Artificial Intelligence

Resurrecting ancient antibiotics with AI

César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and School of Arts & Sciences outlines how his lab is using AI to reimagine antibiotic discovery by turning to the human proteome, ancient genomes, and extinct organisms.

AI has become ubiquitous in online search results, and Americans are using it to answer their health questions

According to a survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, nearly 8 of 10 U.S. adults say they're likely to search online to find answers about their health conditions.

Napster is back—and it’s betting big on holographic avatars

Stefano Puntoni of the Wharton School says that voice capabilities and anthropomorphic cues could strengthen interactions with AI companions.

Inside Big Tech’s big salary divide: ‘I feel like we’re all going to get fired’

Sonny Tambe of the Wharton School comments on the rush for AI talent in Silicon Valley.

Police in Maine apologize for AI-altered photo of seized drugs

Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law comments on the use of AI in evidence presented in courtrooms.

Mastering AI at work: A practical guide to using ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School advocates using AI to its limits.

AI’s great brain-rot experiment

A Wharton School study found that people researching a topic by asking an AI chatbot tended to develop shallower knowledge than what they learned through standard web search.

Employees: AI is giving us hours back every week

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School explains the value of AI in the workplace.

Is AI rewiring our minds? Scientists probe cognitive cost of chatbots

A study by the Wharton School found that high school students with access to a ChatGPT-style tutor performed worse when that program was taken away than students who had used no AI tutor.

AI perceived more negatively than climate science or science in general

A new paper from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center explores public perceptions of AI science and scientists, comparing those to perceptions of science and scientists in general. The findings show that people perceive AI scientists more negatively than climate scientists.

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