Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. student, Hongrui Zheng (left), and Rahul Mangaharam (right) flying drones.

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.

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AIs have ‘personalities’—here’s how they affect you more deeply than you may realize

Steven Shaw and Gideon Nave of the Wharton School have documented what they call cognitive surrender, the tendency of people to adopt AI suggestions without critical scrutiny.

Letting AI do your work erodes your confidence, according to a new study

“If AI solves the problem for you, you don’t think and you don’t learn,” says Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School.

How Paterson, Google and UPenn will team up on AI in schools

Betty Chandy of the Graduate School of Education discusses a program designed to craft lesson plans and policies that teach public school students to use artificial intelligence without becoming dependent on it.

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.

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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.

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.

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