INFO 4940

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  • Schedule of Classes - January 11, 2026 7:09PM EST

INFO 4940
Special Topics in Information Science

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course explores what artificial intelligence (AI) can teach us about human storytelling. We'll tackle this question through a two-pronged approach: story understanding and story generation. Students will explore how AI and machine learning technologies have revolutionized our approach to analyzing narratives as well as computational methods and concepts for modeling stories, moving towards a broader understanding of storytelling's societal effects.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 5940

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • Topic: U.S. Copyright Law

  • 16951 INFO 4940   LEC 002

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Priehs, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For Bowers Computer and Information Science (CIS) Course Enrollment Help, please see: https://tdx.cornell.edu/TDClient/193/Portal/Home/

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 5940

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • Topic: Law, Policy, and Politics of AI

  • 18430 INFO 4940   LEC 003

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Mitrano, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For Bowers Computer and Information Science (CIS) Course Enrollment Help, please see: https://tdx.cornell.edu/TDClient/193/Portal/Home/

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 5940

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Building Inclusive Computing Organizations

  • 16952 INFO 4940   LEC 004

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Cleare, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For Bowers Computer and Information Science (CIS) Course Enrollment Help, please see: https://tdx.cornell.edu/TDClient/193/Portal/Home/

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • Topic: Producing Culture About, With, and Through Tech

  • 16953 INFO 4940   LEC 008

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Csikszentmihalyi, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.gle/97PeWtkhpSFbCmrn9 to apply.
    For Bowers Computer and Information Science (CIS) Course Enrollment Help, please see: https://tdx.cornell.edu/TDClient/193/Portal/Home/

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 5940

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Designing AI Products and Services

  • 16954 INFO 4940   LEC 010

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Yang, Q

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.gle/TRiSkgZDH7Jwko6a9 to apply. Permission numbers will be sent by the instructor in January.
    For Bowers Computer and Information Science (CIS) Course Enrollment Help, please see: https://tdx.cornell.edu/TDClient/193/Portal/Home/

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 5940

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • Topic: How LLMs work, their potential and limitations

  • 18458 INFO 4940   LEC 011

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Matthews, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For Bowers Computer and Information Science (CIS) Course Enrollment Help, please see: https://tdx.cornell.edu/TDClient/193/Portal/Home/

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • Topic: Neural Networks in Practice

  • 18759 INFO 4940   LEC 013

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ginsparg, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisities: Probability/statistics and python programming at the level of Info 3950 or equivalent. Linear algebra is useful but not required.
    For Bowers Computer and Information Science (CIS) Course Enrollment Help, please see: https://tdx.cornell.edu/TDClient/193/Portal/Home/