Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Adding AI to Museum Exhibits Increases Learning, Keeps Kids Engaged Longer

Nesra Yannier sits at the Norilla exhibit table

CMU Tested Intelligent Science Exhibits at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh

Hands-on exhibits are staples of science and children's museums around the world, and kids love them. The exhibits invite children to explore scientific concepts in fun and playful ways.

But do kids actually learn from them? Ideally, museum staff, parents or caregivers are on hand to help guide the children through the exhibits and facilitate learning, but that is not always possible.

CMU Launches Responsible AI Initiative To Direct Technology Toward Social Responsibility

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Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve our daily lives, whether it's by helping doctors better diagnose and treat disease, reducing jail recidivism or connecting people in need with social services to assist them. The extent to which AI will empower us to make better decisions and enhance our lives in equitable ways depends on the researchers, organizations, business leaders and policymakers at the forefront of this technology.

HCII at Virtual CSCW 2021

The ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) was held virtually October 23 to 27, 2021.

HCII Researchers To Study Improving Algorithm, Computer Science Education as Part of CERES Network

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Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Human Computer Interaction Institute will collaborate with institutions around the world to tailor digital technologies to help children and families learn, play and socialize as part of the Connecting the EdTech Research EcoSystem (CERES) network.

Put Children In The Driving Seat Of Their Own Learning For Better Results

Children learn better when they are more active in lessons and have more control over their learning, says a new study.

New Research Shows Learning Is More Effective When Active

2 adults and 2 children play with the Norilla system in a museum

Engaging students through interactive activities, discussions, feedback and AI-enhanced technologies resulted in improved academic performance compared to traditional lectures, lessons or readings, faculty from Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute concluded after collecting research into active learning.

School of Computer Science Part of Four New NSF AI Institutes

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CMU Contributing to Innovations in Caregiving, Agriculture, Wireless Networks

Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science will contribute fundamental and cutting-edge research to a government-led push to bring about life-changing advances through artificial intelligence.

NoRILLA: AI Gorilla Brings STEM to Life at the Children's Museum of Atlanta

Nesra sits at a NoRILLA table and reaches for a tower of blocks

There’s something new rumbling and tumbling at CMA! If you’ve visited the museum lately you’ve seen children building towers and other structures out of blocks. That’s pretty common – we’re big block fans! But the friendly animated gorilla sharing challenges and feedback certainly adds a twist. And things get really fun when the foundation below the blocks begins to shake!

Significant Otter Helps Couples Communicate From the Heart

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Researchers Develop Smartwatch App That Uses Hear

Yang Receives SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award

Qian Yang, a 2020 graduate from the HCI Ph.D. program, received a 2021 SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award. She is now an assistant professor in information science at Cornell University.

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