Artificial intelligence is touching nearly every aspect of life, including assistive technology for vision-impaired individuals. And just like in other arenas, the AI used to assist them is good, but far from perfect.
Conversational AI tools denied blunt requests for harmful content by researchers posing as intimate partner abusers, but these guardrails were easily circumvented, a new Cornell Tech study has found.
The first phase of the university’s upcoming reaccreditation process is underway, with the naming of a steering committee and an invitation to the community to provide input.
A new study finds that the global shift to electric vehicles could significantly reduce energy use and carbon emissions, but only if governments act aggressively to lower costs and align policies across regions.
WatchHand, a wearable tech device developed by Cornell Bowers and Korean researchers, equips off-the-shelf smartwatches with AI-powered micro sonar capable of tracking hand movements.
Cornell researchers developed a dual mirror-equipped robot, MirrorBot, that spurred conversations, playful exchanges and other interactions between strangers sparked by initial eye contact made in the mirrors.
