The University of Pennsylvania is a private research university in Philadelphia, and its School of Engineering and Applied Science offers programs in data science and AI. Recent coverage includes LitPivot, a tool built by Penn researchers that organizes literature around a proposal and offers excerpt-backed critiques; a Penn professor's personal estimate of a 0.48% chance that AI kills a billion people by 2030; and a new on-campus MSE in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence for Fall 2027 applicants.
LitPivot helps refine research ideas via literature contextResearchers with the University of Pennsylvania built LitPivot, which organizes literature around a proposal being edited and offers excerpt-backed critiques and suggested revisions. In a 17-researcher study, ideas developed with it were rated better grounded, more novel and more useful than those from a text editor plus AI chat tool.
University of Delaware launches AI institute for mobility and rehab careThe University of Delaware launched an NSF AI Institute with $21.5M over five years and four partner universities, developing AI tools to aid rehabilitation for stroke and Parkinson's patients, positioned to support rather than replace clinicians.
Penn Professor: 0.48% Chance AI Kills a Billion by 2030A University of Pennsylvania professor estimates a 0.48% chance that AI causes the death of a tenth of humanity by 2030. The figure is a personal estimate; the report offers no further methodology or basis.
Penn launches new MSE in Data Science & Artificial IntelligencePenn Engineering launched a new on-campus MSE in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence for Fall 2027 applicants, combining data science and AI with a systems perspective; co-directed by Linh Phan and Susan Davidson.
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