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Using AI to surface unreported GLP-1 side effects in Reddit posts
A computer screen on a Reddit page about Wegovy next to the computer code on screen.

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Using AI to surface unreported GLP-1 side effects in Reddit posts

Researchers at Penn Engineering have identified patient-reported symptoms associated with GLP-1s in 400,000 posts from 70,000 user sand highlighted two main classes of symptoms that warrant further study.

Ian Scheffler

1 min. read

A new swarm AI project takes on safety at scale
Ph.D. student, Hongrui Zheng (left), and Rahul Mangaharam (right) flying drones.

Ph.D. student Hongrui Zheng (left), and Rahul Mangaharam, ESE professor and principal investigator of xLAB, with the drones used in this research.

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A new swarm AI project takes on safety at scale

Researchers at Penn’s xLAB are collaborating on a multiyear project to study how large teams of physical AI agents can cooperate, compete, and act safely outside of software and in the real world.

Melissa Pappas

2 min. read

Beyond algorithms: Engineering judgment in the age of AI

Beyond algorithms: Engineering judgment in the age of AI

Penn professor Justin “Gus” Hurwitz helps students build “engineering judgment” to better inform AI innovation. This skill involves thoughtfully balancing the trade-offs between technical choices, legal obligation, and moral responsibility.

From Penn Engineering

2 min. read

Shujie Yang: Harnessing sound to build the next generation of microrobotic medicine
Shujie Yang

Shujie Yang is at the frontier of single-cell acoustic manipulation, an emerging field that blends physics, mechanobiology, and medicine.

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Shujie Yang: Harnessing sound to build the next generation of microrobotic medicine

Yang’s lab at Penn Engineering uses precisely-controlled ultrasound waves to develop microscale tools that can manipulate cells, viruses, and soft materials without physical contact.

Melissa Pappas

2 min. read

René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level 
Rene Vidal in a classroom in Penn's Amy Gutmann Hall.

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René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level 

René Vidal develops AI algorithms that are easier to understand, reliable, and trustworthy, helping make AI safer and more transparent in real-world use.

Can AI manage an entire medical decision process?

Can AI manage an entire medical decision process?

A new Wharton study tests whether AI can handle realistic clinical decision-making, a dynamic process that requires managing a patient’s condition under time pressure.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2 min. read

Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research
People in hallway surrounded by computing equipment.

The "PARCCitect" team seeing the Betty supercomputer for the first time.

(Image: Ken Chaney)

Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research

Penn’s first campus-wide HPC and AI cluster, “Betty,” is expanding access to powerful computing, enabling groundbreaking projects, and fostering new collaborations across disciplines.

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Will LLMs replace coders? Not entirely

Will LLMs replace coders? Not entirely

After ChatGPT’s launch, the percentage of routine coding questions on an online forum fell sharply, while novel questions rose, according to new research by Wharton’s Neha Sharma.