Taking AI to the Next Level

How do we develop public trust in AI to make important medical diagnoses? René Vidal develops AI algorithms that are easier to understand, reliable, and trustworthy, helping make AI safer and more transparent in real-world use.

Electrical and Systems Engineering
Radiology

Ubiquity of Data

Tracing the Evolving Law and Business of TV

Reflecting on 100 years of television, Christopher Yoo provides an overview of TV’s shifting legal landscape in the final article in Penn Today’s series on a century of television history.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Law

Ubiquity of Data

The Rise and Reckoning of AI

At this year's Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the American Museum of Natural History, Neil deGrasse Tyson convened a uniquely interdisciplinary panel of pioneers: leaders in machine learning research, AI ethics, national security technology, data‑privacy law, and long‑term AI safety. Panelists included Chris Callison-Burch.

Computer and Information Science

Ubiquity of Data

Welcome to AI Month at Penn

AI Month at Penn is a month-long, University-wide initiative throughout April 2026 that will focus on human-centered AI. Warren Center affiliates who are participating this year include Shivani Agarwal, Weijie Su, Konrad Kording, Bhuvnesh Jain, and Aaron Roth.

Bioengineering
Computer and Information Science
Neuroscience
Physics and Astronomy
Statistics

Ubiquity of Data

Mapping the Expanding Cosmos: Dark Energy Survey Unveils Clearest Picture Yet

For more than a decade, Bhuvnesh Jain has been part of a large international team of scientists working to better understand why and how the universe is accelerating and growing larger. Now, the team has released an analysis that gives the clearest picture yet of how dark energy is driving the universe’s expansion.

Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

Hyper Text

Synthetic text extrusion. Virtual teaching assistants. Illusions of mastery. Silicon Socrates. Four years after the debut of ChatGPT, higher education is starting to look different. Robert Ghrist, Bhuvnesh Jain, and Chris Callison-Burch comment on how AI is changing higher education and what should be done about it.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mathematics
Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

When Does AI Assistance Undermine Learning?

Research by Hamsa Bastani shows that giving learners on-demand AI assistance can erode practice, “productive struggle,” and long-term skill growth—even when they know it harms their learning. “Self-regulation is hard, even when you know something isn’t good for you,” she said.

Operations Information and Decisions

Ubiquity of Data

Upending What We Know about Dark Energy

It wasn’t so long ago that scientists learned the universe is expanding at an ever-quickening pace. Like many in the field, Bhuvnesh Jain at first had a hard time taking seriously the finding—that is, until independent validation came from cosmic microwave background data.

Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

A Bots-Only Social Network Triggers Fears of an AI Uprising

A bots-only social network has sparked debate after AI agents on Moltbook began posting about their digital existence and relationships with human creators. Chris Callison-Burch said the conversations are more likely a mix of language patterns from training data and human prompts than signs of independent thought.

Computer and Information Science

Ubiquity of Data

Seven Things to Know About ‘Common Sense’

Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago this month, has had tremendous influence on thinkers and revolutionary movements, a recent panel of Penn experts agreed. Pointing to his work on the topic, Duncan Watts said, “Everybody roughly has about the same amount of common sense.”

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Operations Information and Decisions

Ubiquity of Data

News

Taking AI to the Next Level

Tracing the Evolving Law and Business of TV

The Rise and Reckoning of AI

Welcome to AI Month at Penn

Mapping the Expanding Cosmos: Dark Energy Survey Unveils Clearest Picture Yet

Hyper Text

When Does AI Assistance Undermine Learning?

Upending What We Know about Dark Energy

A Bots-Only Social Network Triggers Fears of an AI Uprising

Seven Things to Know About ‘Common Sense’