{"id":182567,"date":"2026-01-29T00:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/cornell-appoints-prof-thorsten-joachims-as-new-vice-provost-for-artificial-intelligence-strategy-position\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T05:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:15:29","slug":"cornell-appoints-prof-thorsten-joachims-as-new-vice-provost-for-artificial-intelligence-strategy-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/cornell-appoints-prof-thorsten-joachims-as-new-vice-provost-for-artificial-intelligence-strategy-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornell Appoints Prof. Thorsten Joachims As New Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence Strategy Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellsun.com\/article\/2026\/01\/cornell-appoints-prof-thorsten-joachims-as-new-vice-provost-for-artificial-intelligence-strategy-position\">Cornell Appoints Prof. Thorsten Joachims As New Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence Strategy Position<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellsun.com\/article\/2026\/01\/cornell-appoints-prof-thorsten-joachims-as-new-vice-provost-for-artificial-intelligence-strategy-position\">https:\/\/www.cornellsun.com\/article\/2026\/01\/cornell-appoints-prof-thorsten-joachims-as-new-vice-provost-for-artificial-intelligence-strategy-position<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-29 00:54:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cornellsun.com\">www.cornellsun.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Appointment of Prof. Thorsten Joachims<\/strong>: Prof. Thorsten Joachims has been appointed as the vice provost for artificial intelligence strategy at Cornell University, effective from January 1.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Expanding Cornell AI Initiative<\/strong>: The Cornell AI Initiative, which Joachims currently directs, will see further expansion. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Strategy Council<\/strong>: A new AI Strategy Council has been established to collaborate with Joachims, consisting of key university officials, to facilitate broader AI initiatives across Cornell.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Emphasis on Ethical AI Use<\/strong>: The university aims to innovate thoughtfully with AI, balancing its benefits and potential harms in research and education.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Joachims\u2019 Academic Background<\/strong>: Joachims joined the Cornell faculty in 2001 and has held various roles including Interim Dean and Associate Dean for Research.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Focus on Learning to Rank<\/strong>: Joachims&#8217; 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