A proposed machine learning framework and expanded use of blockchain technology could help counter the spread of fake news by allowing content creators to focus on areas where the misinformation is likely to do the most public harm, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
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Digital Science announces exclusive rollout of Dimensions AI Assistant beta version
Digital Science is pleased to announce a limited and exclusive beta launch of Dimensions AI Assistant, a new research tool designed to enhance how users engage with the wealth of knowledge available on Dimensions, among the world’s largest linked research databases.
Using cameras on transit buses to monitor traffic conditions
Researchers have proposed a novel method for counting and tracking vehicles on public roads, a development that could enhance current traffic systems and help travelers get to their destinations faster.
nference and Vanderbilt University Medical Center sign agreement to advance real-world evidence generation in complex disease populations
nference, a science-first software company transforming health care by making biomedical data computable, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a leading academic medical center, have announced a strategic agreement aimed at advancing research through the deployment of nference’s state-of-the-art federated clinical analytics platform.
Psychology graduate explores human preferences when considering autonomous robots as companions, teammates
With the fierce debate broiling over the promise versus perceived dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous robots, Nicole Moore of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has had a study published in the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) that is especially timely.Titled, Stakeholder Preferences for an Autonomous Robot Teammate, Moore’s research focuses on user-held preferences: specifically, which factors in autonomous robot design are the most preferable to their human counterparts, and whether these criteria vary according to the ways the technology is applied.
‘Devil in the details’ of AI safeguards deal
The White House has announced leading artificial intelligence companies in the U.S. have agreed to voluntary commitments regarding the technology’s development. Frank Pasquale, professor at Cornell University and Cornell Tech, is an expert on the law of artificial intelligence, algorithms…
Hollywood actors’ strike: MSU experts can comment
Fair compensation in the streaming era and regulation of artificial intelligence and its use in film and television are the key issues in the first tandem strike of the actors’ and writers’ unions since 1960. MSU experts are available to comment on what these strikes mean for television and film moving forward.
GW Experts Available: White House Announces AI Safety Pledge with Top Tech Companies
Seven leading companies building artificial intelligence – including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Chat GPT-maker OpenAI – have agreed to a voluntary pledge to mitigate the risks of AI, according to an announcement by the White House. The companies committed to…
Future AI algorithms have potential to learn like humans, say researchers
Memories can be as tricky to hold onto for machines as they can be for humans.
Researchers Design Multiclass Cancer Diagnostic Tool Using AI, MicroRNA
MicroRNAs, or miRNAs, regulate genes and biological processes in the human body, including cancer formation and development. To explore the feasibility of miRNAs as cancer biomarkers, researchers created a multiclass cancer diagnostic model using miRNA expression profiles. The study examined the relationship between the composition of miRNAs and various types of cancers. Findings suggest that miRNAs may be highly unique to specific cancerous tissues and can be strong biomarkers for detection and classification in both research and the clinical field
Artificial intelligence and epilepsy: Dr. Christian Bosselmann
What’s the role of artificial intelligence in epilepsy research and care? Dr. Alina Ivaniuk talks with Dr. Christian Bosselmann about the potential uses and dangers of AI in epilepsy, including ChatGPT and machine learning.
FAU Receives $11.5 Million Gift to Combat Life-threating Illness, Amyloidosis
Because amyloidosis doesn’t affect a specific organ and can be present throughout the body including the heart, kidneys, liver and brain, unraveling the underlying cause of amyloid fibril creation – a hallmark of this disease – is complex and challenging. A monumental $11.5 million gift from philanthropists Ann and John Wood will enable FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine to create a game-changing infrastructure using a whole-body approach and multi-disciplinary team.
The Medical Minute: AI nothing new to health care, but enhancements offer possibilities, pitfalls
You’ve seen the headlines – and maybe one of the Terminator movies. But how does artificial intelligence affect your health care. A Penn State Health doctor shares his views.
AI Tool Decodes Brain Cancer’s Genome During Surgery
New AI tool enables in-surgery genomic profiling of gliomas, the most aggressive and most common brain tumors.
Mount Sinai Launches Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched the Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, the first of its kind in New York and one of the first in the United States.
Robotic Glove that ‘Feels’ Lends a ‘Hand’ to Relearn Playing Piano After a Stroke
A soft robotic glove is lending a “hand” and providing hope to piano players who have suffered a disabling stroke. Combining flexible tactile sensors, soft actuators and AI, this robotic glove is the first to “feel” the difference between correct and incorrect versions of the same song and to combine these features into a single hand exoskeleton. Unlike prior exoskeletons, this new technology provides precise force and guidance in recovering the fine finger movements required for piano playing and other complex tasks.
