Artificial Intelligence

Will LLMs replace coders? Not entirely

After ChatGPT’s launch, the percentage of routine coding questions on an online forum fell sharply, while novel questions rose, according to new research by Wharton’s Neha Sharma.

The most important idea in AI: Recursive self improvement

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School has documented the acceleration of AI capabilities: AI systems now exceed human expert performance on complex tasks 82% of the time and answer graduate-level questions at 94% accuracy.

Zitong Lan, Haowen Lai and Mingmin Zhao with a robot in a lab.

Robots that can see around corners using radio signals and AI

Doctoral students at Penn Engineering have built a new system, powered by AI and radio signals, that allows robots to view around corners, with implications for vehicle safety and industrial efficiency.

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AI could give you a 15-hour workweek. It’s not playing out that way

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says AI adoption is “a lot of hard work, very expensive, and not an instant job killer.”

Imagine losing your job to the mere possibility of AI

Speaking about “AI-washing", or companies using AI as an excuse to lay off workers, Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School commented on Block’s layoffs: “It is hard to imagine a fire-wide sudden 50%+ efficiency gain that justifies massive organizational layoffs.”

Human moral agency irreplaceable in the era of artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence rapidly integrates into clinical settings, an article published in the Hastings Center Report by Penn Nursing’s Connie M. Ulrich warns that the core of nursing, its moral agency, must remain a human-driven responsibility.

The new boss at work may not be human

Stefano Puntoni of the Wharton School has found that AI usage is also affecting workplace communication habits.

An Olympic skiier making a heart sign with their hands post ski run at the Winter Olympics.

Wharton faculty on love, finance, AI, and the Olympics

The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” explores online dating, the future of global finance, sports and advertising, and how AI is informing human decision-making.

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Living with AI: How artificial intelligence could impact the job market

Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says, “Technology has the potential to transform the way that we work.”

AI could revolutionize antibiotics — but the market is standing in the way

Cesar de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Arts & Sciences co-authored a paper examining how the antibiotic market drives innovation.

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