News | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Undergraduate Program

From Blackjack to Chatbots: Aashika Vishwanath’s AI Odyssey

Sophomore Aashika Vishwanath has built an award-winning chatbot and developed a thriving AI-focused YouTube channel.

Penn Engineers Recreate Star Trek’s Holodeck Using ChatGPT and Video Game Assets

Star Trek's Holodeck is no longer just science fiction: using AI, Penn Engineers have created a tool that can generate 3D virtual environments, prompted by everyday language.

The Science of Designing Ethical Algorithms: Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth on Ethical AI

Michael Kearns, National Center Professor of Management & Technology in Computer and Information Science (CIS), and Aaron Roth, Henry Salvatori Professor in Computer & Cognitive Science in CIS, discuss the promise and challenge of designing ethical algorithms.

Building Robots that Learn: Pratik Chaudhari Investigates the Underpinnings of AI

Pratik Chaudhari’s lab at Penn Engineering draws on disciplines as diverse as physics and neuroscience to understand the process of learning itself. His ultimate goal is to discover the principles that underlie learning in both artificial and biological systems, so that engineers can harness those principles in the machines they design.

Chris Callison-Burch Talks Empowering Tomorrow’s AI Engineers

Penn Engineering is addressing the critical demand for specialized engineers and empowering students to be leaders in AI’s responsible use. We sat down with Chris Callison-Burch, Associate Professor in Computer and Information Science, who shares his own vision of an AI-integrated future.

Penn Engineering Announces First Ivy League Undergraduate Degree in Artificial Intelligence

The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science introduces its Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) degree, the first undergraduate major of its kind among Ivy League universities and one of the very first AI undergraduate engineering programs in the U.S.