Artificial Intelligence

Sarah Pierce behind a desk teaching a class.

Three questions to guide thoughtful, human-centered AI use in the classroom

Ahead of an AI Month panel showcasing AI use in the classroom at Penn, Catherine Turner of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation poses three questions instructors can consider while planning AI-informed assignments and activities.

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Tech companies are cutting jobs and betting on AI. The payoff is far from guaranteed

“The maximum hype you have right now, which is that AI is replacing people, is not true,” says Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School. “But it’s also not true that AI will never threaten jobs. It’s going to be complicated.”

The era of AI FOMO is upon us

Speaking about AI, Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says, “Industrial revolutions work out well in the end. Living through them is pretty rough.”

Rene Vidal in a classroom in Penn's Amy Gutmann Hall.

René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level

René Vidal develops AI algorithms that are easier to understand, reliable, and trustworthy, helping make AI safer and more transparent in real-world use.

Can AI manage an entire medical decision process?

A new Wharton study tests whether AI can handle realistic clinical decision-making, a dynamic process that requires managing a patient’s condition under time pressure.

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I saw something new in San Francisco

Steven Shaw and Gideon Nave of the Wharton School say cognitive surrender is when the user relinquishes cognitive control and adopts the A.I.’s judgment as their own.

(Top row) Shreya Nair and Ian Peng. (Bottom row) Pranav Sompalle and Emily Valerio.

Four third-years receive Goldwater Scholarships

Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to students planning research careers in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics.

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‘Intelligence may be scalable, but accountability is not’: A new report exposes the hidden cost of the AI agent revolution

Eric Bradlow of the Wharton School worked on a report that found that the smarter AI gets, the more it demands of the humans behind it.

People walking and seated near the entrance to Van Pelt Library.

Penn’s third annual AI Month spotlights the evolving frontier of human-centered AI

A monthlong series of talks, workshops, symposia, and more highlights how recent advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping robotics, health, education, and public life, all the while keeping human values at the center.