Optimism about AI lowest in US, says A&S dean

Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, shared takeaways from his decade-long AI research during a lecture kicking off the Cornell University School of Continuing Education’s Summer Events Series.

AI tool helps students build confidence speaking foreign languages

The technology, developed by a Cornell doctoral candidate, can simulate conversations with different accents and dialects and gives feedback to users on their grammar and pronunciation.

Amazon’s AI assistant struggles with diverse dialects, study finds

New Cornell research has implications for the increasing number of online platforms that are incorporating chatbots based on large language models.

Linking pay to performance boosts AI use in decision-making

Contrary to highly cited research from more than 30 years ago, an incentivized pay structure will lead to greater reliance on AI in decision-making than flat, fixed compensation, according to a study co-led by a Cornell researcher.

Smarter, faster AI models explored for molecular, materials discovery

Cornell researchers are demonstrating how artificial intelligence – particularly deep learning and generative modeling – can accelerate the design of new molecules and materials, and even function as an autonomous research assistant.

Gender, nationality can influence suspicion of using AI in freelance writing

A new study by researchers at Cornell Tech and the University of Pennsylvania shows freelance writers who are suspected of using AI have worse evaluations and hiring outcomes.

AI suggestions make writing more generic, Western

A new study from Cornell on AI writing assistants finds these tools have the potential to function poorly for billions of users in the Global South by generating generic language that makes them sound more like Americans.