Artificial Intelligence

Penn Engineering announces new degree in artificial intelligence

Engineering's new degree in AI will push the limits on its potential and prepare students to lead the use of this world-changing technology.

Congressional hearing on AI deepfake protections raises questions over ownership

At a congressional hearing on AI deepfakes, Jennifer Rothman of Penn Carey Law invoked the music industry's long history of perpetuity deals to object to a provision that would allow artists to transfer the rights to their voice and likeness to a third party.

Artist rendering depiction of common sense: This image features an abstract representation of multiple silhouetted profiles facing each other against a background of overlapping, multicolored shapes, symbolizing the interplay and convergence of diverse perspectives and ideas. The interlocking colors and profiles suggest the complex, multifaceted nature of common sense.

How common is common sense?

Researchers from Penn develop a framework for quantifying common sense, findings address a critical gap in how knowledge is understood.

Arizona State and OpenAI are now partners. What does that mean?

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that Arizona State University’s partnership with OpenAI is an interesting first step but requires combining with curricula to get to true transformation.

New AI tool brings precision pathology for cancer into quicker, sharper focus

Researchers at Penn Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence tool to quickly analyze gene activities in medical images and provide single-cell insight into diseases in tissues and tissue microenvironments.

AI detects cancers and immunotherapy biomarker

Daiwei Zhang and Mingyao Li of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have developed an AI tool called iStar that can automatically spot tumors and types of cancer that are difficult for clinicians to see or identify and can predict candidates for immunotherapy.

Weitzman students prepare for their mid-year review in Meyerson Hall.

Harnessing ancient materials and AI for sustainable architecture

The Weitzman School’s Robotics Lab and master’s program combines robotics, artificial intelligence, and automated systems in manufacturing and architectural design in ways that are adaptable and sustainable.

ChatGPT helps, and worries, business consultants, study finds

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that if you haven’t had an existential crisis about artificial intelligence then you haven’t used it very much yet.

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.

This Penn resident is behind an AI app aiming to reduce physician burnout

Penn Medicine resident Nikhil Illa is featured as the cofounder of Pocket Scribe, maker of a cloud-based app that assists physicians by using artificial intelligence to transcribe and sort dictated notes. The app won the Best Pitch Award at Pennovation’s annual accelerator pitch day.

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