Artificial Intelligence

AI may lift wages—then crush them, professors say

A paper by PIK Professor Konrad Kording and Iona Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice suggests that the AI revolution may unfold like a classic boom-and-bust cycle in its effect on wages.

Building deeper learning through oral exams

The oral exam, assessment, or check-in, is gaining traction as one way to potentially address concerns about inappropriate AI use, and serve as an opportunity for students to test out their ideas before the final written exam.

Students work on a pop quiz on their laptops.

Machine learning and the social sciences

Daniel Gillion’s course teaches students without a coding background how to apply models to a wide range of problems across political science, economics, and sociology.

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AI is writing performance reviews. What could go wrong?

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says AI can sometimes provide a more objective assessment of an employee’s performance.

Did your health insurance claim get denied? AI might be the culprit—and the fix

Counterforce, an AI health insurance platform, is free to use thanks to funding from a PennAI tech grant.

AI hype could sideline Gen Z workers

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School urges young job seekers to focus less on collecting skills and more on mastering tasks AI can’t easily replicate.

‘There’s just no reason to deal with young employees’ AI is taking entry-level jobs

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that AI is fast improving and can perform real, economically relevant work.

National Academy of Medicine issues code of conduct to guide health care’s AI revolution

LDI senior fellow and Penn professor with appointments in the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Annenberg School for Communication Kevin B. Johnson is one of the authors of the new National Academy of Medicine AI code of conduct guide for Health Care.

AI scientists can’t optimize worsening energy efficiency: Why behind-the-scenes AI is costing you

Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says deployment of AI technologies is driving up energy costs.

At some Philly doctors’ offices, AI is listening in the exam room

Approximately 1,200 providers at Penn Medicine are using AI scribes to assist with note-taking in the office, featuring remarks form Dina Capalongo and Mitchell Schnall.

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