Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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New features of OpenAI’s GPT-4 are largely ‘unsurprising’

March 15, 2023

OpenAI launched the newest version of its language software, GPT-4, an advanced tool for analyzing images and mimicking human speech. 

Cornell Tech

Cornell tech policy experts on TikTok ban

February 28, 2023

The White House has told federal agencies they have 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices. The following Cornell University experts are available to discuss the ban and its implications.

Cybersecurity
Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

‘Silly’ to expect AI mimicking human-written text could be easily detected

February 1, 2023

Mor Naaman, professor of information science at Cornell University and associate dean at Cornell Tech, researches the trustworthiness of our information ecosystem. He says the technology is – as usual – racing ahead with no guardrails.

Cornell Tech
Computing & Information Sciences

In an age of drones and UAVs, why balloons are having a moment

February 13, 2023

Paul Lushenko is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and senior policy fellow at Cornell University’s Tech Policy Lab, he says there are several potential reasons as to why balloons have thrust back into the spotlight.

International Reach
Foreign Policy
Cornell Tech

Experts split on ‘prebunking’ – shifting blame or empowering users?

February 13, 2023

Google is expanding its campaign to fight misinformation through an approach it calls ‘prebunking’, which involves using a series of short videos to teach people how to spot false claims before they encounter them. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Cornell Tech
Law, Government & Public Policy

Limiting Section 230 won’t fix recommendation algorithms

February 16, 2023

Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, a case that could have major implications on how tech platforms host and promote content. The following Cornell University experts are available to discuss the case.

Cornell Tech
Computing & Information Sciences

It’s not just about Trump, it’s about content moderation standards

January 26, 2023

Meta will be reinstating former president Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks with what the company calls “new guardrails” to deter repeat offenses. The following Cornell University experts are available to discuss the news.

Cornell Tech
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Computing & Information Sciences

Cornell expert available to discuss Twitter’s edit button

September 1, 2022

Some Twitter users will start being able to click a button on the social media service to edit a tweet after they have posted it.

Computing & Information Sciences

First amendment case could signal greater free speech regulation by SCOTUS

September 22, 2022

Florida’s attorney general has asked the United States Supreme Court to decide whether states have the right to regulate how social media companies’ moderate content on their services. If the Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, its decision could have wide-ranging effects.

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

Cornell experts on war in Ukraine, global ripple effects

September 21, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with severe economic sanctions from Europe and the United States that will have ripple effects throughout the global economy. These Cornell University experts are available to discuss the conflict and its implications.

International
Law, Government & Public Policy
Economics and Business