Assessing and imagining the impact of Generative AI on Science: Panel

Through three public panels and discussions, the Assessing and Imagining the Impact of Generative AI on Science Symposium will examine how AI is currently deployed in research, how access and equity shape its impact, and how emerging innovations intersect with policy, funding, and public trust. Featuring leading voices from both within Cornell and across academia and industry, the event offers a rare, interdisciplinary look at the opportunities and challenges ahead as generative AI transforms how knowledge is produced, shared, and evaluated. Public Panel: Equity, Access, and Collaboration: Disparities in access to AI tools and compute, the distribution of benefits and risks, and how generative AI reshapes collaboration and human–AI teamwork. Opening remarks by Dr. Gary Koretzky ’78 Vice Provost for Research, a professor emeritus of medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine, and professor emeritus of microbiology and immunology, Cornell University Panelists: Savannah Thais: Assistant Professor of Computer Science, CUNY / Hunter CollegeToby Stuart: Leo Helzel Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, UC Berkeley HaasKati Kish Bar‑On: Alfred P. Sloan Meta‑Science and AI Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston UniversityEun‑Ah Kim: Hans A. Bethe Professor of Physics, Cornell University; Director of the Artificial Intelligence Materials Institute (AI-MI)Moderated by Ranjit Singh: Program Director, AI on the Ground, Data & Society