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Designing the Future of Tech Governance

Carnegie Mellon University students are stepping out of the classroom ready to prove that the people who design technology are uniquely qu...

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Looking Ahead: AI Needs UI

There is a distinct tension when opening an artificial intelligence (AI) tool and facing that empty text box with its blinking cursor. Wha...

Lead author Shixian Xie presents the AI Deciders research during the CHI conference.

Don’t Let FOMO Be Your Organization’s AI Strategy

Driven by the fear of falling behind their competitors, organizations are rushing to throw AI at their problems. But it's not solving ever...

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How Do Boomers Really Feel About AI?

As older adults embrace artificial intelligence, they want the technology to be more in tune with their emotional needs, according to a re...

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Listening to Your Fingertips

The future of precise hearing could be at your fingertips. CMU researchers have developed a technique that turns a person's fingertips int...

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Commencement 2026: ‘Shape What Comes Next’

Carnegie Mellon University conferred more than 5,800 undergraduate and graduate degrees at its 128th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May ...

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CMU Tool Prevents Anxiety Spirals When Searching for Medical Advice Online

Reddit isn't a doctor, but that doesn't stop people from turning to it for medical questions. And since people won't change their behavior...

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Design Tweaks That Keep Students Learning

Getting a question wrong might be the best thing that can happen to a student, if they try again. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Universit...

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Job Interviews, But Make It a Game Night

A team of recent graduates from Carnegie Mellon University turned career prep into a card game. Terrible Workers helps middle and high sch...

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EcoAssist Shows Devs Greener Ways to Code

The environmental impact of the internet continues to climb. Every line of code written for a website leads to power consumption and energ...