Artificial Intelligence

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Evaluating large language models for cyberbullying behavior

In the Brachio Lab, doctoral students at Penn Engineering probe AI models for signs of cyberbullying capabilities. This emerging problem with the rise of AI may pose challenges in areas like business, education, and public health.

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Doctors told him he was going to die. Then A.I. saved his life

David C. Fajgenbaum of the Perelman School of Medicine used AI to help treat a man’s rare blood disorder.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils new Rubin AI chips at GTC 2025

Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that the challenge in training robotics lies in data collection because training in the real world is time-consuming and expensive.

Corporate espionage allegations hit HR payroll companies

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says employees are reluctant to tell their bosses if they use AI: “Everyone is trying to not show that they’ve automated their work.”

Business schools ease their resistance to AI

Christian Terwiesch of the Wharton School found that ChatGPT outperformed some students in his operations management class.

Google’s Gemini robotics AI model reaches into the physical world

A team of roboticists at Penn showed that “jailbreaks” can cause AI models to misbehave, with unexpected and serious consequences when the model operates a robot.

Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being

Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.

How long will AI’s free-trial ERA last?

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that the generative AI industry has alternated directionally between moving more AI tools behind paywalls and making everything free by default.

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‘Ripple Effect’ asks ‘Who benefits from innovations?’

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delves into transformative innovations and their effect on the populations they reach.

Exploring the role of AI in palliative care and decision-making

Working with professors George Demiris and Connie Ulrich, Penn Nursing Ph.D. student Oonjee Oh is investigating the role of AI in end-of-life care from technological and ethical perspectives.

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