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Using AI to surface unreported GLP-1 side effects in Reddit posts
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Using AI to surface unreported GLP-1 side effects in Reddit posts

Researchers at Penn Engineering have identified patient-reported symptoms associated with GLP-1s in 400,000 posts from 70,000 user sand highlighted two main classes of symptoms that warrant further study.

Ian Scheffler

1 min. read

A new hub for AI-driven RNA research
from left: Drew Weissman, Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering; Daeyeon Lee, Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the facility’s director; Susan Marqusee, head of NSF’s Biological Sciences Directorate; David F. Meaney, Solomon R. Pollack Professor in Bioengineering and Penn’s Vice Provost for Research; Pennsylvania State Senator Frank A. Farry.

(From left) Drew Weissman, Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering; Daeyeon Lee, Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the facility’s director; Susan Marqusee, head of NSF’s Biological Sciences Directorate; David F. Meaney, Solomon R. Pollack Professor in Bioengineering and Penn’s Vice Provost for Research; and Pennsylvania State Senator Frank A. Farry.

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A new hub for AI-driven RNA research

Penn’s newest collaborative institution is the U.S. National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA BioFoundry (NSF AIRFoundry) which uses AI to improve, accelerate, and scale the design, manufacture, and delivery of RNA.

Ian Scheffler

2 min. read

A new swarm AI project takes on safety at scale
Ph.D. student, Hongrui Zheng (left), and Rahul Mangaharam (right) flying drones.

Ph.D. student Hongrui Zheng (left), and Rahul Mangaharam, ESE professor and principal investigator of xLAB, with the drones used in this research.

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A new swarm AI project takes on safety at scale

Researchers at Penn’s xLAB are collaborating on a multiyear project to study how large teams of physical AI agents can cooperate, compete, and act safely outside of software and in the real world.

Melissa Pappas

2 min. read

Beyond algorithms: Engineering judgment in the age of AI

Beyond algorithms: Engineering judgment in the age of AI

Penn professor Justin “Gus” Hurwitz helps students build “engineering judgment” to better inform AI innovation. This skill involves thoughtfully balancing the trade-offs between technical choices, legal obligation, and moral responsibility.

From Penn Engineering

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AI Law Lab Bootcamp

AI Law Lab Bootcamp

Penn Carey Law instructors discuss how the AI Law Lab, which explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping legal practice, prepares students for the future of legal practice.