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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 for Social Good: Addressing the Need for Women in Tech
May's AI for Social Good Lab initiative provided 30 undergraduate women from across Canada the opportunity to use artificial intelligence to address a social issue...
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Alexa, Be My Friend: Children Talk to Technology, But How Does It Respond?
Voice interfaces that repeat or prompt users to communicate could be more useful to children than currently available technologies.
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Meet the Guy With Four Arms, Two of Which Someone Else Controls in VR
Fusion is a robotic project to explore how people may be able to work together to control, or augment, a person's body.
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Smart Wristband With Wireless Link Could Monitor Health, Environmental Exposures
Researchers say they have created a wireless smart wristband that will enable a new era of personal health and environmental monitoring devices.
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.S. Defense Department Produces First Tools for Catching Deepfakes
U.S. Defense researchers say they have created the first forensic tools for catching fake videos, known as "deepfakes," created with artificial intelligence.
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Exoskeletons Debut at Ford Factories
Ford plans to offer exoskeleton technology to its factory employees worldwide.
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New ACM Breakthrough in Computing Award
ACM has established a new biennial award for a surprising or disruptive breakthrough in computing concepts or technologies.
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Robots Are Getting More Social. Are Humans Ready?
Personal home robots that can socialize with people are starting to roll out of the laboratory and into our living rooms and kitchens. But are humans ready to invite...
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Computer Simulations Predict the Spread of HIV
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have demonstrated computer models that can accurately predict the spread of HIV across populations.
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'Smart' Machine Components Alert sers to Damage and Wear
Scientists are using three-dimensionally-printed technology to create "smart" machine parts that alert users of damage or wear.
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SB Flash Drives for Precise Positioning and Navigation Inside Buildings
Researchers in Germany developed a system for navigating inside buildings that can be implemented in minutes.
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Bespoke Additive Manufacturing
Three-dimensional printing tailors item to order, even body parts.
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Programmers Need Ethics When Designing the Technologies that Influence People's Lives
Computing professionals are on the front lines of almost every aspect of the modern world.
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'Blurred Face' News Anonymity Gets an AI Spin
Researchers have developed a method of employing artificial intelligence to better obscure the faces of anonymous individuals in news reports.
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AI May Put Private Data at Risk
Cornell Tech researchers have determined current models of machine learning are vulnerable to privacy leaks and other attacks.
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On-Chip Optical Filter Processes Wide Range of Light Wavelengths
A new optical filter on a chip can process optical signals from across an extremely wide spectrum of light simultaneously.
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New Tool Helps sers Control Which Countries Their Internet Traffic Goes Through
A new tool enables users to redirect their Internet traffic to avoid its passage through a particular country.
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It's Harder to Turn Off a Robot When It's Begging for Its Life
Researchers have found that people are very susceptible to social cues from machines, to the point that they will refrain from shutting off a robot that begs for...
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Pentagon Restricts se of Fitness Trackers, Other Devices
Military troops and other defense personnel at sensitive bases or certain high-risk warzone areas won't be allowed to use fitness tracker or cellphone applications...
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