Data for insurance discounts? Consumers say no thanks
Insurance companies have encouraged consumers to reduce their premiums by using monitoring technology for 25 years now. But why have consumers been slow to embrace the idea? Because they find the whole process too mysterious.
AI model could help improve outcomes of prostate cancer focal therapy
A new study shows that an artificial intelligence (AI) model co-developed by researchers in the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and department of Urology at UCLA can help doctors determine the extent of cancer within the prostate.
Mount Sinai Patients Receive Greater and Faster Access to Care With New Expanded Digital Tools
Mount Sinai Health System patients will experience greater access to care, fast identification of symptoms, efficient online search and connection to specialists, and easy appointment scheduling thanks to newly launched Digital Experience tools accessible on their smartphones or computers.
GW Expert Available: E.U. Takes Major Step In AI Regulation
European Union lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the E.U. AI Act on Wednesday, which aims to protect consumers from potentially dangerous applications of artificial intelligence. The legislation takes a “risk-based approach,” introducing restrictions based on how dangerous lawmakers predict an AI application…
Hackensack Meridian Health Invests in Canary Speech, Company with AI Software to Assess Anxiety, Wellness in Spoken Words
Hackensack Meridian Health and its Bear’s Den program invest in company to help detect potential health problems hinted in speech patterns
Could smart watches and wearable devices protect our military?
Could smart watches and wearable devices give our military the edge when it comes to protecting defence personnel against biological and chemical warfare threats?
An AI tool that could help prevent wildfires
Wildfires are becoming more common, but machine learning can help cut them short
Create an independent body to regulate AI and prevent it from discriminating against disadvantaged groups
Qihang Lin, associate professor of business analytics at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, studies artificial intelligence and discrimination with a National Science Foundation grant. Based on his research, he believes an independent third-party organization must be created…
Digital Science boosts pharma industry support following OntoChem acquisition
Digital Science is positioning itself to play an even greater role in the pharmaceutical industry’s all-important drug discovery, by helping industry sift through a sea of information and focus on the research that matters.
Queen’s research finds greater societal awareness needed to protect our privacy and data from AI when we die
A research study from Queen’s University Belfast, Aston Law School and Newcastle University Law School, has suggested that greater societal awareness of ‘ghostbots’ and a ‘Do not bot me’ clause in wills and other contracts could prevent us from being digitally reincarnated without our permission when we die.
Announcing the SLAS Technology Editor’s Top 10 for 2023
The SLAS Technology Editor’s Top 10 for 2023 highlights technologies that address a broad range of unmet needs in both the laboratory and the clinic.
We are in the midst of an AI-driven revolution in materials research where the confluence of automated experiments and machine learning are redefining the pace of materials discovery.
Keith A. Brown BS Physics, Massachusetts Institue of Technology PhD Applied Physics, Harvard University Postdoc in Chemistry, Northwestern University Contact: [email protected] Keith currently runs the KABlab, a research group at Boston University that studies approaches to accelerate the development of advanced…
AI makes it harder to spot deep fakes than ever before, but awareness is key, says expert
As artificial intelligence programs continue to develop and access is easier than ever, it’s making it harder to separate fact from fiction. Just this week, an AI-generated image of an explosion near the Pentagon made headlines online and even slightly impacted the stock market until it was quickly deemed a hoax.
GW Expert: How will AI change the future of shopping and searching?
This week, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he sees the end of Google Search, Amazon and Shopify if artificial intelligence continues to evolve at its current pace. According to Quartz, Gates believes these tools will soon be outdated, as AI is…
Incredible events taking place in 2023 in the area of Artificial Intelligence
Associate Vice President Dr. Eman El-Sheikh talks about the current and potential future impacts of Artificial Intelligence.
Finance expert explains why people are turning to AI for investment advice
With ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence systems making waves, some people are turning to AI for financial planning, according to one West Virginia University researcher. The AI-powered financial planning service “robo-advising,” or automated investing, is relatively new but rapidly expanding,…
AI voice coach shows promise in depression, anxiety treatment
A study led by the University of Illinois Chicago researchers found changes in patients’ brain activity along with improved depression and anxiety symptoms after using Lumen.
