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Associate Teaching Professor Steve Rubinow Analyzes How AI Agents Going Rogue and What Banks Can Do About It

American Banker

“It’s kind of a paradox,” said Steve Rubinow, associate teaching professor of information technology and management and the former CIO of the New York Stock Exchange. “We want to give software agency, but we don’t want to give it too much agency, because too much agency could have unpredictable results. So the question is, how much agency should you give agentic AI, and it’s a really good question.”

Engineering Professor Gongkang Fu Discusses City’s Responsibility in Maintaining Light Pole That Damaged Woman’s Car

CBS2 Chicago

“This should have been somehow inspected more frequently,” said Illinois Institute of Technology Engineering Professor Gongkang Fu. “If you own the structure, you need to maintain it. You need to make sure that it’s safe, not the public that uses it.”

Professor Carly Kocurek, Director of Game Design and Experiential Media, Explores Women’s Impact on Gaming Culture

LAist

“Historically, women online game quite a bit. They tend to game in slightly different ways having to do with safety and play preferences, but there are definitely lots of ways and places that women play,” says Associate Dean and Professor Carly Kocurek, director of game design and experiential media. “Even 10 to 15 years ago, World of Warcraft … had more women players than men, which most people didn’t realize because people aren’t always playing as themselves.”

Law Professor James Bent Weighs in on Challenge to NFL’s Rooney Rule

PolitiFact

“Is it another candidate who isn’t considered because a team doesn't have the time because they have to interview a minority candidate?” said Jason Bent, law professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law. “Or is it a team’s first choice for a position who has to wait for them to interview minority candidates? Does that make you an aggrieved person? It’s not clear.”

Associate Professor Maurice Dawson Weighs in on Security Threats of ‘Superbox’ Streaming Devices

Jacksonville Journal-Courier

“No one checks the security of these, and a lot of times they have built in malware and vulnerabilities,” said Maurice Dawson, associate professor and director of the Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education at Illinois Tech. “So when you bring these devices into your home, you have to connect to the internet. So now you connected this potentially malicious item to your home internet — so you've introduced all these threats in your home network.”

Law Professor Harold Krent Explains Case Before Supreme Court on Late-Arriving Ballots

WTTW

“I don’t think this really is a partisan issue. This should be an American issue,” says Harold Krent, professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law. “We want to encourage people to vote, and we don’t want to dampen participation in our republic. My fear is that the Supreme Court will do that.”

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Richard Kling Discusses Case Against Tommy Schaefer in Bali ‘Suitcase Murder’

A&E

“The United States Supreme Court has said a defendant who represents [themself] is held to the same standard as an experienced criminal defense attorney,” says Richard Kling, a clinical professor of law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. “He’s not going to be able to come in later and say, ‘Well, I didn't know what I was doing because I'm not really a lawyer.’”

Pecans Emerge as Standout Snack for Lowering ‘Bad’ Cholesterol in 25-Year Review by Illinois Tech Researchers

Fox News

"The scientific evidence summarized in our review indicates that pecans represent a convenient, ready-to-eat snack option requiring no preparation," according to study co-author Indika Edirisinghe, a professor of food science and nutrition at the Illinois Institute of Technology. "As a nutrient-dense plant food, research demonstrates that pecan consumption is associated with a reduced risk of cardiometabolic disease."

Adjunct Professor of Environmental Engineering Tommy Zakrzewski Explains Utility of Data Centers and Possible Alternative Fuels

Fox32 Chicago

“What most people don’t understand is that the data center is ‘the cloud,’” says Tommy Zakrzewski, adjunct professor of environmental engineering. “‘The cloud’ is something that we use to describe that data center. It’s sort of like a metaphor for the internet.”

Assistant Teaching Professor of ITM Steve Rubinow Discusses How the New York Stock Exchange Deploys Anthropic's Claude

American Banker

"Everybody's got to be experimenting," said Steve Rubinow, former chief information officer at the New York Stock Exchange and current associate teaching professor at Illinois Tech. "Nobody can afford to be a late adopter, it doesn't matter what industry you're in, because the technology is moving so quickly, and people see there's a competitive advantage or competitive necessity. The question is, what experiments do you choose? Where are you in the risk reward curve?"