Researchers Seek to Reduce Harm to Multicultural Users of Voice Assistants
In a new study, HCII Ph.D. student Kimi Wenzel and Associate Professor Geoff Kaufman identified six downstream harms caused by voice assistant errors and devised strategies to reduce them.
Christin Named Head of Software and Societal Systems Department
Nicolas Christin will be the new department head of Carnegie Mellon's Software and Societal Systems Department.
CMU’s picoCTF Seeks To Make Cybersecurity Education More Accessible
Eleven years after its inception, the picoCTF Capture The Flag (CTF) has expanded beyond the range of a simple hacking competition and now serves as an educational platform for various concepts in cybersecurity.
Generative AI for Educators: Three Seed Grants Awarded for Research & Development
CMU announces three seed grants have been awarded for faculty to further research and develop their proposed generative AI tools for educators.
How Should AI Depict Marginalized Communities? CMU Technologists Look to a More Inclusive Future
As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated and more capable of closely depicting reality, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) are working to ensure that the outputs of large language models are representative of the communities they reference.
Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command Competes in NASA Event
Tanner Aikens and his Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command teammates designed a rocket and payload for NASA’s Student Launch competition.
CMU Class Builds Satellite Bound for Earth’s Orbit
CMU's Spacecraft Design-Build-Fly Laboratory course brings together students for two semesters to design and build a small satellite that is planned to launch into space next year.
Kolter Named Head of Carnegie Mellon University Machine Learning Department
Zico Kolter is ready to lead that transformation as the new director of Carnegie Mellon University's Machine Learning Department (MLD).
People with Autism Turn to ChatGPT for Advice on Workplace Issues
A new Carnegie Mellon University study explores how people with autism interact with ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools for help and advice as they confront problems in their workplaces.