'Smart stethoscope' using AI can spot heart failure, study finds
AI can help to improve the performance of ‘smart stethoscopes’, enabling doctors to diagnose heart failure earlier and improving outcomes.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jan 30, 2022
AI can predict risk of a heart attack in the next year from a routine eye scan
An AI system is capable of spotting whether someone will have a heart attack within the next year — through a routine eye scan.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 25, 2022
Artificial intelligence identifies individuals at risk for heart disease
The researchers say this comprehensive approach could help physicians foresee, prevent, or treat serious heart problems, before symptoms.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 19, 2022
“Hey, Alexa! Are you trustworthy?”
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it and engage with it.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 18, 2021
Artificial intelligence accurately predicts who will develop dementia in two years
Artificial intelligence can predict which people who attend memory clinics will develop dementia within two years with 92 per cent accuracy.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 8, 2021
Technology enables physicians to preemptively identify patients at risk for serious infections
State-of-the-art technology will allow physicians to identify patients who are at risk for serious illness ahead of time.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 8, 2021
Creating an artificial material that can sense, adapt to its environment
Researchers have developed an artificial material which can respond to its environment and make decisions not directed by a human being.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 7, 2021
Technology could help clothing retailers become more sustainable, expert says
Researchers explored the role that technologies like AI, VR and 3D printing could play in addressing industry problems like oversupply.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 29, 2021
Computer scientists develop method for identifying disease biomarkers with high accuracy
Researchers are developing a deep learning network capable of detecting disease biomarkers with a much higher degree of accuracy.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 12, 2021
Developing an AI that 'thinks' like humans
Human-like AI is about more than mimicking human behavior, technology must also be able to process information, or "think" like humans.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 5, 2021
Artificial intelligence is smart, but does it play well with others?
Researchers sought to find out how well humans could play the cooperative card game Hanabi with an advanced AI model trained to excel.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 4, 2021
Artificial intelligence tool improves accuracy of breast cancer imaging
A computer program trained to see patterns among thousands of breast ultrasound images can aid physicians in diagnosing breast cancer.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 3, 2021
Nimble autonimous robot uses AI to identify and avoid trouble
To operate efficiently in urban environments, robots and other autonomous systems must be able to move safely on sidewalks and avoid trouble
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 29, 2021
AI is looking for hidden water on the surface of the Moon
Permanently shadowed lunar craters contain water ice, but are difficult to image. A machine learning algorithm now provides sharper images.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 28, 2021
Artificial intelligence as an early warning system against runaway climate change
Researchers are developing artificial intelligence that could assess climate change tipping points and act as an early warning system.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 28, 2021
Researchers find human learning can be duplicated in solid matter
Researchers have found that learning -- a universal feature of intelligence in living beings -- can be mimicked in synthetic matter.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 25, 2021
New AI software can tell you where to apply makeup to fool facial recognition
Researchers have found a way to thwart facial recognition cameras using certain software-generated patterns and natural makeup techniques
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 23, 2021
Scientists are using drones and artificial intelligence to root out land mines
Baur and colleagues are trying to show that drone-born geophysical sensors may be applied to more efficiently spot and eliminate mines.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
Revolutionary healthcare AI platform learns from multiple sources while protecting privacy
LEARNER allows health data from many sources to be used to train an AI model without actually sharing any of the sensitive data.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 11, 2021
Scientists develop AI to predict the success of startup companies
A study of 1M companies has shown that artificial intelligence can accurately determine whether a startup firm will fail or become successful
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