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AI and the Economy Initiative to host fall workshop

October 19, 2026

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College of IST announces winners of first 'AI in Research Symposium'

October 06, 2026

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Contest invites examples of innovative use of AI in research

October 05, 2026

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

September 14, 2026

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Peer-led computing camps engage children, study finds

September 09, 2026

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Center for Socially Responsible AI invites 2027 seed funding proposals

September 01, 2026

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Guoray Cai named Dewey Walker Professor in Information Sciences and Technology

July 01, 2026

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College of IST awards seed grants to five research projects

June 23, 2026

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AI and the Economy Initiative builds momentum with second workshop

June 11, 2026

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Dongwon Lee named Frymoyer Chair in IST

June 05, 2026

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IST researcher elected president of global intelligent systems foundation

May 29, 2026

A close up of a doctor holding a smartphone next to a laptop

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

May 28, 2026

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

May 12, 2026

A ground-up shot of the Old Main bell tower with green leaves in the foreground and a blue sky in the background

AI and the Economy Initiative to host second workshop

May 07, 2026

An AI-generated image of a radiant Black woman, with people in the blurred background

Prompt coaching tool raises user awareness of bias in generative AI systems

April 16, 2026

Nittany Lion mascot standing with two students at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition poster session

Thirty-one graduate students receive awards at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition

April 09, 2026

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IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host health informatics expert on April 20

April 06, 2026

Purple tulips in front of Old Main, with a dark cloudy sky in the background

Workshop to discuss AI’s transformative impact on the economy, society

April 02, 2026

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IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host digital communication expert on April 9

March 24, 2026

Sci-fi author Ted Chiang to give 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics

March 17, 2026

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IST researcher earns Best Paper Award for student mentorship framework

March 12, 2026

Closeup of a persons hands typing on a laptop and holding a pen

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

three people wearing business casual stand at the foot of a staircase

IST names Cai, Huang and Lee to lead college’s first academic departments

March 05, 2026

group of eleven adults wearing penn state gear stand in two rows

IST, engineering students competing in global Amazon Nova AI Challenge

February 18, 2026

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To explain or not? Need for AI transparency depends on user expectation

January 21, 2026

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven diverse projects

January 14, 2026

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Contest puts AI-ready teaching to the test

November 20, 2025

A student interacts with an AI chatbot on a smartphone while at a desk with laptop, notes and stationery.

Lay intuition as effective at jailbreaking AI chatbots as technical methods

November 04, 2025

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Q&A: Why pay attention to cybersecurity?

October 21, 2025

expansive glass and red brick campus building

Informatics doctoral program provides interdisciplinary opportunities for graduates

October 13, 2025

Q&A: IST faculty named digital cultures fellow at the University of Queensland

October 10, 2025

Close-up of a smartphone in a hand, showing an AI chatbot interface

Interactive apps, AI chatbots promote playfulness, reduce privacy concerns

September 15, 2025

AI icons on screen

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites 2026 seed funding proposals

September 08, 2025

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IST announces Research Talks series for fall 2025 semester

September 04, 2025

Two young women seated at computers and playing video games

Sibling and friend game time key to keeping children safe in online video games

August 15, 2025

Head shot photos of Sarah Rajtmajer and Lynda Kellam

University Libraries to host August speakers on AI, the Data Rescue Project

July 23, 2025

Distinguished professor and human-computer interaction expert retires

May 27, 2025

Penn State University Park campus building in spring

IST faculty discuss future of AI on WPSU's 'Conversations Live'

May 19, 2025

fingers hover over lighted laptop keyboard

Competition shows not all exam questions can be correctly answered using AI

April 25, 2025

fingers hover over lighted laptop keyboard

'Cheat-a-thon' contest explores AI’s strengths and flaws in higher education

February 25, 2025

fingers typing on laptop searching for medical information

Competition highlights generative AI’s power, pitfalls for medical diagnoses

January 15, 2025

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven diverse projects

December 11, 2024

Closeup of hands typing on a laptop with an overlaid health graphic

Contest explores artificial intelligence’s strengths, flaws for medical diagnoses

November 04, 2024

person with glasses reviews resume on clipboard

Showing AI users diversity in training data boosts perceived fairness and trust

October 18, 2024

AI icons on screen

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites seed funding proposals

September 16, 2024

A man on a couch scrolling through news articles on a smartphone

Ask an expert: AI and disinformation in the 2024 presidential election

September 03, 2024

Stone wall with "THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY" written on it

NIH grant supports developing voice assistant for persons living with dementia

August 28, 2024

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User control of autoplay can alter awareness of online video ‘rabbit holes’

July 10, 2024

Hands typing on a laptop keyboard with a search bar superimposed over it

Q&A: In ChatGPT we trust?

