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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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Virtual Duplicates
Digital twins aim to model reality so we can see how it changes.
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and the Fight Against World Hunger
Advancements in AI, machine learning, and next-gen technologies are transforming the fight against world hunger.
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The Rise of A.I. Fighter Pilots
Artificial intelligence is being taught to fly warplanes. Can the technology be trusted?
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The First AI Breast Cancer Sleuth That Shows Its Work
An artificial intelligence platform developed by researchers at Duke University analyzes mammography scans to determine whether patients should undergo an invasive...
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Deep Learning Model Shows Eyes Hold the Key to True Biological Age
An international study suggests the eye's retina could determine a person's true biological age.
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UC Engineers Develop Navigation to Avoid Collisions
A new collision-avoidance system brings engineers a step closer to designing robots to repair satellites or spacecraft in orbit.
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AI Turned a Rembrandt Masterpiece into 5.6 Terabytes of Data
An ultra-high-resolution image of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" was constructed from 8,439 photos that were digitized, color-corrected, and stitched together by...
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Moon's Hidden Depths Uncovered with Algorithm
An international team of scientists developed a deep learning algorithm to more deeply explore permanently shadowed regions of the Moon.
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Former Google Scientist Says the Computers that Run our Lives Exploit Us
Meet Hume AI, a potentially more humane way to let the machines in.
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Reaching Across the Aisle to Find the Algorithms of Vision
Two styles of understanding visual processing—discriminative and generative approaches—have guided researchers on separate paths for decades, but now are being...
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Camden Yards to Test Using AI for Security at Some Orioles Games This Season
"We believe this type of threat detection technology is the future of keeping fans safe at events," said Vernon J. Conaway Jr., the stadium authority's vice president...
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Algorithm Helps Robots Avoid Obstacles in Their Path
An algorithm developed by researchers at the University of South Australia aims to help robots avoid humans and other obstacles in their path.
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Measuring Trust in AI
Researchers find public trust in AI varies greatly depending on the application.
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Predicting the Future of COVID
A new analytical tool developed by a research team led by biologists at Boston College uses quantum mechanical modeling to predict future mutations of SARS-CoV-2...
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Journals Adopt AI to Spot Duplicated Images in Manuscripts
At least four publishers are using artificial intelligence to vet manuscripts for duplicate images.
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The Battle to Prevent Another January 6 Features a New Weapon: The Algorithm
A year after the attack on the Capitol, data scientists say artificial intelligence can help forecast insurrection — with some big concerns.
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AI-Powered Robots Replace Recycling Center Workers in Finland
A new recycling facility near Helsinki, Finland, can process as much as 120,000 metric tons of construction waste per year with the help of robots.
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Autonomous Trucker TuSimple Logs First No-Human Road Test
Autonomous technology developer TuSimple said its self-driving unmanned semitruck completed an 80-mile trip in Arizona on public roads without human intervention...
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Reimagining AI
How values-driven artificial intelligence can reshape the way we communicate.
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