How to Improve AI Fairness in an Unfair World

Designers of artificial intelligence (AI) systems are still figuring out how to emulate — and improve on — human decision-making. One big challenge: how to support human decision-making while also maintaining fairness and objectivity. This was the topic of a recent MIT IDE seminar presented by Hamsa Bastani.

Operations Information and Decisions

Social Norms for Algorithms

Chris Callison-Burch Talks Empowering Tomorrow’s AI Engineers

Through programs like the Raj and Neera Singh Program in Artificial Intelligence, Penn Engineering is addressing the critical demand for specialized engineers and empowering students to be leaders in AI’s responsible use. Chris Callison-Burch shares his own vision of an AI-integrated future.

Computer and Information Science

Ubiquity of Data

The Science of Designing Ethical Algorithms: Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth on Ethical AI

In 2019, Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth published The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design. Rather than rehash the social ills caused by AI-powered systems, Kearns and Roth’s book enumerates technical improvements to the algorithms that increasingly govern our lives.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

The YouTube Algorithm Isn’t Radicalizing People: Why User Choice Matters on Social Media

A new study from Duncan Watts' Computational Social Science Lab finds that the YouTube recommendation system is less influential on users’ political views than is commonly believed.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Operations Information and Decisions

Social Norms for Algorithms

What Are the Most Effective Strategies To Inspire Action on Climate Change?

Emily Falk's Communication Neuroscience Lab is conducting an intervention tournament, testing six strategies to change beliefs and intentions regarding climate change.

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Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Psychologist and Neuroscientist Emily Falk to Lead APPC’s New Climate Communication Division

As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) has opened a new area of research, the Climate Communication division, led by Annenberg School for Communication vice dean Emily Falk.

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Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

What to know: 2024 total solar eclipse

Penn Today met with astronomers Gary Bernstein and Bhuvnesh Jain to learn more about the mechanics of an eclipse, the coming one’s significance, and how eclipses have historically informed scientists understanding of the nature of the universe.

Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

Decoding Cryptocurrency Regulation

In a recent article, Sarah Hammer and Brett Hemenway Falk argue that regulators should adopt new cryptocurrency standards to protect investors from predatory digital currency practices, and present a framework for digital asset regulation to prevent fraudulent and deceptive practices.

Computer and Information Science

Resilience in Networked Systems

Sampath Kannan Will be Next Associate Director of the Simons Institute

Congratulations to Sampath Kannan, who will be the next associate director of the Simons Institute starting July 1, 2024. Sampath succeeds Sandy Irani, who has served as the Institute’s associate director since 2022.

Computer and Information Science

Ubiquity of Data

Putting the Spotlight on the Gender Gaps in Digital Spaces

A new special issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication co-edited by Sandra González-Bailón uncovers how gender gaps exist in online environments and quantifies the extent to which gender bias is perpetuated online and in digital media.

Communication

Consensus and Contagion in Society

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How to Improve AI Fairness in an Unfair World

Chris Callison-Burch Talks Empowering Tomorrow’s AI Engineers

The Science of Designing Ethical Algorithms: Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth on Ethical AI

The YouTube Algorithm Isn’t Radicalizing People: Why User Choice Matters on Social Media

What Are the Most Effective Strategies To Inspire Action on Climate Change?

Psychologist and Neuroscientist Emily Falk to Lead APPC’s New Climate Communication Division

What to know: 2024 total solar eclipse

Decoding Cryptocurrency Regulation

Sampath Kannan Will be Next Associate Director of the Simons Institute

Putting the Spotlight on the Gender Gaps in Digital Spaces