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Mastering physical contact with new algorithm for robots
A robotic arm balancing a tray in a lab.

The new algorithm allows the robotic arm to balance and move a waiter’s plastic tray, mastering control of a sliding object—a previously impossible task for robots.

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Mastering physical contact with new algorithm for robots

Penn Engineers have developed an algorithm that makes previously impossible tasks possible for autonomous robots, like controlling the motion of a sliding object.

Ian Scheffler

Tips on embracing AI as a chief learning officer
Forbes

Tips on embracing AI as a chief learning officer

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is cited as one of the pioneers of generative AI, examining the effects of artificial intelligence on work and education.

Innovating responsibly with generative AI
The Guardian

Innovating responsibly with generative AI

Michael Kearns of the School of Engineering and Applied Science explains some of the best practices to help leaders responsibly build generative AI.

A look at Penn’s Information Systems and Computing
IT expert stands next to a server.

Members of the Information Systems & Computing division discuss how they partner with campus information technology teams to secure and maintain the vital systems that are becoming increasingly reliant upon.

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A look at Penn’s Information Systems and Computing

A conversation with staff from the University’s central information technology division.
Defining AI collusion depends on consumer harm and algorithms
Bloomberg Law

Defining AI collusion depends on consumer harm and algorithms

In an opinion essay, Giovanna Massarotto of Penn Carey Law writes that the real issue with AI algorithms is understanding whether they’re harming consumers or simply being used to set prices in the digital economy more efficiently.

Celebrating the dedication of Amy Gutmann Hall
The exterior of the new Amy Gutmann Hall on Penn’s campus.

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Celebrating the dedication of Amy Gutmann Hall

On a breezy, overcast early fall day, members of the Penn community gathered to dedicate the University’s new center for data science and artificial intelligence: Amy Gutmann Hall.
‘Ripple Effect’ explores higher education
A college student sitting on a bench outside a university building.

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‘Ripple Effect’ explores higher education

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” delves into the latest issues facing higher education, from paying athletes to AI in the classroom.

From Knowledge at Wharton