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Cornell is launching a bold new initiative in artificial intelligence that will expand faculty working both in core areas and the nearly unlimited

TC 5/6/21 AI Then, Prathysha invites computer science and engineering professor Dan Lopresti of Lehigh University to talk about the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and their pursuit of innovative, high-impact computing research that aligns with pressing national and global challenges. Teen Connect with host Prathysha Kothare explores local and global issues impacting teens and our community through connections with guests and their experience. Catch it Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 PM...

 Watch the Bulletin virtual program, “The AI Era: What will the future look like?” featuring Missy Cummings and Eric Horvitz in conversation with Nadya Bliss.  In this conversation, you’ll hear about the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s Final Report and how AI can negatively amplify existing threats while simultaneously offering a path forward to international stability, if used wisely.   Mary (Missy) Cummings received her B.S. in Mathematics f...

Bulletin Virtual Program April 26, 2021 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST | 5:00pm - 6:00pm EST Join us on April 26 with Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz, Duke University’s Missy Cummings, and ASU’s Nadya Bliss, to discuss the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligences Final Report and what that means for the future of AI. Our experts will discuss how AI can negatively amplify existing threats while simultaneously offering a path forward to international stability, if used wisely.   Mary (Mi...

Richard Canevez, recipient of the prestigious Computing Innovation Fellowship ( CIFellows), has joined the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Social Sciences as a postdoctoral researcher. At UH Mānoa, Canevez will lead a study to examine the connection between communication technologies and the de-escalation of violence in social movements. “Recent social movement events illustrated the essential differences between violent and nonviolent movements. Movements that maintain a nonvio...

Published 12 January 2021 The use and spread of disinformation — false or misleading information intended to deceive people — is being amplified and accelerated at an alarming rate on the internet via social media. Within the U.S., this has quickly eroded trust in institutions that serve as the bedrocks of our society, such as science, the media, and government, to the point that we can’t even agree on basic facts. The use and spread of disinformation — false or misleading information ...