Artificial Intelligence

A new AI chatbot might do your homework for you. But it's still not an A+ student

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School contrasts the plagiarism capabilities of an AI tool like ChatGPT with its benefits as a learning companion.

My one big fat digital business prediction for 2023

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School explores the potential of democratized AI to assist new business ideas.

ChatGPT a ‘landmark event’ for AI, but what does it mean for the future of human labor and disinformation?

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that the prospect of relying on AI programs like ChatGPT is both liberating and scary.

Musk’s latest move at Twitter can only sink ad revenue

A quoted report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that AI systems aren’t reliable at moderating social media posts.

A computer chip illuminated and elevated with the letters AI printed on it.

Rethinking the computer chip in the age of AI

A team of researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science has introduced a computing architecture ideal for AI using an approach known as compute-in-memory.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania propose a new computing architecture ideal for artificial intelligence

A team of researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues have created a new computing architecture based on compute-in-memory, which is ideal for AI.

Google AI succeeds in developing odor maps of molecules

Joel Mainland of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have used a neural network to create a molecular map of odors in compounds that repel mosquitos.

Three brown-headed cowbirds sit together in Penn's Smart Aviary

Undergraduates help songbird research project take flight

Through the PURM internship program, Julia Youngman and Eric Tao had the opportunity to work in neuroethologist Marc Schmidt’s lab studying the neural basis of courtship behaviors in songbirds.

The right to human empathy in an automated state

Cary Coglianese of the Law School argued that people deserve to be listened to by real humans when faced with life-altering decisions, even amid the rise of automation in government agencies. “The public’s need for empathy, though, does not mean that government should avoid automation,” he wrote. “If planned well, the transition to an automated state could, surprisingly, make interacting with government more humane, not less.”

Partially obscured head of Blind Justice statue against a backdrop of algorithmic code.

Amani Carter develops a new study on unmasking coded bias

The Class of 2022 law student works to identify biases and ‘stereotype threat’ in AI and help provide context for the conversation around mitigating those biases.

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