Archive: Computer Science
45 Articles
- Faculty in the Media
One Wrong Detail in an AI Summary Can Alter a Person’s Memory
New research by Georgetown Professors Mattea Sim and Yoshi Kohno and University of Washington Ph.D. candidate Yael Eiger suggests that a misleading summary can reshape what…
September 29, 2026
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New Research Finds That Misleading AI-Generated Summaries Can Distort Human Memory
A new study from a team of researchers at Georgetown University and the University of Washington suggests that when prompted to summarize a video, AI systems that output…
September 25, 2026
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Is All Publicity Good Publicity? Inside the Attention Economy of Presidential Campaigns
A new book by McCourt School Associate Professor Jonathan Ladd and Professor Lisa Singh of the Department of Computer Science explores how presidential campaigns compete for…
September 16, 2026
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Professor Elissa Redmiles, Georgetown Security Lab Receive Microsoft Gift for AI Security Research
The $25,000 gift will support Redmiles’ research into mitigating AI generation of non-consensual intimate.…
September 14, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Majority of U.S. Adults Experience Fatigue. Experts Point to 1 Workplace Factor That Amplifies It
“In the knowledge work setting, fatigue is amplified by the constant context shifting demanded by a communication culture where issues are largely worked out through ad hoc email…
September 14, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
What if Your Texts Traveled as Slowly as a Carrier Pigeon?
By reintroducing friction through apps like Carrier Pidge and Roost, messages can be thoughtful and given the attention they deserve, Professor Cal Newport told The New York.…
August 22, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
‘Hello, Just Circling Back!’ Not Responding to Emails Is Common Across Higher Education but Bad for Morale
Cal Newport, a computer science professor at Georgetown University, wrote about higher education’s unanswered email problem in a larger context in his 2021 book “A World Without…
August 13, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’
“Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,” said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and.…
July 18, 2026
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America’s 250th: The Best U.S. History Books, According to College Faculty
Professors in history, government, English, performing arts, psychology and other fields offer their recommendations on books to read…
June 30, 2026
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Curiosity for How Things Work Led Senior to Computer Science and Neurobiology
Emilio Cazares Borbon (C’26) will graduate this May from the College of Arts & Sciences with degrees in computer science and.…
May 15, 2026