June 27, 2024

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Competition highlights believable fake news created with generative AI tools

May 08, 2024

computer keyboard with fake news written in red marker

Contest invites Penn Staters to write believable fake news with generative AI

March 20, 2024

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to five projects

January 17, 2024

AI-generated images of computer scientists winning an award at a conference

Competition helps expose demographic and cultural biases in generative AI tools

January 08, 2024

Penn Staters invited to compete to find bias in generative AI tools

October 26, 2023

AI icons on screen

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites seed funding proposals

September 20, 2023

View of Old Main from Westgate

College of Information Sciences and Technology welcomes nine new faculty members

August 29, 2023

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Center for Socially Responsible AI awards Big Ideas Grants to five projects

June 20, 2023

A grid of twelve faces of people

Transparent labeling of training data may boost trust in artificial intelligence

April 24, 2023

Photo of Shomir Wilson

IST assistant professor Shomir Wilson receives NSF CAREER Award

April 21, 2023

What is ChatGPT and what can it be used for?

April 21, 2023

Artificial Intelligence

Center now offering social responsibility consultations for AI researchers

March 21, 2023

Two hands pushing dirt around the base of a small green plant

Center issues seed grant call for 'Big Ideas' in socially responsible AI

March 03, 2023

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to 6 projects

January 11, 2023

A man in a wheelchair uses a laptop

AI language models show bias against people with disabilities, study finds

October 13, 2022

Two hands pushing dirt around the base of a small green plant

Center for Socially Responsible AI accepting seed funding proposals

September 21, 2022

AI research Bellisario

People who distrust fellow humans show greater trust in artificial intelligence

September 19, 2022

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AI circuit board graphic

AI and the Economy Initiative to host fall workshop

October 19, 2026

three people hold giant checks

College of IST announces winners of first 'AI in Research Symposium'

October 06, 2026

concept of teaching artificial intelligence

Contest invites examples of innovative use of AI in research

October 05, 2026

person's feet standing on arrows at fork in the road

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

September 14, 2026

two children smile over shared laptop

Peer-led computing camps engage children, study finds

September 09, 2026

AI icons with hands and technology

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites 2027 seed funding proposals

September 01, 2026

college professor with dark hair and suit jacket in glass and brick campus building

Guoray Cai named Dewey Walker Professor in Information Sciences and Technology

July 01, 2026

expansive glass and red brick campus building

College of IST awards seed grants to five research projects

June 23, 2026

large group of people on cement staircase

AI and the Economy Initiative builds momentum with second workshop

June 11, 2026

dark-haired person in blue sweater stands with arms crossed in front of winder

Dongwon Lee named Frymoyer Chair in IST

June 05, 2026

bald person with beard and glasses

IST researcher elected president of global intelligent systems foundation

May 29, 2026

A close up of a doctor holding a smartphone next to a laptop

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

May 28, 2026

person in blue sweater with windows in background

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

May 12, 2026

A ground-up shot of the Old Main bell tower with green leaves in the foreground and a blue sky in the background

AI and the Economy Initiative to host second workshop

May 07, 2026

An AI-generated image of a radiant Black woman, with people in the blurred background

Prompt coaching tool raises user awareness of bias in generative AI systems

April 16, 2026

Nittany Lion mascot standing with two students at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition poster session

Thirty-one graduate students receive awards at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition

April 09, 2026

person with light brown hair and glasses wearing bright top

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host health informatics expert on April 20

April 06, 2026

Purple tulips in front of Old Main, with a dark cloudy sky in the background

Workshop to discuss AI’s transformative impact on the economy, society

April 02, 2026

person with brown hair wearing striped top

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host digital communication expert on April 9

March 24, 2026

Sci-fi author Ted Chiang to give 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics

March 17, 2026

smiling person with long dark hair at computing conference

IST researcher earns Best Paper Award for student mentorship framework

March 12, 2026

Closeup of a persons hands typing on a laptop and holding a pen

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

three people wearing business casual stand at the foot of a staircase

IST names Cai, Huang and Lee to lead college’s first academic departments

March 05, 2026

group of eleven adults wearing penn state gear stand in two rows

IST, engineering students competing in global Amazon Nova AI Challenge

February 18, 2026

Screengrab of smartmatch.com results page

To explain or not? Need for AI transparency depends on user expectation

January 21, 2026

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven diverse projects

January 14, 2026

person using laptop with virtual e-learning overlay

Contest puts AI-ready teaching to the test

November 20, 2025

A student interacts with an AI chatbot on a smartphone while at a desk with laptop, notes and stationery.

