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How AI could make autism screening more accessible
A child follows movements from a video in a clinical office setting.

CAMI-2DNet builds on a series of studies that have steadily moved computerized motor imitation assessment closer to clinical use.

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How AI could make autism screening more accessible

Penn Engineers have built an AI-powered system designed to gauge children’s ability to imitate body motions using video, offering a new and effective way to assess for autism.

Melissa Pappas

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Rising opposition to data centers is nonpartisan, Penn survey finds

Rising opposition to data centers is nonpartisan, Penn survey finds

“We asked these folks earlier in the year about their attitudes toward AI and data centers, and while their attitudes about AI generally didn’t really change very much, their attitudes about data centers did quite a bit,” says Matthew Levendusky of the Annenberg School for Communication, School of Arts & Sciences, and Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Surveys find most Americans use AI, but mistrust it

Surveys find most Americans use AI, but mistrust it

“People can use AI at work and think it saves them time but still think it’s a net negative for society,” says Matthew Levendusky of the Annenberg School for Communication, School of Arts & Sciences, and Annenberg Public Policy Center. “These technologies have all emerged so quickly that none of us have fully unpacked their true costs and benefits.”

Americans are increasingly opposed to data centers, Penn polling finds

Americans are increasingly opposed to data centers, Penn polling finds

"What stands out is the contrast," says Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Americans’ expectations for how AI will affect the country, and their views toward regulation, are essentially unchanged since March. Over the same period, however, opposition to a data center in their area rose 12 points. That's a dramatic move over a relatively short period of time."

Opposition to local data centers rises sharply, Annenberg survey finds

Opposition to local data centers rises sharply, Annenberg survey finds

A new survey by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that about 3 in 5 U.S. adults oppose the construction of new data centers in their area, while Americans’ broader views of artificial intelligence, however, remain stable.

Thinking outside the bot
Bodong Chen (left) and Seiji Isotani.

Bodong Chen (left) and Seiji Isotani.

(Image: Steven Binnig)

Thinking outside the bot

Penn GSE professors Bodong Chen and Seiji Isotani discuss the AI Thinkery, a faculty working group where colleagues from across the School gather to discuss and collaborate on artificial intelligence.

From Penn GSE

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COVID funding provided underfunded Philly-area schools with laptops. ‘RAMageddon’ might send them back in time

COVID funding provided underfunded Philly-area schools with laptops. ‘RAMageddon’ might send them back in time

“The demand for memory chips and the extraordinary prices we’re seeing here — the profit margins that these companies are getting for these memory chips — are unprecedented,” says Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “I haven’t seen this for 20–30 years since I’ve started working in this space.”