@CarnegieMellon's Block Center for Technology and Society investigates the economic, organizational, and public policy impacts of technology.
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CMU Block Center retweeted
18 Mar 2025
Congratulations to @teppercmu professor Linda Argote on her appointment to the @wef Network of Global Future Councils!
Argote will serve on the Council on Human Capital Development.
➡️ cmu.is/Tepper-Argote | #TartanProud
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CMU Block Center retweeted
21 Mar 2025
I’m at @CarnegieMellon with leaders from @OpenAI and @SEIU668 to share the results of our first-in-the-nation generative AI pilot program — and where we go from here.
Pennsylvania is a leader in the responsible, ethical use of gen AI. x.com/i/broadcasts/1kvKpywen…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
6 Mar 2025
Today, in partnership with the Carnegie Mellon University Block Center for Technology and Society (@CMUBlockCenter), we are running an event, AI: Who Wins and Who Loses.
See full agenda here: cmu.edu/block-center/news-ev….
We will be posting updates throughout the day.
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CMU Block Center retweeted
24 Oct 2024
What we see and hear online is not always real. We can do our part to protect our democracy by being aware of this, especially during election season. Learn more about generative AI with this 2 min video and responsible voter guide resource from the @CMUBlockCenter. #GenAI
12 Sep 2024
The @CMUBlockCenter published The Responsible Voter's Guide to GenAI and Political campaigning to help voters navigate the impacts of AI on the political landscape.
Check out the guide to remain informed and aware throughout election season:
cmu.is/Block-Center-Voter-Gu…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
23 Oct 2024
Responsible AI is key to safe health care innovation! Heinz College’s @AnandSRao explains how responsible AI supports human decision making and ensures fairness and safety in health care. Learn more about the future of AI in health care! healthcareitnews.com/news/ho…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
17 Oct 2024
What's next for #AI?
In the Season One finale of "Where What If Becomes What's Next," we hear from Carnegie Mellon experts on the future of AI in disaster response, robotics, creativity, health care and transportation.
🎧 Listen now ⬇️
ai.cmu.edu/podcast/all-episo…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
13 Oct 2024
Carnegie Mellon experts explain why Pittsburgh is poised to lead the industrial revolution in human-first #AI. 💡
The AI Horizons Summit with @GovernorShapiro will highlight the city's innovation and commitment to responsible technology.
➡️ cmu.is/Pittsburgh-AI-Renaiss…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
10 Oct 2024
The Summit for AI Institutes Leadership 2024 is being hosted by Carnegie Mellon University's AI Institute for Societal Decision Making.
A public expo is taking place today at CMU, where all 25 AI Institutes will engage participants with interactive displays.
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CMU Block Center retweeted
9 Oct 2024
The @CMUBlockCenter has announced the recipients of the 2024-25 Build Back Better subawards.
Nine projects have been awarded funding to drive innovation and workforce development in robotics, advanced manufacturing and technology equity. 👏
➡️ cmu.is/BBB-Subawards-2024
ALT Ramayya Krishnan, Block Center faculty director and dean of CMU's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
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CMU Block Center retweeted
18 Sep 2024
Thanks for joining us yesterday on Constitution Day! Together, we amplified the impact of our civic engagement by registering new voters, explored responsible voting in the age of AI, & crafted DIY postcards to encourage community members to get to the ballot box on Election Day.
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CMU Block Center retweeted
12 Sep 2024
The @CMUBlockCenter published The Responsible Voter's Guide to GenAI and Political campaigning to help voters navigate the impacts of AI on the political landscape.
Check out the guide to remain informed and aware throughout election season:
cmu.is/Block-Center-Voter-Gu…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
27 Aug 2024
The @CMUBlockCenter at @CarnegieMellon is home to CMU's Responsible AI initiative. The Block Center recently created a video that dives into the impact AI is having on voters, offering tips on spotting misleading information. bit.ly/46SYsz1
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In @CMUBlockCenter's Responsible #AI Voter Video Guide, Prof. Kathleen Carley of @SCSatCMU, @S3DatCMU, @CMU_CASOS focuses on the critical issues of #misinformation in elections & the integrity of the electoral process, particularly as it relates to #GenAI: youtube.com/watch?v=KAbe165o…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
Sustainability doesn't "fit into just ecology, or just chemistry, or just engineering or just finance. It’s all of it. The way we approach those problems at @CarnegieMellon is to recognize their interdisciplinary nature and build tools that reflect that.”
cmu.edu/news/stories/archive…
ALT Man standing at the front of a class with a drawing on a white board that includeds the words "natural capital," "sources," "are these rates optimal" connected by arrows.
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CMU Block Center retweeted
20 May 2024
The roadmap “Driving U.S. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence” directs Congress to infuse billions into research and development, provides direction for crafting legislation, and takes a step forward in regulating AI.
Learn more about CMU's role: cmu.is/AIroadmap
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CMU Block Center retweeted
20 Apr 2024
Join us for our April 24 event where @MarkMuro1, Rob Cherry from @PghWorkforce, Sherri McCleary, and Ben Pratt will discuss how to leverage a federal place-based challenge grant to accelerate manufacturing automation in the Pittsburgh region. Register: brookings.edu/events/issues-…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
11 Apr 2024
If you're in the Pittsburgh area, join us for this live event at Carnegie Mellon University on April 24.
11 Apr 2024
Join us 4/24 as @BrookingsInst, @CarnegieMellon, and @PittTweet host an Election '24 event exploring the role public policies should play in sustaining local industrial revitalization, particularly in transitioning regions like Pittsburgh. Register: brookings.edu/events/issues-…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
29 Feb 2024
Congratulations to all on this recognition, including 3 from our @cmuhcii community:
🎉Lifetime Research Award - Jodi Forlizzi @mizjodi
🎉Societal Impact Award - Amy Ogan @amyogan
🎉Outstanding Dissertation Award - alumnus Karan Ahuja @realkaranahuja HCI PhD '23
#SIGCHI #CHI2024
29 Feb 2024
🥳👏👏Congratulations to the 2024 ACM #SIGCHI awardees!
We recognize 13 SIGCHI members receiving lifetime research and practice, societal impact, and outstanding dissertation awards, as well as 10 being inducted into the SIGCHI Academy! medium.com/sigchi/announcing…
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15 Feb 2024
With Generative AI's rise, it's vital for voters to stay vigilant against manipulation. @CarnegieMellon Block Center's 'Responsible Voter’s Guide to GenAI and Political Campaigning' can equip voters to be informed about potential misinformation: cmu.edu/block-center/respons…
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CMU Block Center retweeted
13 Feb 2024
Upon its completion in 2025, CMU's Robotics Innovation Center is set to anchor community outreach programs and serve as a resource in Hazelwood.
As #robotics continues to evolve, the RIC aims to benefit both CMU and the greater Pittsburgh area.
➡️cmu.is/ric
ALT A rendering of the Robotics Innovation Center
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