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Helping robotic arms solve problems using tools
Three students working on a robotic arm in the GRASP lab

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Helping robotic arms solve problems using tools

Penn engineers have developed VLMgineer, an AI framework that can design, adapt, and deploy tools in the real world.

Melissa Pappas

2 min. read

AI in nursing raises questions about safety, ethics, and human care
A nurse typing on a desktop computer.

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AI in nursing raises questions about safety, ethics, and human care

A new paper from Penn’s School of Nursing explores the potential benefits and challenges involved in the AI automation of the clinical nursing space.

Hoag Levins

2 min. read

Reading manuscripts in the digital space with handwritten text recognition
An old handwritten ledger from 1892.

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Reading manuscripts in the digital space with handwritten text recognition

Penn Libraries staff are using the platform eScriptorium to build machine-learning models that can transcribe handwritten manuscripts from across the world.

From Penn Libraries

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AI education for kids
A student experimenting with a handheld STEM project in a classroom.

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AI education for kids

An interdisciplinary seminar at Penn’s Graduate School of Education explores how students can design, critique, and teach AI and machine learning in K–12 education.

From Penn GSE

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Starbucks quietly retired its AI agent just months after deployment after it miscounted coffee shop inventories and slowed down baristas

Starbucks quietly retired its AI agent just months after deployment after it miscounted coffee shop inventories and slowed down baristas

“Many retailers feel the pressure to say they are doing AI-related things and AI-related innovations and running these things before they’re ready to give concrete and real returns,” says Santiago Gallino of the Wharton School.

AI and healthcare innovation: Design with us, not just for us

AI and healthcare innovation: Design with us, not just for us

In May, Penn Washington partnered with the Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging and Penn Nursing to examine the use of Artificial Intelligence tools to support aging and improve the quality of life of older adults and their families, including persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.