Should We Trust AI? A Penn Expert Weighs In As AI has become a part of our everyday lives, so has existential dread about its consequences. Philadelphia Magazine reached out to Penn professor Chris Callison-Burch to quell their fears. Computer and Information Science caret-arrow Social Norms for Algorithms
Why our brains are so good at seeing causality (and what AI requires to catch up) Why is the human brain so good at interpreting causation? What can neuroscience teach us about causality that can help AI and vice versa? What’s at stake? To answer these pressing questions, CIFAR asked Konrad Kording for his thoughts. Bioengineering Neuroscience caret-arrow Evolution, Emergence and the Brain
How Can We Meet the AI Moment? Eric Bradlow discusses the launch of the new Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative and how generative AI can be leveraged in education, business, and society to enhance our lives on this episode of the Knowledge at Wharton Podcast. Marketing caret-arrow Social Norms for Algorithms
Mapping Media Bias: How AI Powers the Computational Social Science Lab’s Media Bias Detector The Computational Social Science Lab (CSSLab), which Duncan Watts founded and leads, has launched their Media Bias Detector, providing media consumers an unprecedented level of detail in understanding how news outlets from across the ideological spectrum stack up against one another. Communication Computer and Information Science Operations Information and Decisions caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
Robin Pemantle Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Congratulations to Robin Pemantle, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive, NAS membership recognizes distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Mathematics caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
The Law & Society Association’s 2024 Harry J. Kalven, Jr. Prize The Law & Society Association has awarded the 2024 Harry J. Kalven, Jr. Prize to Tom Baker for his “continuing and most distinguished theoretical-empirical contributions to the advancement of law and society research.” Law caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Investing in Innovation: Philanthropy Powers AI Education at Penn Engineering How did Penn Engineering become a leader in AI? It began with the support of philanthropically minded alumni and friends of Penn Engineering like Rajendra Singh, Harlan Stone and Warren Center Founding Donor Fred Warren. Computer and Information Science caret-arrow Social Norms for Algorithms
Reexamining Misinformation: How Unflagged, Factual Content Drives Vaccine Hesitancy According to a new paper by Warren Center faculty affiliate Duncan Watts and others, factual, vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook has a greater overall effect than “fake news,” discouraging millions from getting the COVID-19 shot. Communication Computer and Information Science Operations Information and Decisions caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
The Wharton School establishes Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative In an initiative that includes strategic investment in artificial intelligence research and teaching, Wharton announces the first business school collaboration with OpenAI. The Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative will be led by Warren Center affiliate Eric Bradlow. Marketing caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Penn Engineering and Harvard Awarded $12 Million NSF Grant for Sustainable Computing Project Penn and Harvard have been awarded $12 million for NSF Expeditions in Computing: Carbon Connect — An Ecosystem for Sustainable Computing, which will be led by Benjamin Lee and David Brooks, and will redefine the way computer scientists approach environmental sustainability. Computer and Information Science Electrical and Systems Engineering caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
