How math can improve fairness in elections, redistricting

A mathematician who has advised states and litigants on redistricting legislation will explore in a Feb. 5 lecture whether race-blind, computational approaches to law and policy can improve fairness.

Chattopadhyay receives the NAS Michael and Sheila Held Prize

The National Academy of Sciences has selected Eshan Chattopadhyay, assistant professor of computer science, as the 2024 co-recipient of the Michael and Sheila Held Prize for his novel work on randomized algorithms.

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Cardie and Weinberger named AAAI Fellows for contributions in AI

Kilian Weinberger and Claire Cardie join five of their Cornell colleagues in being named AAAI Fellows, in recognition of their significant contributions to the field of artificial intelligence.

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Task force offers guidance to researchers on use of AI

A multidisciplinary task force of Cornell faculty and staff has issued a report offering perspectives and practical guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence in the practice and dissemination of Cornell’s academic research.

Consortium aims to make NYS the world’s AI capital

A consortium aiming to make New York a global leader in artificial intelligence would help Cornell play a role in shaping the future of AI, promote responsible research and development, create jobs and unlock opportunities focused on public good.

ChatGPT ‘memorizes’ and spits out entire poems

 Ask ChatGPT to find a well-known poem and it will probably regurgitate the entire text verbatim – regardless of copyright law – according to a new study by Cornell researchers.

Researchers mold model for more nimble networks

Scholars from Cornell and the Open University of the Netherlands have developed a programmable network model that offers the ability to customize packet scheduling – the air-traffic control mechanism built onto the network switches that make the internet possible.

New method could help estimate wildlife disease spread

A new method could be used by biologists to estimate the prevalence of disease in free-ranging wildlife and help determine how many samples are needed to detect a disease.

Cornell certificate equips leaders with natural language processing skills

Oleg Melnikov, visiting lecturer at the Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, discusses Cornell’s Natural Language Processing with Python online certificate program.

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