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Just Announced: Syracuse University AI Symposium on Dec. 3
Join faculty, staff and students for the inaugural Syracuse University AI Symposium on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Schine Student Center. The morning features a keynote by Arcovo AI CEO Jeff Knauss, a panel discussion and breakout sessions on a range of AI-related topics. This in-person event has limited seating, so register today.
More Upcoming Events
In addition to the Symposium, ITS is hosting a number of events over the next few weeks covering the practical applications and ethical implications of AI.
As part of the Fall 2026 Research Computing Series, ITS AI engineer Aaron Starr will introduce AI tools for advanced computational work. Join on Microsoft Teams Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m
During AI at Work, Pun To “Doug” Yung, a Meredith Professor Faculty Fellow in biomedical and chemical engineering, will explore how virtue ethics can guide everyday AI choices. Join us Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 2 to 3 p.m. Register today.
Want to get more out of Claude? The Claude 101 series continues with two more live sessions on Microsoft Teams, 1 to 2 p.m. on Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. Register for one or all. Missed the first sessions? You can watch the recordings here.
News and Views
In Summary
AI is pushing higher education to clarify its rules and its purpose. A provost’s resignation over undisclosed AI use raised the stakes on transparency for leaders, while campuses weigh AI-free courses, religious opt-outs and calls for faculty and student input. Meanwhile, AI is beating human peer reviewers, fueling a surge in agent-driven hacks and sending Anthropic scrambling for computing power.
Academia and Higher Education
- Dartmouth Provost Resigns Over AI Use (Inside Higher Ed)
- U of Kentucky Grants Employee Religious Exemption from AI Use (Higher Ed Dive)
- How to Navigate AI Adoption — with Faculty and Student Input (Higher Ed Dive)
- Don’t Replace Professors With AI. Replace Administrators Instead! (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Tyler Cowen’s Radical AI University (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- What Is the Purpose of College in the Age of AI? (Inside Higher Ed)
- New in AI: UChicago Rethinks Writing, EIU Students Want Faculty Rules (Inside Higher Ed)
- Why AI in Education Is Four Things, Not One (Educause Review)
- AI Article Review ‘Better Than Humans at Their Best’ (Inside Higher Ed)
- Can Academe Survive the Tidal Wave of AI Slop? (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Who Cares Whether Academics Use AI to Write? We Do. (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Your Pre-AI Ph.D. Is a Precious Commodity (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Agents
- I Tested Every Major AI Agent for a Day. Here’s the Best One (Wired)
- Why AI Agents Will Live or Die on Permission (PYMNTS)
- Sovereign Agents (Center for New American Security)
Anthropic in the News
- Inside Anthropic’s Urgent Hunt for A.I. Computing Power (The New York Times)
- The Components of Agent Memory (Anthropic)
Business and the Economy
- A.I. by the Numbers (The New York Times)
- The Fed’s New Headache: An AI Boom That Turns to Bust (Politico)
- Heineken CIO Uses AI to Operationalize Data-Driven Decisions (CIO Dive)
- Starbucks Wants to Use AI to Show You A ‘Personalized Digital Menu’ at the Drive-Thru (The Verge)
- Mercedes Gives Its Cars an AI Upgrade (The Wall Street Journal)
Security and Cybersecurity
- Armed With AI, Hackers Now Exploit Cyber Threat Warnings (The Wall Street Journal)
- AI Hacks Are Coming Thick and Fast and Overwhelming the Internet (The Wall Street Journal)
- The Humans Burning Out on AI’s Cyber Frontlines (Axios)
Society
- Eric Schmidt on AI’s Promise and Public Distrust (Axios)
- Debaters Tried to Change People’s Minds About AI. Here’s What Happened. (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Tools and Releases
- Introducing Pangram Image 1.0 (Pangram)
Workforce and Jobs
- What is it Like to Work When Your Co-Workers are AI Agents? (The Guardian)
- LinkedIn Data Shows Where Opportunity is Emerging as Work Changes (LinkedIn)
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