Kreps: Generative AI holds promise, peril for democracies

Generative artificial intelligence threatens to undermine trust in democracies when misused, but may also be harnessed for public good, Sarah Kreps told the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on May 19.

Diversity of neurons affects memory, study finds

Neurons in a key area of the brain have different functions based on their exact genetic identity, and understanding this diversity could lead to better understanding of the brain’s computational flexibility and memory capacity, Cornell researchers found.

Tetris reveals how people respond to an unfair AI

An experiment in which two people play a modified version of the video game Tetris revealed that players who get fewer turns perceive the other player as less likable, regardless of whether a person or an algorithm allocates the turns.

Writing with AI help can shift your opinions

Artificial intelligence-powered writing assistants that autocomplete sentences or offer “smart replies” not only put words into people’s mouths, they also put ideas into their heads, according to new research.

From poetry to philosophy to politics, senior humanities scholars share research

The end-of-year Humanities Scholar Program research conference May 5 featured presentations by 45 senior undergraduates.

Around Cornell

Discovery reveals a reversible magnetic field around a fast radio burst for the first time

An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence on the nature of mysterious fast radio burst.

Around Cornell

Picking up good vibrations – of proteins – at CHESS

A new method for analyzing protein crystals – developed by Cornell researchers and given a funky two-part name – could open up applications for new drug discovery and other areas of biotechnology and biochemistry.

$4.3M grant to develop farm of the future tech

Cutting-edge, data-driven agricultural technologies and precision management strategies designed for the farm of the future will be developed, evaluated and demonstrated, thanks to a four-year, $4.3 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.

Two from Cornell named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars

Two Cornell faculty members have been named Freeman Hrabowski Scholars by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, in recognition of their potential to become leaders in their research fields and to create diverse and inclusive lab environments.