Join Us As IAFNS Convenes Food Science, Regulatory Experts at National Press Club June 13-14
Annual conference speakers to address cutting-edge nutrition and food safety topics.
Future workers will need to master AI “dark arts”
Workers of the near future have less to fear from AI than they think if they are open to learning how to use AI as a tool that extends their capabilities. Becoming a proficient user of AI “magic” will be a key skill, according to Digital Science CEO Dr Daniel Hook.
The influence of AI on trust in human interaction
In one scenario, a would-be scammer, believing he is calling an elderly man, is instead connected to a computer system that communicates through pre-recorded loops.
GW Experts on White House AI Risk Mitigation Initiatives
WASHINGTON (May 4, 2023) – The Biden administration announced a slate of initiatives aimed at reducing the risks posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence systems. The list of measures includes $140 million for new AI research centers and a promise to…
Wistar Scientists Discover Innate Tumor Suppression Mechanism
Wistar Institute researchers have uncovered a key mechanism as to how p53 suppresses tumors.
AI in Medical Imaging Could Magnify Health Inequities, Study Finds
Analyzing crowd-sourced sets of data used to create AI algorithms from medical images, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers found that most did not include patient demographics and none evaluated for inherent biases. That means they have no way of knowing whether these images contain representative samples of the population such as Blacks, Asians, and Indigenous Americans.
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces New Sight-Saving Vision Research Grants
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) announces two new grants to support high-impact vision research. The new grants are the: RPB / Tom Wertheimer Career Development Award in Data Science and RPB / Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative Physician-Scientist Award.
Partnership Aims to Detect Bladder Tumors Earlier with Help of AI
Hackensack Meridian Health, the state’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is partnering with Etta.io., a Denver-based healthcare technology startup that builds Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications to detect tumors difficult to see with the naked eye, even for specialists.
Meet the Autonomous Lab of the Future
To accelerate development of useful new materials, researchers at Berkeley Lab are building a new kind of automated lab that uses robots guided by artificial intelligence. A-Lab will rapidly test whether materials that have been computationally predicted can be made in reality. The lab’s vision is to use AI to discover materials of the future, starting with a focus on materials for batteries and energy storage.
New Study: Black AI Bots Perceived As More Competent and Human Than White or Asian Bots (Video Explainer)
Black artificial intelligence chatbots were perceived as more competent and more human by consumers than White or Asian AI bots during a marketing simulation, according to a new study.
AI Tool Predicts Colon Cancer Survival, Treatment Response
New AI tool accurately predicts both overall survival and disease-free survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis.
The model uses visual markers on pathology images to glean insights into a tumor’s genomic profile and predicts tumor behavior, disease progression, treatment response.
The new model could help augment clinical decision-making.
Because the AI tool relies on images alone, it could be particularly valuable for hospitals lacking the technology or expertise to perform sophisticated genomic profiling of tumor tissues.
AI tool gains doctors’ trust by giving advice like a colleague
A new Cornell University-led study suggests that if artificial intelligence tools can counsel a doctor like a colleague – pointing out relevant research that supports the decision – then doctors can better weigh the merits of the recommendation.
Dana-Farber and Gustave Roussy to hold Second Transatlantic Exchanges, a scientific Conference in Oncology
The second TransAtlantic Exchanges program between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA, USA) and Gustave Roussy (Villejuif, France) will be held on May 5th in Paris and will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and data science in oncology.
Artificial intelligence predicts genetics of cancerous brain tumors in under 90 seconds
Using artificial intelligence, researchers have discovered how to screen for genetic mutations in cancerous brain tumors in under 90 seconds — and possibly streamline the diagnosis and treatment of gliomas, a study suggests. The newly developed system, DeepGlioma, identified mutations used by the World Health Organization to define molecular subgroups of diffuse glioma with an average accuracy over 90%.
Q&A: How to make computing more sustainable
SLAC researcher Sadasivan Shankar talks about a new environmental effort starting at the lab – building a roadmap that will help researchers improve the energy efficiency of computing, from devices like cellphones to artificial intelligence.
Legislators struggle to distinguish between AI and constituents
Natural language models, such as ChatGPT and GPT-4, open new opportunities for malicious actors to influence representative democracy, new Cornell University research suggests.
Could AI-powered object recognition technology help solve wheat disease?
A new University of Illinois project is using advanced object recognition technology to keep toxin-contaminated wheat kernels out of the food supply and to help researchers make wheat more resistant to fusarium head blight, or scab disease, the crop’s top nemesis.