Artificial Intelligence
Course-Specific AI Chatbots Piloted in 2 Expos 20 Courses
Two professors teaching Expository Writing 20, a required first-year class run by Harvard’s Writing Program, have piloted the limited use of artificial intelligence chatbots in the curriculum.
UN Chairs Discuss Report on AI Geopolitics at IOP Forum
The co-chairs of the United Nations AI Advisory Board, Carme Artigas and James M. Manyika, discussed the geopolitics of developing and governing artificial intelligence at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum Wednesday evening.
AI Is Changing Healthcare. Harvard Medical School Is Following Suit.
The Harvard Medical School started offering a month-long introductory course on AI in healthcare for students on its Health Sciences and Technology track — the first of its kind offered at a medical school.
FAS Endows 3 New Professorships at Harvard in Civil Discourse and AI
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will endow three new professorships and a fund for generative AI after an alumni donation, the University announced in a press release on Monday.
Harvard’s New Science Dean Wants Students to Tackle ‘Genuinely Hard Problems’
Harvard College Dean of Science Jeff W. Lichtman wants to reshape how undergraduates are solving problems.
Generative AI Adopted Faster Than the Internet or Personal Computers, HKS Study Finds
A National Bureau of Economics Research study found that American adults have embraced generative artificial intelligence faster than they did the internet or personal computers.
HMS Researchers Introduce AI Tool for Drug Repurposing
Harvard Medical School associate professor Marinka Zitnik and her lab announced the development of TxGNN, an artificial intelligence model which is able to suggest new treatment applications of existing drugs using neural networks.
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Launches New Program On Technology and Public Policy
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs launched a new program focused on hosting research, events, and fellowships at the intersection of technology and policy at an event on Monday.
Education, Policy Experts Discuss Implications of AI in Schools at HGSE Event
Three experts discussed the importance of generative artificial intelligence as a tool to supplement — but not replace teachers — at a Harvard Graduate School of Education event Thursday evening.
Harvard Kennedy School Public Impact Analytics Science Lab Receives $3 Million From DOD
The Public Impact Analytics Science Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School received a nearly $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense on Sept. 1 for a project that will leverage artificial intelligence to create personalized treatments for melanoma.
‘Hyped Just About Right’: How the AI Boom is Reshaping Research at Harvard
As ChatGPT took the world by storm, many raised concerns about how it might help students cheat themselves out of learning. But a year and a half later, AI is changing the work of professors perhaps even more.
‘That’s the Miracle’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Talks Undergrad Years, Future of AI at Harvard Event
OpenAI CEO and billionaire technology entrepreneur Sam Altman discussed his startup journey and the future of artificial intelligence at an event in Memorial Church on Wednesday.
Harvard Center for Brain Science Receives Up to $1.7 Million Gift from NTT Research
Harvard University’s Center for Brain Science received a gift of more than $300,000 per year for up to five years from the NTT Research Foundation, the foundation announced Thursday.
Beth Israel Researchers Find ChatGPT Outperformed Physicians in Some Clinical Reasoning Metrics
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found generative artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT-4 performed better than hospital physicians and residents in several — but not all — aspects of the clinical reasoning process, raising questions about the future use of AI in healthcare settings.
Brazilian Chief Justice Discusses Use of AI in Overloaded Judicial System
Luís Roberto Barroso, chief justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, discussed the use of artificial intelligence to streamline the Brazilian legal process at a Harvard Law School event on Friday afternoon.
HMS Study Casts Doubt on AI’s Role in Diagnostic Radiology
Harvard Medical School researchers and affiliates have discovered that the use of artificial intelligence in radiology is not universally beneficial, contrary to existing research.
Broad, Boston Children’s Provide Research Integrity Tools Following Longwood Data Manipulation Allegations
The Broad Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital are providing researchers with increased access to online image manipulation and plagiarism detection tools following multiple allegations of research misconduct against Longwood researchers.
Harvard Science Dean Christopher Stubbs Reflects on Tenure, Gives Advice to Successor
Harvard Dean of Science Christopher W. Stubbs discussed his decision to step down and urged his successor to beware of slow institutional change in a Thursday interview with The Crimson.
Experts Discuss Impact of Generative AI on Democracy at Harvard Kennedy School Conference
Experts, policymakers, and Harvard affiliates discussed generative artificial intelligence and potential legislation to regulate the technology at a conference hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School this weekend.
SAT Scores of Recruited Athletes Trail Other Students by 160 Points, Per Class of 2027 Survey
The SAT scores of recruited athletes in the Class of 2027 trailed those of non-athletes by more than 160 points, according to The Crimson’s survey of the freshmen class.
Khan Academy CEO Says Using AI in Education is ‘An Imperative’ at Harvard-MIT Event
Khan Academy founder and CEO Sal Khan said the use of artificial intelligence in education is “an imperative” at a Harvard-MIT event Tuesday afternoon.
Renowned Computer Scientist Yoshua Bengio Talks Suggestions for Improving AI Safety
Yoshua Bengio, a prominent computer scientist who is widely regarded as one of the “Godfathers of AI,” discussed how increased computing power can be harnessed to improve aspects of artificial intelligence safety at a Monday afternoon webinar.
Harvard Computer Science Professor Fernanda Viégas Addresses AI Bias in Radcliffe Institute Talk
Harvard Computer Science professor Fernanda B. Viégas spoke about bias in generative artificial intelligence at a talk hosted by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on Wednesday.
Harvard SEAS Dean Parkes Outlines AI and Climate Change as Major Priorities for School
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean David C. Parkes shared plans to prioritize artificial intelligence and climate change during his first Crimson interview as the school’s new dean on Thursday.
Harvard’s Kempner Institute Expands Academic Computing Cluster, Adds Nearly 400 GPUs
Harvard’s Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence purchased nearly 400 advanced graphics processing units last month to bolster its computational cluster, particularly for training generative AI models.