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AI Shouldn’t Try to Be Your Friend, According to New Georgia Tech Research
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (483+ words) Would you follow a chatbot's advice more if it sounded friendly?" New research from Georgia Tech suggests that users may like more personable AI, but they are more likely to obey AI that sounds robotic. While following orders from Siri…...
Meet the Fall Commencement Reflection Speakers
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (518+ words) The fall 2025 Commencement reflection speakers. From Left: Alison Jenkins, Jocelyn Kwarteng, and Justin Huang. Across all majors and degrees, every graduating student shares the accomplishment of completing a journey. At each of this fall's ceremonies, a student reflection speaker will…...
Passport to Success: Global Itinerary Leads CS Grad to Prestigious International Designation
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (767+ words) When computer science (CS) major Amber Ephraim walks across the Commencement stage this month, her diploma will bear a distinction earned by only a few Georgia Tech graduates each year: the International Plan (IP) designation. Ephraim is one of eight…...
Jingle Bells, Empty Shelves: Inside the Toy Crunch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (387+ words) Political shifts have turned the toy industry's supply chain into a game of Operation. Stephen Chininis, professor of the practice at Georgia Tech and longtime toy designer, says the impact of tariffs is only beginning to hit consumers." "Prices are…...
Run for the Kids Delivers Game Ball for Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) The annual Run for Kids swapped rivalry for teamwork Sunday as the Georgia Tech and University of Georgia chapters of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) delivered the game ball from Athens to Atlanta ahead of Friday's football game between Tech and…...
Meet the Fall Commencement Speakers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (295+ words) Georgia Tech's Fall Commencement ceremonies will celebrate 1,994 bachelor's graduates, 4,843 master's graduates, and 340 Ph.D. graduates. Meet the three speakers who will share their experiences as leaders and pioneers of their industries with the graduates before they turn their tassels. " Johney Green…...
Revered Faculty Uses Teaching to Nurture Students and Research Community
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (814+ words) Students in machine learning and linear algebra courses this semester are learning from one of Georgia Tech's most celebrated instructors. Rapha'l Pestourie'has earned back-to-back selections to the Institute's Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS) honor roll, placing him among the top-ranked…...
From Refineries to OMSCS: One Yellow Jacket’s Path From a Texas Oil Town to Educational Technology
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (205+ words) From Refineries to OMSCS: One Yellow Jacket's Path From a Texas Oil Town to Educational Technology [View user profile.]Superadmin [Friday, June 6, 2025 - 11:08]Fri, 06/06/2025 - 11:08 Ever wonder how a mechanical engineer ends up leading online education? Here's Alex Duncan's unexpected journey to…...
Computing Student Launches First-Ever Hacker House on Campus
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1142+ words) Computing Student Launches First-Ever Hacker House on Campus [View user profile.]Superadmin [Friday, April 25, 2025 - 10:53]Fri, 04/25/2025 - 10:53 For Georgia Tech computer science student Yamil Quispe, the idea was simple: create a space where passionate people could build, collaborate, and launch ideas together....
Paid Family Leave Helps Reduce Infant Abuse, School of Public Policy Study Finds
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (383+ words) Paid Family Leave Helps Reduce Infant Abuse, School of Public Policy Study Finds [View user profile.]Superadmin [Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 10:38]Tue, 03/18/2025 - 10:38 Infant maltreatment drops significantly when parents gain access to paid family leave, according to a new study led by School…...