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Young Achievers Symposium series to highlight early career researchers

CSRAI's Young Achievers Symposium will launch on Tuesday, Jan. 18, with a talk from Sherry Tongshuang Wu of the University of Washington on how humans can debug and correct artificial intelligence models.

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'Socially Responsible AI' lecture series to highlight early career researchers

Sherry Tongshuang Wu, a doctoral candidate in computer science and engineering at the University of Washington, will deliver the inaugural lecture of the Young Achievers Symposium organized by the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence. Wu’s talk, “Interactive AI Model Debugging and Correction,” will be held Jan. 18 via Zoom.

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The Mercury Project: Call for Proposals

The Social Science Research Council is now accepting letters of inquiry for research projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States to discover evidence-based, data-driven tools, methods, and interventions to build a healthier information environment.

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Institute for Computational and Data Sciences accepting seed grant proposals

Penn State's Institute for Computational and Data Sciences is accepting proposals for seed grant projects that address one or more of ICDS' strategic research themes. Proposals are due no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on January 23, 2022.

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AWS' "Alexa Fairness in AI" now accepting winter 2022 proposals

Penn State's Corporate Engagement Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Alexa Fairness in AI call for proposals - Winter 2022 opportunity. 

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Enabling End-User Agency and Trust in Artificial Intelligence Systems

IEEE Trust and Agency in AIS Committee members, including CSRAI director S. Shyam Sundar, share their views on trust and agency in the context of technology across various fields.

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Center for Socially Responsible AI accepting seed funding proposals

Center for Socially Responsible AI accepting seed funding proposals

Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence is now inviting short proposals for its annual seed funding program. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 1, with projects expected to start in spring 2022 and last for up to two years.

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CSRAI Director S. Shyam Sundar featured in first episode of "Life, Meet Tech" podcast

S. Shyam Sundar, director of the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence, was recently featured in the inaugural episode of the podcast "Life, Meet Tech."

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S. Shyam Sundar named director of the Center for Socially Responsible AI

S. Shyam Sundar, James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, has been named director of the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence, which advances the thoughtful development and application of AI and studies its impact on human endeavor.

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Virtual conference explores artificial intelligence in a post-COVID world

Virtual conference explores artificial intelligence in a post-COVID world

On May 13, the Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence hosted "AI in a Post-COVID World," a virtual conference that will brought together experts from a variety of disciplines to discuss how artificial intelligence has aided in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Virtual conference to explore artificial intelligence in a post-COVID world

On May 13, the Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence will host AI in a Post-COVID World, a virtual conference that will bring together experts from a variety of disciplines to discuss how artificial intelligence has aided in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Prasenjit Mitra & Dan Lopresti | Teen Connect

Prathysha Kothare explores the impact of Artificial Intelligence on our society and the role it plays at the intersection of social justice, human rights, and technology.

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AI Hub to help enhance Penn State's global leadership in artificial intelligence

AI Hub to help enhance Penn State's global leadership in artificial intelligence

Penn State has launched an expanded initiative in Artificial Intelligence (AI), termed the AI Hub, which will bring together the University’s considerable resources and talent in AI to further advance its position as a global leader developing fundamental innovations in AI, in using AI and machine learning (ML) to solve the hardest challenges, and to create unique applications of AI and ML in unforeseen areas.

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Center for Socially Responsible AI announces inaugural seed funding awards

Center for Socially Responsible AI announces inaugural seed funding awards

The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence recently announced the recipients of its inaugural round of seed funding. The center awarded more than $93,000 to five interdisciplinary research projects.

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A language generation program’s ability to write articles, produce code and compose poetry has wowed scientists

GPT-3 is stunning computer scientists with its humanlike ability to learn, summarize and compose text.

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