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AI Fellows discuss AI opportunity, hazard at Arts & Sciences Showcase

Artificial intelligence is reshaping science and scholarship in ways researchers are just beginning to grasp. On April 15, eight graduate students and postdoctoral researchers delivered rapid-fire talks ranging from the subatomic to the societal at the AI Arts & Sciences Showcase, an event part of the AI Month at Penn programming.
AI Fellow Meetup March

New on Data Points: From MCP Servers to Peer Review Integrity

Data Points, DDDI's blog for data science and AI at Penn, features a new post recapping the latest AI Fellow Meetup. Meeting attendees discussed model selection, built MCP servers live, and debated what agentic AI means for peer review integrity and student learning.
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The AI Arts & Sciences Showcase!

Wednesday April 15, join for fast-paced lightning talks from Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students and postdocs to see how AI is reshaping research across Penn's sciences and humanities. Stay for cross-disciplinary conversation and free cookies!
Workflow for LLM-Assisted Codebook Generation

New on Data Points: A Workflow for LLM-Augmented Codebook Generation

Data Points, DDDI's blog for data science and AI at Penn, features a new post by our data scientist as part of our DSSG project, exploring a workflow for using large language models to assist researchers in moving from raw data to structured codebook documentation.

Apply to be an Undergraduate Data Science Fellow!

The Data Driven Discovery Initiative has just launched the Undergraduate Data Science Fellows Grant Program, which provides financial support, mentorship, and access to resources for students pursuing ambitious, data-driven research.