Is There Such a Thing as Accountable AI?

Despite many concerns, AI is creeping into our daily lives and increasingly embedded in the fabric of our city, but who is studying best practices for AI that are more ethical and effective for society? Kevin Werbach spoke with The Philadelphia Citizen about how AI is predictably unpredictable.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Social Norms for Algorithms

Jason Altschuler Named 2025 Sloan Research Fellow

Jason Altschuler has been selected to receive a 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship, which recognizes early-career scientists in North America. He is among 126 Fellows, chosen from more than 1,000 nominees, who will receive the two-year, $75,000 research fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Statistics

Ubiquity of Data

Nurturing a Love for Math

Robin Pemantle has co-authored a new book called “There is No One Way to Teach Math.” Aimed at middle and high school educators, the book provides actionable materials, lesson plans, and reflections to inspire creative and effective teaching approaches.

Mathematics

Ubiquity of Data

How Engineering and AI are Transforming Human Health

Vijay Kumar hosts the latest episode of the Penn Engineering Innovation & Impact podcast where guests, including Zack Ives, explore how chemical engineering, AI, and biochemistry converge at Penn to power the NSF Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA Foundry (NSF AIRFoundry).

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Ubiquity of Data

Evaluating Security Risk in DeepSeek and Other Frontier Reasoning Models

Researchers from Penn, including Hamed Hassani, collaborated with Robust Intelligence to expose major security flaws in DeepSeek, the recently announced AI chatbot from China.

Electrical and Systems Engineering

Ubiquity of Data

Bridging the Energy Gap: AI and the Future of Data Centers

Benjamin Lee shares insights on the challenges of powering AI's rapid growth and how innovation in energy infrastructure could shape the future of technology on Interesting Engineering's Lexicon Podcast.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering

Ubiquity of Data

Coverage of civilian casualties in allied countries boosts support for U.S. involvement

A new paper from Dolores Albarracín finds that media coverage of civilian casualties evokes empathy and increases public support for U.S. involvement in conflicts—provided that the victims are from allied countries.

Communication
Health Management
Nursing
Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Practical AI for the Working Mathematician

In this video from the Association for Mathematical Research, Robert Ghrist discusses practical techniques for the working mathematician looking to leverage AI language models to enhance their research program.

Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mathematics

Ubiquity of Data

Cryptocurrency and Blockchains

In a recent episode of Knowledge at Wharton's Ripple Effect podcast, Kevin Werbach breaks down how blockchain works and cuts through the political hype around cryptocurrency, which is gaining attention as Trump begins his second term.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Resilience in Networked Systems

Research team members from left to right: Raghu Arghal, Shirin Saeedi Bidokhti, Harvey Rubin and Saswati Sarkar

Who to Vaccinate First? Penn Engineers Answer a Life-or-Death Question with Network Theory

A team of researchers at Penn, including Shirin Saeedi Bidokhti and Saswati Sarkar, have developed a groundbreaking framework that can determine the best and most computationally optimized distribution strategy for COVID-19 vaccinations in any given community.

Electrical and Systems Engineering

Resilience in Networked Systems

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Is There Such a Thing as Accountable AI?

Jason Altschuler Named 2025 Sloan Research Fellow

Nurturing a Love for Math

How Engineering and AI are Transforming Human Health

Evaluating Security Risk in DeepSeek and Other Frontier Reasoning Models

Bridging the Energy Gap: AI and the Future of Data Centers

Coverage of civilian casualties in allied countries boosts support for U.S. involvement

Practical AI for the Working Mathematician

Cryptocurrency and Blockchains

Who to Vaccinate First? Penn Engineers Answer a Life-or-Death Question with Network Theory