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Branching Out: Modeling Neurons in New Ways
Jessica Zhang, a professor of mechanical engineering, and students in the Computational Bio-Modeling Lab created a computational model that could predict, with 97.7% accuracy, the different stages of how rodent neuron cells would grow in vitro.
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Kindergarteners Already Use AI
In the following Q&A, Dave Touretzky explained why AI is such a hot topic, why learning about it is crucial for students and how it’s frequently misunderstood.
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AI Answers: CMU's Rayid Ghani Testifies to Senate Committee
Before a recent trip to testify as a witness during the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, CMU's Rayid Ghani sat down to discuss recent AI advancements.
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CMU Dean Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on the Need for Transparency in AI
Ramayya Krishnan, dean of CMU's Heinz College, testified before a Senate subcommittee on the need for greater accountability and transparency in the development and deployment of AI to spur its responsible adoption and use.
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Carnegie Mellon Mourns Trustee Lowell Steinbrenner
The Carnegie Mellon University community is mourning alumnus, benefactor and Emeritus Trustee Lowell Steinbrenner, who passed away this week at age 90.
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Physicist Looks to AI for New Answers to Universal Questions
CMU physics doctoral student Beka Modrekiladze sees artificial intelligence as the way to unlock its secrets.
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CMU’s Summer of AI Experts on the Hill
This summer, CMU faculty and leaders conducted AI policy briefings in Washington, accepting invitations from key federal agencies and Congressional committees and offices to discuss how the U.S. can continue to innovate and lead in the AI space. And more are underway this fall.
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Student-Built AI Tool Licensed for Workforce Development
The American Institute of AI has licensed an AI toolbox developed by Carnegie Mellon sophomore Tom Tang.
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Celebrating 10 Years of Dietrich Foundation Support
The legacy of Trustee William S. Dietrich II as a visionary philanthropist and seminal force in Carnegie Mellon’s success story lives on today.
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Carnegie Mellon University Launches Bachelor of Science in Robotics
Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science has launched a new undergraduate degree to educate and train the next generation of roboticists needed for the growing field.
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Student SURF Project Amplifies Unheard Voices in Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields
Andy Jiang received a SURF grant to create an interactive archive he hopes will increase public awareness around what villagers are facing in the Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields.
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SURF Grant Supports Student’s Exploration of Pittsburgh’s ‘Forgotten’ Communities
With an open mind and a free bus pass built into her CMU Student ID card, Hannah Lesser set out to explore Pittsburgh’s “forgotten” neighborhoods.