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CatGPT - AI Innovation at Cornell
From the Cornell Chronicle: Feline-centric chatbot connects cat owners with credible, science-based information in a novel way.
Innovation in Action: SC Johnson College of Business and CIT Join Forces
Reflecting on the partnership, Damiani shared, “This is a good model for future endeavors. It would have been hard for the college to find and onboard the talent they needed when it was here all along. By collaborating, we’ve all had an opportunity to learn new systems, technologies, approaches, and make new friendships.”
Explore AI at Cornell
Cornell’s AI strategy includes experimenting with generative AI as one of its four pillars. The other pillars are establishing an AI Advisory Council, soliciting AI project ideas, and establishing an AI Initiatives team. Microsoft Copilot Enterprise is being introduced as an experimental tool for the Cornell community.
Employees Can Now Make Campus Phone Numbers Private
Change your campus phone's visibility setting to Private in Workday to hide your number from Cornell's online directory.
Help Build Cornell's Defense Against Digital Threats with PhishAlarm
Use PhishAlarm to report suspicious email and help build the first wall of defense against digital threats.
Zoom Whiteboards Available to Share with Non-Cornell Participants Starting March 17, 2024
Starting Sunday, March 17, 2024, Cornell will make Zoom options available that give Cornell hosts and participants the ability to allow and control sharing of Zoom Whiteboards to participants outside Cornell. This functionality previously required a request to IT staff to be enabled for Cornell hosts and participants. This change will also expand the Zoom profile options to set defaults for whiteboard sharing.
Use Best Practices Collaborating with Weill Cornell Medicine and Qatar on Teams
When someone at Ithaca or Cornell Tech wants to work with someone at WCM or WCM-Qatar or vice versa, use a shared channel. Using shared channels will ensure the best possible Teams experience for all participants.
New Microsoft Teams Client Will Be Default Experience on or Before March 21, 2024
On March 21, 2024, all individuals using Microsoft Teams on a Cornell account will default to the new Teams client. For some groups, the new Teams client is already the default experience. This change precedes the end of access to classic Teams in May 2024. Your primary Technical Support Provider may remove classic Teams at any point between now and the Microsoft-imposed date in May
Customers Asked for Feedback on Website Accessibility Monitoring
Feedback from customers can influence functionality of web accessibility monitoring platform.
Transition to Strong NetID Encryption Requires Some Account Holders to Update Passwords
Starting March 12, 2024, Cornell will begin enforcing strong encryption for Cornell NetID passwords. Some Cornell accounts that are not yet configured for strong encryption for password protection need to be updated before the change takes place. Updating an account to strong crypto is triggered by the account owner changing the NetID password using the Cornell Manage Your NetID webpage.