Today we welcome the 21st president of Columbia University, Jennifer L. Mnookin. As she becomes part of our community, join her for a look at Columbia’s spirit of discovery. Read President Mnookin's message: https://president.columbia.edu/news/first-day-message-president-jennifer-l-mnookin

In his latest article for Open Banker, Bob Hedges argues that banking executives need to fully understand the challenges that agentic AI poses for retail banking and for whom the agent works (the consumer!). Read it here: openbanker.beehiiv.com/p/whodoesthe...

#ColumbiaAI News: A new report from the @columbiaigp.bsky.social Technology & Democracy Initiative examines the "AI Slop" phenomenon and how AI-generated content is reshaping the information ecosystem. Read the full report here: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/sites/igp/fi...

"Open source models are very capable, and the ability to charge a big premium for AI is going to diminish." DSI Member and @columbiaseas.bsky.social Vice Dean of Computing and AI @vishalmisra.bsky.social weighs in for @wsj.com on the emerging AI price wars: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...

DSI Core Member @chrishwiggins.bsky.social has been named Adviser to the Dean for AI Strategy, Columbia College. Read more: www.college.columbia.edu/news/2026-06... #ColumbiaAI @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Congratulations to DSI member, Dr. @elhamazizi.bsky.social, for being selected as a recipient of the 40 Under 40 in Cancer Award. This recognizes her as one of the nation's most promising young leaders in oncology and cancer research. Read more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/elham-a...

The big week is here! 🦁 Celebrate our graduates with us this week by streaming the ceremonies live ⤵️ 🎓 May 18 at 5:15 pm ET, Columbia Engineer Class Day: vimeo.com/event/5890332 🎓 May 20 at 10:30 am ET, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Commencement: commencement.columbia.edu/content/webc...

The MSDS Capstone program lets students apply their data science skills to real-world projects with industry affiliates or @columbiauniversity.bsky.social faculty Students exhibited their Spring 2026 Capstone projects this week, which tackled everything from post-endoscopy care to fraud detection 🙌

Scientific literature depends on the integrity of its references. In a new research letter, authors present the findings of a reference-integrity audit of 2.5 million biomedical papers. Read this & more in our latest issue: spkl.io/63325A7eXP

A major crisis in biomedical research: Nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed medical papers have fake citations, finds a @columbianursing.bsky.social AI-assisted audit by DSI members Maxim Topaz and Zhihong Zhang with their coauthors. Read the paper in @thelancet.com: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

AI is transforming how businesses operate & raising the bar for MBAs. Columbia Business School is exploring how students can build AI fluency & prep for jobs that don't exist yet Q&A with Prof Brett House & Associate Dean for Career Management Gracy Sarkissian: business.columbia.edu/insights/AI-...

Traditional complexity theory can’t accommodate problems with quantum inputs & outputs. DSI Core Member @henryyuen.bsky.social is now leading an effort to develop a new “fully quantum” theory to solve this. Read more in @quantamagazine.bsky.social: www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-comple...

DAX 2026 concluded with an Innovation Expo featuring the latest research from several of Columbia's labs as well as AI focused startups emerging from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social.

DSI Core Member Qiang Du and DSI Members Keren Bergman & Tim Roughgarden have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Congrats to these DSI members & their impactful contributions to their scientific fields All new Academy Members elected in 2026: www.amacad.org/new-members-...

IBM’s Francesca Rossi joined DAX 2026 for a fireside chat with DSI’s Garud Iyengar focused on responsible AI. One key insight from the conversation: companies that devote more resources and people to responsible tech are also more successful.

At DAX 2026, Bob Hedges, Retired Global Chief Data Officer at Visa made the case for putting consumers back at the center of innovation. Read more about the Data Science and AI Exchange (DAX 2026): industry.datascience.columbia.edu/DAX/conference

At DAX 2026, IBM Fellow & Global Leader for Responsible AI & AI Governance Francesca Rossi joined DSI Avenassians Director Garud Iyengar for a fireside chat Rossi emphasized that responsible AI development is not just a "good thing" for companies to do, but a core requirement for long-term success

In his keynote at DAX 2026, Bob Hedges made the case for putting consumers back at the center of innovation, and recognizing that it can be better business for companies to think about how to add value for consumers, not extract value from them.

