Weak AI regulation may backfire, making products less safe

A new modeling study finds no regulation of AI products and services may be safer than weak regulation.

Alums launch company to streamline cash flow processes

The newest podcast from Entrepreneurship at Cornell features the founders of Tabs.

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Inside baseball: AI-enabled enforcement tech takes time, testing

Training artificial intelligence to enforce even seemingly straightforward rules – like balls and strikes in Major League Baseball – is a messy, dynamic process that takes time and careful evaluation of the technology.

Speeding up a manual process helps Cornell recover $100,000

A two-semester collaboration between the Cornell AI Innovation Hub, graduate students and the Cornell Treasury Operations team transformed a time‑consuming, manual investigation process into a tool that helps staff process cryptic payments.

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Can AI plan for heat emergencies better than simple rules? It depends

For consequential decision-making, the benefits of a simple index score vs. a less-interpretable predictive AI algorithm depend, researchers from Cornell found, on the desired outcome as well as the decision’s intended audience.

Digital research repository arXiv to start new chapter as nonprofit

On July 1, the digital research respository arXiv, housed at Cornell Tech, will transition to an independent nonprofit, enabling faster technological development, expanded partnerships and long-term financial sustainability.

Smart drones, safe skies: Student’s system tests, coordinates drone fleets

Doctoral student’s project devises an autonomous airspace coordination system built around a real-time simulation and validation technology.

New method helps online ads reach overlooked groups

Cornell information science researchers have developed a method that can help online advertisers ensure they’re reaching their intended audience and reduce “skew” – under-delivery to certain demographic groups.

13 student projects earn CIDA Research Innovation Fund awards

Thirteen Cornell students will spend the summer advancing new technologies for agriculture after receiving 2026 Research Innovation Fund awards from the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture. 

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