and research publications for inaugural fellows like Brynn Sherman (left) of the School of Arts & Sciences and Kieran Murphy (right) of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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    AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellows collaborate across disciplines

    The new fellowship program, offered through the School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, offers mentorship and peer engagement opportunities.

    5 min. read

    ‘Where AI Works’
    Hyper Control AI Chip Concept

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    ‘Where AI Works’

    The Wharton School’s new podcast conducts conversations at the intersection of artificial intelligence and industry.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    3 min. read

    Guardrails versus leashes: Finding a better way to regulate AI technology

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    Guardrails versus leashes: Finding a better way to regulate AI technology

    With artificial intelligence evolving faster than human imagination, traditional avenues of regulation may not work as well as they have for other business sectors.To safely and efficiently oversee AI, governments need to turn to a more flexible system, not immovable guardrails but more adjustable “leashes,” Penn Carey Law professor Cary Coglianese writes in a new article.

    3 min. read

    This Philadelphia doctor’s story of saving his own life is being made into a movie: ‘I almost died five times’

    This Philadelphia doctor’s story of saving his own life is being made into a movie: ‘I almost died five times’

    David Fajgenbaum and his team at Penn Medicine are repurposing existing medications with the help of artificial intelligence to treat rare diseases, a venture that began with Fajgenbaum’s own self-treatment for Castleman’s disease.

    Penn students innovate in the time of AI
    Helen Jin, Davis Brown

    Helen Jin and Davis Brown.

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    Penn students innovate in the time of AI

    Students from schools across the University are putting knowledge into practice, asking deep questions and finding innovative uses for AI tools.

    5 min. read