“I think that Americans are rightly recognizing that AI can be used for good or for nefarious purposes,” says JHU CS and @johnshopkinsiaa.bsky.social’s Anton Dahbura. “And so, it’s smart for them to be concerned in the environment we live in right now, where it’s kind of ‘anything goes.’”

Americans embrace AI, but with skeptical eye, Pew survey shows

Americans are skeptical of chatbots and other forms of AI, even as awareness and usage have increased rapidly in a few short years, a new Pew Research Center survey shows.

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It might be less worrying than we think: “It’s very hard to distinguish AI security incidents from AI marketing, and that’s actually a big problem going forward,” says @matthewdgreen.bsky.social, a security expert at @jhu.edu.

The Independent@the-independent.com · 2w ago

ChatGPT has gone rogue. Here’s why people are so horrified

Congratulations to Benjamin Van Durme on his promotion to full professor! 🎉 His research focuses on helping people work with large amounts of information—understanding what info is present in documents & images, helping people find that info, & being able to help answer questions about that content.

Tomorrow is #SysAdminDay, when we’ll celebrate and thank our outstanding IT team! Check out their detailed and up to date CS IT Wiki for all kinds of helpful guides and support resources: support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Main_Page Thank you for your expertise, hard work, and continued support!

As part of @jhu.edu’s continued investment in data science and AI, JHU CS is pleased to welcome 6 new tenure-track faculty to its ranks this academic year, including @mangahomanga.bsky.social, @jmincho.bsky.social, & @erye.bsky.social! 🥳 Learn more about our new assistant professors: bit.ly/4yNI4xf

Congratulations, Yuanhao!

Congratulations to @anjalief.bsky.social, @gligoric.bsky.social, @ghadfield.bsky.social, Chien-Ming Huang, @tiziano.bsky.social, and Tianmin Shu on winning 2026 @jhu.edu Discovery Awards! Learn more about their proposed projects below:

CS faculty receive 2026 Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards

Winning projects—chosen from 324 proposals—will accelerate the research of 132 individuals from across the university.

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Congratulations, Natalie!

Congratulations to @jhu.edu computer scientists Ziyang Li & Yinzhi Cao on their team’s selection as a #GenesisMission Awardee by the @departmentofenergy.bsky.social. Learn more about how they will advance innovation and strengthen America’s scientific leadership here: www.cs.jhu.edu/news/hopkins...

Hear from @mathias-unberath.bsky.social and @mdredze.bsky.social on how @jhu.edu is harnessing the power of AI to develop new drugs, diagnostic tools, and administrative services:

Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com · last mo.

Johns Hopkins already leads the medical world. On AI, it won’t be easy.

150 Years of Innovation: Suchi Saria is improving outcomes for sepsis patients with an AI tool that helps doctors diagnose the condition nearly two hours earlier than traditional methods. Read more in the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social magazine: bit.ly/4pxRvg4 #EngineerTheSummer #ResearchSavesLives

Congratulations to Zongwei Zhou and team on this amazing accomplishment! 🏆

Zongwei Zhou receives IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Best Paper Award

The award recognizes his work on UNet++, now the most cited paper in the journal’s recent history and a standard tool in medical image analysis.

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In the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social magazine: “Design is not just about aesthetics,” says CS major Michael Baum, Engr ’27. “It is fundamentally about communication. Small decisions can determine whether someone immediately grasps the main idea or misses it entirely.”

Discerning Data - Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine

Storytelling with Data demonstrates the importance of ethically collecting and interpreting data.

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Congratulations, Ayush!

Congratulations to our students on their Summer Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards! ☀️ Learn about the projects they’re researching this summer here: www.cs.jhu.edu/news/five-cs...

📣 Attention undergrads! 📣 Join us next week for our 2nd Faculty Research Panel of the summer w/ @mdinitz.bsky.social, Russell Taylor, & @yaxingyao.bsky.social to learn about available research opportunities & connect w/ faculty outside the classroom! ☀️ Learn more here: www.cs.jhu.edu/event/comput...

