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October 08, 2026

In the News: Shyam Sundar on the dangers of "adorable" AI agent mascots

<p>The Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence invites Penn State researchers to compete for cash prizes in "Research-a-thon," a competition celebrating innovative uses of generative AI in academic research. </p>
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October 05, 2026

Contest invites examples of innovative use of AI in research

<p>Researchers in the College of Information Sciences and Technology found that AI models approach high-stakes ethical decisions differently than humans do and show little of the uncertainty people may express when faced with difficult choices.</p>

September 14, 2026

Who gets the kidney? AI chatbots do not make the same moral choices humans do

<p>Khushi Khurana, a high school student who creates and leads coding camps in the Philadelphia area, collaborated with Priya Kumar, PNC Technologies Career Development Professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, to explore a youth-led STEM learning model that puts children’s voices at the center of the learning experience.</p>

September 09, 2026

Peer-led computing camps engage children, study finds

<p>Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence invites short proposals for its annual seed funding program. Applications will be accepted through Nov. 2, with projects expected to start in spring 2027 and last up to two years.</p>

September 01, 2026

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites 2027 seed funding proposals

<p>Guoray Cai has been appointed to the Dewey Walker Professorship in Information Sciences and Technology. The professorship supports an outstanding faculty member whose work advances interdisciplinary contributions in information systems solutions. </p>

July 01, 2026

Guoray Cai named Dewey Walker Professor in Information Sciences and Technology

<p>The College of Information Sciences and Technology recently selected five projects to receive funding from its seed grant program. The funding aims to support interdisciplinary research activities and generate preliminary results that may lead to bigger projects involving external funding. </p>

June 23, 2026

College of IST awards seed grants to five research projects

<p>Penn State’s AI and the Economy Initiative hosted nearly 350 researchers from academia and the public sector to examine the economic and societal impacts of artificial intelligence. </p>

June 11, 2026

AI and the Economy Initiative builds momentum with second workshop

<p>Dongwon Lee, professor in the College of IST, has been named Frymoyer Chair in Information Sciences and Technology, effective July 1. The Frymoyer Chair recognizes outstanding academic achievement and supports continued excellence in research, scholarship and graduate education.</p>

June 05, 2026

Dongwon Lee named Frymoyer Chair in IST

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May 29, 2026

IST researcher elected president of global intelligent systems foundation

<p>Large language models respond to everyday health queries with nearly 76% accuracy, raising concerns about their trustworthiness in real-world applications, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.</p>

May 28, 2026

Calling Doctor GPT: AI responses to healthcare queries are nearly 76% accurate

<p>Professor Dongwon Lee, Frymoyer Chair in Information Sciences and Technology and head of the Department of Privacy and Cybersecurity Informatics in the College of IST, will present “Hallucinate, Fabricate and Manipulate: The Dark Side of Generative AI” as part the IST Research Talks series on Oct. 8. </p>

May 12, 2026

IST faculty member awarded fellowship to study claim-making and fact-checking

<p>Experts from across the nation will gather for a May 18-19 workshop on artificial intelligence's transformative impact on the economy and society. The workshop is the second in a series hosted by the "AI and the Economy Initiative" at Penn State.</p>

May 07, 2026

AI and the Economy Initiative to host second workshop

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