Why the Question of Scale Is an Ongoing Question for Most Companies

Gad Allon joined Wharton Business Daily to talk about scale and how companies can achieve profitability.

Operations Information and Decisions

What Amazon’s up to $4B commitment to Anthropic could mean for AI space

"Amazon, like many other companies, was caught flat-footed by the release of ChatGPT back in November", Chris Callison-Burch tells Yahoo Finance on AI investment trends, adding: "But, I think this is a really excellent strategic move that will help them catch up."

Computer and Information Science

Ubiquity of Data

Patching Up Medical Device Cybersecurity Regulation

In a recent research paper, Christopher Yoo and Bethany Lee explore the optimal cost-benefit considerations of medical device cybersecurity risks, and urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop a new regulatory framework governing cybersecurity risks associated with medical devices.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Law

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Biophysics summer school in Crete

Eleni Katifori and Arnold Mathijssen spent a week in Crete, introducing students from Penn and other institutes to a variety of topics and ideas in active biophysics research. “Our goal was to increase awareness of international biophysics communities among the American and European students."

Physics and Astronomy

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Euclid Space Telescope launches exciting new possibilities

The European Space Agency’s latest astrophysics mission, Euclid, lifted off on a Space X Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, at 17:12 CEST on 1 July 2023. Bhuvnesh Jain discusses the coming research findings from the Euclid Space Telescope.

Physics and Astronomy

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Omnia 101: Generative AI

Bhuvnesh Jain and Greg Ridgeway, co-directors of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative, explain ChatGPT and generative AI, and what this technology means for learning and education.

Criminology
Physics and Astronomy

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How to Make Flying Less Terrible

Flight delays and cancellations always increase during the peak summer travel months. But this summer, airlines are also battling with staff and tech issues, and weather disruptions could make things worse, writes Gad Allon in his recent Slate op-ed.

Operations Information and Decisions

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Moore than meets the eye: The evolution of computing

Benjamin C. Lee shares five things to know about the evolution of microchips and how Gordon Moore’s scaling laws set the pace for making our devices faster, cheaper, and smaller.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering

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Robert Ghrist Appointed Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

Robert Ghrist has been appointed the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in Penn Engineering, effective July 1, 2023. Ghrist is a pioneer in teaching calculus through electronic media, and his accolades as an educator include the Lindback Award and Penn Engineering’s S. Reid Warren, Jr. Award.

Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mathematics

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The hidden costs of AI: Impending energy and resource strain

In recent years, AI models like ChatGPT have seen notable improvements, with some people concerned about the societal impacts these new technologies may bring. Benjamin C. Lee discusses the energy and resource problems the could potentially come from AI computing.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering

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News

Why the Question of Scale Is an Ongoing Question for Most Companies

What Amazon’s up to $4B commitment to Anthropic could mean for AI space

Patching Up Medical Device Cybersecurity Regulation

Biophysics summer school in Crete

Euclid Space Telescope launches exciting new possibilities

Omnia 101: Generative AI

How to Make Flying Less Terrible

Moore than meets the eye: The evolution of computing

Robert Ghrist Appointed Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

The hidden costs of AI: Impending energy and resource strain