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Six robots gather around an oversized typewriter using their own laptops, tablets, and phones, illustrating the concept of writing or journalism work being performed by artificial intelligence. Illustration uses a unified palette of neutral and turquoise colors, comprised of vector shapes over a dark gray background on a 16x9 artboard, and presented in isometric view.
Research + Innovation

Censoring Creativity: The Limits of ChatGPT for Scriptwriting

Last year, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) labor union, which represents film and TV writers, went on strike for nearly five months, in part … Read More ›

Posted on June 10, 2024June 2, 2025
A cartoon of a Facebook newsfeed with an image of a vaccine syringe, a COVID-19 viral particle, and the phrase "FAKE NEWS" stamped across the image.
Research + Innovation

Reexamining Misinformation: How Unflagged, Factual Content Drives Vaccine Hesitancy

What threatens public health more, a deliberately false Facebook post about tracking microchips in the COVID-19 vaccine that is flagged as misinformation, or an unflagged, … Read More ›

Posted on May 30, 2024June 2, 2025
Nader Engheta and Firooz Aflatouni chat animatedly over cups of tea in the latter's office.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Brewing Brilliance: Nader Engheta and Firooz Aflatouni of Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science turn tea time into new ideas.

According to Chinese legend, the first cup of tea was an accident. Shennong, a mythical emperor, boiled a pot of water, only for the wind … Read More ›

Posted on May 28, 2024May 28, 2024
From left: Vijay Kumar, Nemirosvky Family Dean of Penn Engineering, and Board members Rajendra Singh, Harlan Stone (C'80, P'13) and Fred Warren (ME’60, WG’61)
Alumni, In the News

Investing in Innovation: Philanthropy Powers AI Education at Penn Engineering

In 1943, Warren McCullough, a psychiatrist at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Walter Pitts, a runaway prodigy, co-authored a paper in the Bulletin … Read More ›

Posted on May 22, 2024June 2, 2025
Michael Kearns wearing a button down shirt while teaching.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Model Disgorgement: The Key to Fixing AI Bias and Copyright Infringement?

By now, the challenges posed by generative AI are no secret. Models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and Meta’s Llama have been known to “hallucinate,” … Read More ›

Posted on May 17, 2024June 2, 2025
From left: Neeraj Gandhi; Mingmin Zhao, Assistant Professor in Computer and Information Science (CIS); Linh Thi Xuan Phan, Associate Professor in CIS and Gandhi's advisor; Oleg Sokolsky, Research Professor in CIS; and Insup Lee, Caitlin Fitler Moore Professor in CIS and Director of the PRECISE Center
In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

Safety First: Neeraj Gandhi Ensures the Safety and Security of AI-Controlled Systems

When an Uber car picking up passengers is a robot, passengers want assurance that the ride is going to be affordable, efficient, smooth — and … Read More ›

Posted on May 13, 2024June 2, 2025
Matthew Cleaveland, crossing the finish line of the Philadelphia Marathon
In the News, Students

Overcoming the Odds: Matthew Cleaveland Designs Robots to Deal with Uncertainty, While Outrunning Cancer

During the pandemic, Matthew Cleaveland, a doctoral candidate at the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering (PRECISE) Center, took up running to get outside … Read More ›

Posted on April 24, 2024June 2, 2025
Surbhi Goel wearing a brightly patterned blouse.
Research + Innovation

Surbhi Goel Explains How ChatGPT Actually Works

How do large language models (LLMs), which power chatbots like ChatGPT, actually work? Few are better qualified to answer this question than Surbhi Goel, Magerman … Read More ›

Posted on April 23, 2024June 2, 2025
A portrait of Ro Encarnacion, wearing a black long-sleeve top and with one hand on her hip. Her hair is in braids and she has glasses.
Research + Innovation, Students

Fighting for Algorithmic Justice: Ro Encarnación Puts Users at the Center of Her Research

For Ro Encarnación, a doctoral student in Computer and Information Science (CIS) at Penn Engineering, computers have always been a source of wonder. She still … Read More ›

Posted on April 22, 2024June 2, 2025
A portrait of Aashika Vishwanath in front of Towne Hall
Research + Innovation, Students

From Blackjack to Chatbots: Aashika Vishwanath’s AI Odyssey

Aashika Vishwanath, a sophomore in Computer and Information Science (CIS) at Penn Engineering, is well-acquainted with the rigorous demands of her coursework. “It’s about wrestling … Read More ›

Posted on April 12, 2024June 2, 2025

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