Artificial Intelligence

People walking in a city scape with digital data atmospherically surrounding them.

‘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.

Algorithms drive management-free workplaces

Lindsey Cameron of the Wharton School says that a lack of direct human oversight can be both freeing and frustrating for workers.

DeepSeek AI banned from all Pa. Treasury-issued devices

Researchers from Cisco and the School of Engineering and Applied Science found that DeepSeek’s AI model R1 failed to block malicious prompts in security tests, exposing major safety flaws.

Rachel Liu sitting at a counter with her laptop.

‘JeepyTA’ has entered the chat

At Penn’s Graduate School of Education, the Penn Center for Learning Analytics is piloting an AI teaching assistant that fields students’ syllabus questions, generates assignment feedback, and eases the stress of instructors’ and TAs’ emailing schedules.

Should generative AI tools be restricted in the workplace over security?

According to a report by security researchers from Penn and hardware conglomerate Cisco, DeepSeek’s AI model is vulnerable to jailbreaking.

Philly schools could be on the forefront of using AI. Here’s what that means

Penn has partnered with the Philadelphia School District to launch a pilot program to train teachers and administrators on how best to integrate artificial intelligence in city schools, featuring remarks from L. Michael Golden of the Graduate School of Education.

The social structures that shape AI

There’s more hype than ever around artificial intelligence, but Assistant Professor of Sociology Benjamin Shestakofsky says it’s important to fully examine how the new technology fits into broader society.

Scientists holding a model of something (forthcoming)

Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years

The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.

Medical concept of a doctor checking a patient’s heartbeat virtually.

The future of nursing care

Faculty at Penn’s School of Nursing have created a clinical decision support early warning system that accurately detects patient deterioration.

Filters