Artificial Intelligence

How is the tech industry thinking about AI's environmental impact?

Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that it’s not possible to achieve net-zero emissions goals under current investment plans for generative AI infrastructure.

Headshots of five Penn professors elected 2024 AAAS Fellows.

Five from Penn elected 2024 AAAS Fellows

Professors from the School of Arts & Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Engineering and Applied Science are among 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators being recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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A portrait of Helen Jin at Amy Gutmann Hall.

Evaluating large language models for cyberbullying behavior

In the Brachio Lab, doctoral students at Penn Engineering probe AI models for signs of cyberbullying capabilities. This emerging problem with the rise of AI may pose challenges in areas like business, education, and public health.

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Doctors told him he was going to die. Then A.I. saved his life

David C. Fajgenbaum of the Perelman School of Medicine used AI to help treat a man’s rare blood disorder.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils new Rubin AI chips at GTC 2025

Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that the challenge in training robotics lies in data collection because training in the real world is time-consuming and expensive.

Corporate espionage allegations hit HR payroll companies

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says employees are reluctant to tell their bosses if they use AI: “Everyone is trying to not show that they’ve automated their work.”

Business schools ease their resistance to AI

Christian Terwiesch of the Wharton School found that ChatGPT outperformed some students in his operations management class.

Google’s Gemini robotics AI model reaches into the physical world

A team of roboticists at Penn showed that “jailbreaks” can cause AI models to misbehave, with unexpected and serious consequences when the model operates a robot.

Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being

Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.

How long will AI’s free-trial ERA last?

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that the generative AI industry has alternated directionally between moving more AI tools behind paywalls and making everything free by default.

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