Lay intuition as effective at jailbreaking AI chatbots as technical methods

November 04, 2025

laptop login screen

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Q&A: Why pay attention to cybersecurity?

October 21, 2025

expansive glass and red brick campus building

Informatics doctoral program provides interdisciplinary opportunities for graduates

October 13, 2025

Q&A: IST faculty named digital cultures fellow at the University of Queensland

October 10, 2025

Close-up of a smartphone in a hand, showing an AI chatbot interface

Interactive apps, AI chatbots promote playfulness, reduce privacy concerns

September 15, 2025

AI icons on screen

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites 2026 seed funding proposals

September 08, 2025

slide displays two researcher headshots and lecture titles

IST announces Research Talks series for fall 2025 semester

September 04, 2025

Two young women seated at computers and playing video games

Sibling and friend game time key to keeping children safe in online video games

August 15, 2025

Head shot photos of Sarah Rajtmajer and Lynda Kellam

University Libraries to host August speakers on AI, the Data Rescue Project

July 23, 2025

Distinguished professor and human-computer interaction expert retires

May 27, 2025

Penn State University Park campus building in spring

IST faculty discuss future of AI on WPSU's 'Conversations Live'

May 19, 2025

fingers hover over lighted laptop keyboard

Competition shows not all exam questions can be correctly answered using AI

April 25, 2025

fingers hover over lighted laptop keyboard

'Cheat-a-thon' contest explores AI’s strengths and flaws in higher education

February 25, 2025

fingers typing on laptop searching for medical information

Competition highlights generative AI’s power, pitfalls for medical diagnoses

January 15, 2025

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven diverse projects

December 11, 2024

Closeup of hands typing on a laptop with an overlaid health graphic

Contest explores artificial intelligence’s strengths, flaws for medical diagnoses

November 04, 2024

person with glasses reviews resume on clipboard

Showing AI users diversity in training data boosts perceived fairness and trust

October 18, 2024

AI icons on screen

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites seed funding proposals

September 16, 2024

A man on a couch scrolling through news articles on a smartphone

Ask an expert: AI and disinformation in the 2024 presidential election

September 03, 2024

Stone wall with "THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY" written on it

NIH grant supports developing voice assistant for persons living with dementia

August 28, 2024

Screengrab of video platform showing hands spreading sauce on bread

User control of autoplay can alter awareness of online video ‘rabbit holes’

July 10, 2024

Hands typing on a laptop keyboard with a search bar superimposed over it

Q&A: In ChatGPT we trust?

June 27, 2024

computer keyboard with fake news written in red marker

Competition highlights believable fake news created with generative AI tools

May 08, 2024

computer keyboard with fake news written in red marker

Contest invites Penn Staters to write believable fake news with generative AI

March 20, 2024

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to five projects

January 17, 2024

AI-generated images of computer scientists winning an award at a conference

Competition helps expose demographic and cultural biases in generative AI tools

January 08, 2024

Penn Staters invited to compete to find bias in generative AI tools

October 26, 2023

AI icons on screen

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites seed funding proposals

September 20, 2023

View of Old Main from Westgate

College of Information Sciences and Technology welcomes nine new faculty members

August 29, 2023

hands, dirt and seedling

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards Big Ideas Grants to five projects

June 20, 2023

A grid of twelve faces of people

Transparent labeling of training data may boost trust in artificial intelligence

April 24, 2023

Photo of Shomir Wilson

IST assistant professor Shomir Wilson receives NSF CAREER Award

April 21, 2023

What is ChatGPT and what can it be used for?

April 21, 2023

Artificial Intelligence

Center now offering social responsibility consultations for AI researchers

March 21, 2023

Two hands pushing dirt around the base of a small green plant

Center issues seed grant call for 'Big Ideas' in socially responsible AI

March 03, 2023

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to 6 projects

January 11, 2023

A man in a wheelchair uses a laptop

AI language models show bias against people with disabilities, study finds

October 13, 2022

Two hands pushing dirt around the base of a small green plant

Center for Socially Responsible AI accepting seed funding proposals

September 21, 2022

AI research Bellisario

People who distrust fellow humans show greater trust in artificial intelligence

September 19, 2022

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