.@yelecun, Meta's Chief AI Scientist and a Turing Award winner, explains why artificial general intelligence is predicated on a false assumption. Listen to the "Innovation and Impact" podcast today for the full talk. #AIMonth2025 bit.ly/4jIIz3P

“In a day, a lot of the problems that a large percentage of researchers were working on — they just disappeared.” —Iz Beltagy, lead research scientist, Allen Institute for AI; chief scientist and co-founder, SpiffyAI quantamagazine.org/when-chatgpt-b…

At Philly Tech Week, Penn Engineering hosted a panel on AI’s impact and ethics. Quok.it, a Penn Engineering startup, shared its work improving GPU reliability and transparency. #EthicalAI #PTW25

Meet the winners of Penn Engineering’s 2025 Senior Design Competition. With projects focused on AI sustainability, stroke recovery, tire-to-battery tech and mobile eye exams, these student teams are shaping a smarter, more responsible future.

We can’t wait to host the 2025 NeuS Conference here in Amy Gutmann Hall from May 28 - May 30! If you want to learn more or register for the event, please use the link neus-2025.github.io! Early registration will end May 15th.

Reminder early registration will close by the end of today!

AI Month 2025 at Penn Engineering featured standout events with Yann LeCun and Bill Dally, plus panels and talks on AI and human well-being. Thanks to all the speakers, partners and attendees who made it such a meaningful month. #AIMonth2025

We studied renewable energy, batteries for sustainable computing in 2023, but Meta’s datacenters were “only” using tens of megawatts at the time. Datacenters that use many hundreds of megawatts compel operators to look at more holistic solutions. datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/we…

The 2nd International Conference on Neuro-Symbolic Systems (NeuS) begins tomorrow. The full program is available here: neus-2025.github.io

The AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, launched by Penn Engineering and @pennsas, supports AI-driven research collaborations across the natural sciences, engineering, medicine, the social sciences and other fields. bit.ly/3Hy0A6C #AIforScience

.Benjamin C Lee (Penn Electrical and Systems Engineering, @cis_penn), in a recent Q&A with Penn Today, explains how NPUs are enabling more efficient on-device AI in phones and laptops. He also notes the sustainability tradeoffs as larger chips carry a higher carbon footprint.

In a two-part NPR podcast series, Benjamin C Lee (Penn Electrical and Systems Engineering, @cis_penn) discusses how data centers powering AI systems are driving up energy and water use and what can be done to reduce their footprint. n.pr/3EI0Jn7 #AIandClimate #DataCenters

What are the 5 truths all young professionals need to know about entering and navigating an AI-driven workplace? For one — AI literacy is NOT optional. Professor Chris Callison-Burch, our MSE-AI Online Program Director, shared his thoughts with Forbes : bit.ly/40dawc2

“When [an AI] model is set up with an opportunity to fail and you see it fail, that’s super useful information,” says The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences affiliate prof-g. “That means we can predict what it’s going to do in other, more open circumstances.” yahoo.com/news/researche…

A recent Forbes article highlights how AI is shaping early careers. According to Chris Callison-Burch, professor in @cis_penn, this is because "AI can perform tasks that were previously reserved for trained professionals." However, Callison-Burch adds that "it’s a perfect time

Professor Chris Callison-Burch (@cis_penn, Penn Engineering Online, Penn Engineering) and other researchers reflect in Quanta Magazine on how ChatGPT disrupted the field of natural language processing (NLP) and triggered a profound shift in research priorities. bit.ly/4m6pSIC

Interesting to see broader public interest in neural processing units, which are finding their way into consumer electronics. penntoday.upenn.edu/what-is-an-NPU…

Powering AI will require a holistic energy strategy given the technology’s unprecedented demand. wabe.org/tech-companies…

Congratulations to George Pappas (George Pappas) on receiving the 2025 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award. With over two decades of educating at Penn, Pappas is recognized for his "inspirational mentoring" of graduate students.

Read about Pappas' mentoring today: blog.seas.upenn.edu/george-pappas-…