Faculty and Staff News

AI and robots may live next door, but they are not your neighbors

Treating others as you would like to be treated may be a societal standard, but it shouldn’t be applied to artificial intelligence and robots, says Jaron Lanier. The scientist, technologist, author, artist and musician known as the father of virtual reality says anthropomorphizing AI and robots is actually bad for them -- and for us. He will discuss how this hobbles the development and application of the technologies on Tuesday (Nov. 6) during Purdue’s annual Dawn or Doom conference.

Other Stories

• 2019 benefits open enrollment ends at 6 p.m. ET Monday

• Daylight saving time ends Sunday

• Section of Martin Jischke Drive closes, parking removed around Meredith Residence Hall on Monday

• Parking, sidewalk closures west of Russell Street between Third and Fifth streets start Monday

In the Spotlight

Sensor gives farmers more accurate read on plant health, provides valuable crop data

A Purdue professor has built an innovative handheld sensor that gives plant scientists and farmers a more precise way of measuring the health of crops while gathering up-to-the-minute data that state and federal officials and others will find valuable.

Additional News

Research

• Emergency solution: Purdue technology opens the door for improved rescue kits for people with diabetes, hypoglycemia

• Cholera’s global toil could diminish with Purdue smartphone tech

General

• Purdue I-Corps: Guiding entrepreneurs from good ideas to great, market-ready innovations

• Purdue Women in HPC chapter one of the first selected for affiliation with international organization

• Purdue professor led Worm research that began cybersecurity work

Sports

• Purdue football gameday information

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

• Lafayette Journal & Courier, WLFI: Opening bid for Purdue flag Neil Armstrong took to the moon? Try $40K

• Inside INdiana Business: Venture winners take aim at diabetes, disease outbreaks

• WRTV: Indiana Grown aims to expand access to local foods

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