LIVE 🔴 A @columbiaigp.bsky.social Spotlight Interview with Secretary Jacob Lew and IBM’s Arvind Krishna. Part of @columbiasipa.bsky.social & @newyorkfed.org’s conference on cyber risk to financial stability. youtube.com/live/k2s9dCl... @datascicolumbia.bsky.social

@columbiauniversity.bsky.social Provost Angela V. Olinto opened this year’s Data Science & AI Exchange (DAX 2026) with a timely reminder that AI is no longer defined to a single domain, it's shaping every sector–the key question is not about what AI can do, but how its benefits can be broadly shared

The first-ever Data Science and AI Exchange (DAX 2026) has just concluded at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. It’s been a full day of riveting discussions about the challenges and opportunities in responsible AI. Thank you to the leaders from industry, academia, and government joined us.

The Data Science and AI Exchange (DAX 2026) is underway at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. Leaders from industry, academia, and government are here today for a dialogue on the real challenges and opportunities in responsible AI.

The Data Science and AI Exchange (DAX 2026) is about to begin at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social! Leaders from industry, academia, and government will join us today to unpack a key question: How do we ensure AI is responsible, trustworthy, and beneficial for all?

#ColumbiaAI: Watch @columbiaigp.bsky.social, @columbiasipa.bsky.social & @columbiajournalism.bsky.social's event from this week, Safeguarding Freedom and Democracy in the Age of AI

Led by DSI member @henryyuen.bsky.social, a new multi-university grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) will examine whether larger quantum operations could reduce errors and make future quantum computers more practical. More: datascience.columbia.edu/news/2026/tr...

Congratulations to IBM's Francesca Rossi, who was recognized in @aimagazine.bsky.social's Top 100 Women in AI 2026 On April 14, Francesca will be joining us at the Data Science and AI Exchange (DAX 2026) for a fireside chat on responsible AI with Garud Iyengar Register here: dax2026.eventbrite.com

#ColumbiaAI News: Can AI understand literature? @columbiauniversity.bsky.social researchers are testing the ability of LLMs to interpret nuance, hidden meaning, and nonlinear storytelling. Read more: www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/c...

#ColumbiaAI News: On March 10, researchers from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social &@stonybrooku.bsky.social spoke on Capitol Hill about emerging quantum technologies—and the importance of federal support for the American universities driving the field forward news.columbia.edu/news/columbi...

How do we build AI systems people can trust? It starts with how we protect data. Join us at the Data Science and AI Exchange (DAX) for a critical conversation on Privacy & Security in the age of responsible AI. 📅 April 14, 2026 👉 Register to join the conversation: dax2026.eventbrite.com

#ColumbiaAI News: The Age of Extraction with Tim Wu ▶️ The Columbia Law professor discusses his new book and explains how tech platforms extract wealth, paving the way for a rise in autocracy. Watch: www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive...

@columbiauniversity.bsky.social Faculty & Researchers 📣 Are you working with complex data? Our data science students can help unlock new insights in your research - across all disciplines! Apply for the Campus Connections Program: datascience.columbia.edu/engage/campu...

To mark its 50th anniversary, Mathematics of Operations Research (MOR), selected 50 landmark papers highlighting advances in the field over five decades. Garud Iyengar, Avanessians Director of @datascicolumbia.bsky.social, was among those recognized for his 2005 paper, "Robust Dynamic Programming"

#ColumbiaAI: A new interdisciplinary project investigates art images & artificial intelligence Art Images & AI: Latent Space Interpretability, Art History & the Law is led by Noam M. Elcott & Kathleen McKeown & is funded by a @datascicolumbia.bsky.social seed grant news.columbia.edu/news/interdi...

