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Artificial Intelligence
The virtual assistant
The virtual assistant
Artificial intelligence has permeated many corners of life, from consumer purchasing and media consumption to health care—sometimes in ways we don’t even know.
The programming ethos
The programming ethos
In a podcast conversation, Penn professors Michael Kearns, Aaron Roth, and Lisa Miracchi discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence.
AI tool helps find life-saving medicine for rare disease
AI tool helps find life-saving medicine for rare disease
Set to enter hospice care, a patient with idiopathic multicentric Castleman’s disease is now in remission after treatment with a medication predicated as the top treatment by an AI-guided analysis.
In the News
Forbes
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.
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Pennsylvania Capital Star
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.
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Yahoo! News
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.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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.
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The Irish Times (Dublin)
Bosses struggle to police workers’ use of AI
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that workers who privately use generative AI to accelerate their work might not be willing to admit it.
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Forbes
Philadelphia schools to embrace AI in 2025
The Graduate School of Education has partnered with the Philadelphia School District to launch the Pioneering AI in School Systems program, representing a structured and forward-looking approach to AI implementation.
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