Congratulations to the @jhu.edu Computational Cognition, Vision, and Learning group on its acceptances to the @aapmhq.bsky.social / @comp-ocpm.bsky.social Annual Meeting and Exhibition #aapmcomp2026! Learn about the abstracts the team will be presenting next week in Vancouver 🇨🇦 in this 🧵. (1/10)

In the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social magazine: Students developed an #AI model that can automate the editing process of interviews and recognize subtle details to help a clinician and patient connect.

The Empathy Algorithm - Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine

Jacob Heisler is pursuing a master’s degree in electrical engineering with a focus on solid-state devices. At the same time, he is running his own venture: Heisler Semiconductor.

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Congratulations, Sucheng!

On Tuesday—Yuchen “Peter” Ge will present “Improving Metagenomics Classification with Kmask: Entropy-Based Masking of Low-Complexity Regions” at @iscb.bsky.social’s #ISMB2026. (🧵 1/3)

Last month, @moberst.bsky.social, Chien-Ming Huang, & other CS faculty members shared their progress & concerns at the 1st in-person convening of the @jhu.edu Workgroup on AI & Healthcare, co-hosted by @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social. 💻 🩺 Learn more about their ⚡️ talks here: www.cs.jhu.edu/news/hopkins...

In the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social magazine: Rising senior Alessa Carbo and @enalisnick.bsky.social have taken an important step toward addressing the challenges of developing #AI models for processing sign language. 🤟

Handshaping Communication - Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine

Neural network improves the computational recognition and translation of signed languages.

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Congratulations to @anandbhattad.bsky.social and team on this amazing accomplishment from @ieeeras.bsky.social! 👏

Anand Bhattad wins ICRA 2026 Best Paper Award on Robot Learning

The International Conference on Robotics and Automation is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Robotics and Automation Society’s flagship conference, gathering the world’s top resear...

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In the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social magazine: The Pancreatic Tumor Segmentation Dataset, or PanTS, is the largest fully open-source CT scan dataset for #pancreaticcancer detection.

Accelerating Pancreatic Cancer Detection - Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine

Hopkins researchers have developed a database aimed at leveraging artificial intelligence to spot pancreatic cancer earlier, when it is potentially treatable.

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“I like the idea that we’re going to have a standard library for this that a lot of people can review,” JHU CS’ @matthewdgreen.bsky.social told @wired.com. “And if you use this library, you inherit all the security for free.”

Gizmodo@gizmodo.com · 2mo ago

Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App https://gizmodo.com/signal-veterans-want-to-encrypt-slack-google-docs-and-basically-every-other-app-2000771623

It’s #ICML2026 next week! See all the amazing #machinelearning research our computer scientists are presenting at @icmlconf.bsky.social in Seoul. 🇰🇷 LONG 🧵 (1/25)

See what Anton Dahbura, associate research professor and executive director of the Information Security Institute, is doing with his award:

Anton Dahbura receives Johns Hopkins Nexus Award

His proposed seminar series at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center will explore the advantages, risks, and governance of AI-driven digital twins in healthcare.

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Johns Hopkins University@jhu.edu · 2mo ago

Twenty-eight convening, research, and teaching endeavors based at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., have been selected to receive funding from the university's Nexus Awards Program. https://bit.ly/4nYiIrz

In the @jhu.edu Engineering Magazine: According to @ghadfield.bsky.social, @jhu-bdps.bsky.social of AI Alignment and Governance, we’re not ready for the AI transformation that’s coming:

Can AI Conform to Social Norms? - Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine

As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in everyday life, Professor Gillian Hadfield is helping build the legal and ethical infrastructure needed for an AI-driven future.

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In the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social magazine: “AI is causing a revolution in how we do science,” says @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social Director @mdredze.bsky.social. “And it’s happening across the board. This isn’t limited to engineering or biology, chemistry or sociology. It’s everywhere.”

Signal and Noise - Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine

DSAI Director Mark Dredze and team are working to harness AI’s potential while keeping its applications grounded in real-world challenges.

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Next week at @aclmeeting.bsky.social’s #ACL2026NLP, don’t miss @gligoric.bsky.social, @serinachang5.bsky.social, & more’s “Valid Survey Simulations with Limited Human Data: The Roles of Prompting, Fine-Tuning, and Rectification”... (🧵 1/3)