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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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AI Learns to Recognize Species of Splatted Mosquitoes
Artificial intelligence taught to identify living and dead mosquitoes could help monitor the species most complicit in transmitting diseases.
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A.I. Predicts the Shape of Nearly Every Protein Known to Science
DeepMind has expanded its database of microscopic biological mechanisms, hoping to accelerate research into all living things.
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More Accurate Wildfire Monitoring Using Social Media
Wildfire prediction model uses social media and geophysical satellite data for more accurate real-time forecasting and monitoring.
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DeepMind Research Cracks Structure of Almost Every Known Protein
Scientists at DeepMind used its AlphaFold algorithm to predict the 3D shape of almost every known protein.
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AI Designs Proteins With Potential for Medicines, Vaccines
University of Washington researchers developed an AI software that can design structures for proteins that do not exist, including compounds that might find use...
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HIV Combination Therapies Could Prevent Viral Escape, Rebound
Researchers designed a novel therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that could prevent the virus from escaping treatment.
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Big Tech Builds AI with Bad Data, So Scientists Sought Better Data
BigScience is a global effort to build a more transparent, accountable AI, with less of the bias that infects so many Big Tech initiatives.
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Deep Learning Method Worth Its Salt
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by the University of Cincinnati's Yu Shi has developed a technique for modeling the thermodynamic properties of molten...
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Nanomagnets Can Choose a Wine, Could Quench AI's Thirst for Energy
Scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, the University of Maryland, and Western Digital Technologies programmed a neural network...
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Formalizing Fairness
Algorithmic fairness aims to remedy issues stemming from algorithmic bias.
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Crossing the Uncanny Valley
The "uncanny valley effect" may be holding back the field of robotics.
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Data Scientists Identify Lakes, Reservoirs Around the World
Data scientists led an interdisciplinary team that developed a first-of-its kind comprehensive global dataset of the Earth's lakes and reservoirs.
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Robot Dog Learns to Walk in One Hour
Researchers taught a four-legged, dog-sized robot to walk in one hour with the help of a Bayesian optimization algorithm.
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Raising the Voices of the Dead
Experts urge caution in using AI agents to simulate dead people.
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Flawed AI Makes Robots Racist, Sexist
New work led by several universities, including Johns Hopkins, shows neural networks built from biased Internet data teach robots to enact toxic stereotypes.
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What AI Still Doesn't Know How to Do
Artificial intelligence programs that learn to write and speak can sound almost human—but they can't think creatively like a small child can.
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Researchers Defeat Facial Recognition Systems with Universal Face Mask
Researchers have found that facial recognition systems may be thwarted by fabric face masks bearing adversarial patterns.
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AI-Enhanced System to Track Players for Offside Calls at 2022 World Cup
The Federation Internationale de Football Association will use a semi-automated AI system to help referees make offside calls during the 2022 World Cup.
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ML Algorithms Help Healthcare Staff Diagnose Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis, Acute Cholangitis
A study found that machine learning algorithms can help healthcare providers distinguish between acute cholangitis and alcohol-associated hepatitis.
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