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AI Month at Penn is a month-long, University-wide initiative throughout April 2026 that will focus on human-centered AI. Check out the calendar for a full list of events across campus: bit.ly/4uBq8DT @PennAI___ @PennEngineers #AIMonthAtPenn #2026AIMonth #HumanCenteredAI

AI is reshaping jobs. @PennEngineers Prof. Chris Callison-Burch (@CIS_Penn) weighs risks and opportunity. 6abc.cm/3PawkT0 #FutureOfWork #AIandSociety

Justin “Gus” Hurwitz, Senior Fellow and Academic Director of the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition (CTIC), teaches a @PennEngOnline course that examines the legal and ethical trade-offs embedded in technical decisions. bit.ly/3OPkkGy

More than 50 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. warned technology could outpace moral purpose, Penn faculty examined what his message means for AI. At AI and the Dream, part of Penn’s MLK Symposium, speakers discussed bias and governance. bit.ly/3MPC6bR

Empathy is essential in engineering. “You need to be able to understand other people's ideas and perspectives to bring out the best, most ingenious solutions,” says Tsu-Jae King Liu, President of the @theNAEng Episode 9 of "Innovation & Impact" is live. youtube.com/watch?v=BPTMHB…

Gen Z is rapidly integrating generative AI into work and learning. In a recent @HarvardBiz article, @PennEngineers Prof. @LyleUngar (@CIS_Penn) and co-authors analyze survey data from nearly 2,500 U.S. adults 18–28 on how young people use AI chatbots. bit.ly/4qKUO2v

As AI raises concerns about job loss, radiology is emerging as a case study in augmentation. In a recent @CNN feature, @PennEngineers Prof. @vidal_rene (@ESEatPenn, Radiology) discusses how AI can improve MRI efficiency and imaging workflows. cnn.it/4awMbCn #AIinMedicine

Led by @mingmin_zhao, (@cis_penn), @PennEngineers researchers developed HoloRadar, a system that uses radio signals and AI to help robots see around corners and reconstruct hidden 3D spaces. bit.ly/3ZvNSuQ #ComputerVision #AIforRobotics

Prithvi Parthasarathy, a @pennbioeng student, developed an AI triage tool to help address long wait times and referral challenges at a rural eye hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. The system is now being tested across the Aravind Eye Care network. Read more: bit.ly/45PO9fT

@michael_s_yao, an MD-PhD candidate at @PennEngineers and @PennMedicine, shares how his research explores using AI to support smarter imaging decisions in acute care. #MedicalImagingAI #AIinMedicine

A bots-only social network has sparked debate after AI agents on Moltbook began posting about their digital existence. In @washingtonpost, @PennEngineers Prof. Chris Callison-Burch (@CIS_Penn) said the posts likely reflect training data and human prompts. wapo.st/3OjNWvc

Penn Engineering’s new Master of Science in Engineering in Software Systems and Cybersecurity (MSE-SSC), offered both online and on campus, prepares engineers to build and defend the digital infrastructure that underpins modern life. Learn more: bit.ly/4asKCGM @PennCIS @PennEngAI

@PennEngineers Prof. Igor Bargatin (@MEAM_Penn) and team propose a tether-based design for solar-powered orbital data centers that passively align to the sun, reducing power use and supporting AI inference in space. bit.ly/4qKw4Z2

@PennEngineers student Wesley Leeroy recently presented his paper on AI-enhanced financial crime detection at the @ieeeorg International Conference on Data Mining. His work highlights the growing role of AI in addressing real-world challenges in the financial domain.

Please join us tomorrow for the first ASSET Seminar of the Spring semester, presented by @ggn_dp_sngh!

AI is reshaping early-career tech roles, but core skills still matter. In a recent @IEEESpectrum story, @jamiecgrant of @PennCareerJobs highlights the importance of communication, hands-on experience and adaptability in a changing job market. bit.ly/3ZdMSLy #AIandWork

To mark the 10th anniversary of @NatureMicrobiol, Penn Engineering’s César de la Fuente (@delafuentelab) shares his vision for the future of microbiology, where machine intelligence accelerates discovery while human creativity leads the science. “I think the future of microbiology is going to be taking advantage of machine intelligence plus human ingenuity,” says de la Fuente. Rather than an AI-led scientific process, he emphasizes human creativity and leadership, adding, “I don’t envision the humans in the loop; I envision the machines in the loop.” nature.com/articles/s4156… @PennEngAI / @pennbioeng

@PennEngineers Professor @RICEric22 (@cis_penn) spoke with @ValeriaAponteTV (@NBCPhiladelphia) about the growing risks of AI voice scams and how advancing technology is making it harder to tell real from fake. #AIScam #Cybersecurity bit.ly/4qJnNUP

A @nytimes article examines AI data centers’ heavy land and energy use and even the idea of orbiting them in space. With many perspectives to consider, @Lee_BenjaminC (@eseatpenn, @pennengai) points out that current chips and semiconductors are not built to handle space conditions. Read the full article today. nytimes.com/2026/01/01/tec…