Join us at the Data Science and AI Exchange (DAX 2026) April 14 at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Keynote speaker Bob Hedges, former Chief Data Officer at Visa & Research Fellow at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy, will share insights on responsible AI, governance & enterprise AI strategy

Join @datascicolumbia.bsky.social for DAX 2026 on April 14! Explore AI innovations, hear expert panels on privacy, safety, & governance, and see live demos at the Innovation Showcase. Build your AI network. Secure your seat: dax2026.eventbrite.com @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

🗓️ On March 4: Listen, examine, and explore how AI is influencing teaching and learning at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/reimaginin... #ColumbiaAI @datascicolumbia.bsky.social @columbiactl.bsky.social @teacherscollege.bsky.social

#ColumbiaAI News: Columbia Engineering cybersecurity expert Asaf Cidon explains the eerie rise of AI-powered email, phone, and video scams — and how anyone can fall for them. Read his interview with Columbia Magazine: magazine.columbia.edu/article/deep...

Capstone spotlight 💡 Last fall, this group of @datascicolumbia.bsky.social students partnered with Adobe to apply their skills and solve a data-driven problem. Capstone projects help our students work with real data in the real world, and the learnings are invaluable for their future careers.

Columbia Data Science students are back on campus after a restful winter break. Here's to an eventful semester full of learning, professional growth, and data!

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED! 🚨 The DSI Seed Fund supports research that brings together data science and domain expertise in new collaborations between @columbiauniversity.bsky.social faculty. Submit your proposal by January 19: datascience.columbia.edu/research/gra...

ICYMI: Our AI Insights Newsletter explored what it means to be creative in the age of AI @columbiauniversity.bsky.social faculty & students are probing the role of the human creator at a time when AI can generate an image, design, or novel in seconds ai.columbia.edu/news/ai-crea... #ColumbiaAI

@glenweyl.bsky.social says superintelligence is already here—and it’s social. He argues that it already exists in the collective systems humanity has created. Read more insights from his recent lecture at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social: datascience.columbia.edu/news/2025/wh...

🚨 The Call for Proposals for the DSI Seed Fund Program closes in less than a month. This fund supports research that brings together data science and domain expertise in new collaborations between @columbiauniversity.bsky.social faculty. Submit by Jan 15: datascience.columbia.edu/research/gra...

#ColumbiaAI News: AI is transforming the economy — understanding its impact requires both data and imagination. Read Daniel Björkegren's essay in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @columbiasipa.bsky.social | @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

AI companionship feels real. For some users, the experience is comforting; for others, it’s catastrophic. Lawmakers are scrambling to respond. Read the latest Columbia AI Insights newsletter, powered by @datascicolumbia.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-com... @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

📣 Great opportunity for early-career researchers! We're accepting applications for the DSI Postdoctoral Fellows Program until December 15. Don’t miss this opportunity! Find out more and apply: apply.interfolio.com/176174

Columbia Faculty & Researchers: Are you working with complex data? Data science students can help unlock new insights in your research Apply for the Campus Connections Program & get matched with talented @columbiauniversity.bsky.social data science students datascience.columbia.edu/engage/campu...

💡 Microsoft Research’s @glenweyl.bsky.social is giving a lecture at @datascicolumbia.bsky.social on Dec 1: How to be the Superintelligence You’ve Been Waiting For Don’t miss it! Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-gl... @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Daniel Hsu is shaping collaborative research at @datascicolumbia.bsky.social As Associate Director for Research, he is strengthening collaboration across @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & positioning DSI at the forefront of interdisciplinary research in AI datascience.columbia.edu/news/2025/da...

The J.P. Morgan Chase Machine Learning Center of Excellence joined us on campus last week 🙌 Representatives from their data scientist, product, and recruiting teams gave an inside look at JPMC’s internship programs and shared tips on navigating the hiring process. Thank you for your insights!