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    Are robots created racist and sexist?
    Joseph Shavit
    • 2 days ago

    Are robots created racist and sexist?

    The study shows that robots loaded with an accepted and widely-used model operate with significant gender and racial biases.
    When AI is the inventor, who gets the patent?
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 29

    When AI is the inventor, who gets the patent?

    The day is coming – some say has already arrived – when artificial intelligence starts to invent things that its human creators could not.
    AI helps drivers avoid idling at red lights and reduces carbon emissions
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 21

    AI helps drivers avoid idling at red lights and reduces carbon emissions

    No one likes sitting at a red light. But signalized intersections aren’t just a nuisance for drivers; vehicles consume fuel and emit gases.
    Simply and quickly detect gluten in food using a cellphone
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 17

    Simply and quickly detect gluten in food using a cellphone

    The system designed by the UPV team is a color test in which the change of color—in this case, turning red—indicates the presence of gluten
    Adding AI to Museum exhibits increases learning, keeps kids engaged longer
    Joshua Shavit
    • May 12

    Adding AI to Museum exhibits increases learning, keeps kids engaged longer

    Hands-on exhibits are staples of science and children’s museums around the world, and kids love them. But do kids actually learn from them?
    Smartphone-powered microchip powers at-home medical diagnostic testing
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 3

    Smartphone-powered microchip powers at-home medical diagnostic testing

    Research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.
    New mobile app helps reduce lower back pain
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 2

    New mobile app helps reduce lower back pain

    Back problems are among the most common causes of sick leave. Worldwide, back pain is the most common cause of disability.
    Startup makes efficient use of waste through artificial intelligence
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 26

    Startup makes efficient use of waste through artificial intelligence

    On average, each person in Germany produced 476 kilograms of household waste in 2020. It is incinerated, recycled, landfilled.
    AI powers breakthrough in faster-than-sound jet engines
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 11

    AI powers breakthrough in faster-than-sound jet engines

    New research using AI is streamlining simulations of hypersonic aircraft engines, which have defense and commercial applications.
    AI predicts if -- and when -- someone will have cardiac arrest
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 9

    AI predicts if -- and when -- someone will have cardiac arrest

    A new AI-based approach can predict, significantly more accurately than a doctor, if and when a patient could die of cardiac arrest.
    Does artificial intelligence think like a human?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 7

    Does artificial intelligence think like a human?

    A new technique compares the reasoning of a machine-learning model to that of a human, so the user can see patterns in the model’s behavior.
    Speaking from the heart: Could your voice reveal your heart health?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 27

    Speaking from the heart: Could your voice reveal your heart health?

    AI-based computer algorithm accurately predicted a person’s likelihood of suffering heart problems based on voice recordings alone.
    Artificial intelligence can help combat systemic racism
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 18

    Artificial intelligence can help combat systemic racism

    Facial recognition algorithms have repeatedly been demonstrated to be less accurate for people with darker skin.
    AI innovation fills in the missing gaps in ancient texts
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 13

    AI innovation fills in the missing gaps in ancient texts

    A team of AI researchers has developed an AI application to help historians fill in the gaps of text missing from stone and metal artifacts
    Researchers harness AI and Robotics to treat spinal cord injuries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 8

    Researchers harness AI and Robotics to treat spinal cord injuries

    This study represents one of the first times AI and robotics have been used to formulate highly sensitive therapeutic proteins.
    Israeli-made armed robot can protect the peace on volatile borders
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 26

    Israeli-made armed robot can protect the peace on volatile borders

    An Israeli defense contractor unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire.
    Virtual patient ‘surrogates’ can personalize cancer treatments
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 17

    Virtual patient ‘surrogates’ can personalize cancer treatments

    Scientists have developed mathematical models that act as patient ‘surrogates’ for evaluating potential prostate cancer treatments.
    AI-powered yoga video system can instantly identify postures for instruction
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 16

    AI-powered yoga video system can instantly identify postures for instruction

    A system that can analyze a segment of video and identify the yoga postures, asana, being practiced would be a useful tool for instruction.
    Sony AI Unveils Gran Turismo Sophy, a Breakthrough in AI
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 12

    Sony AI Unveils Gran Turismo Sophy, a Breakthrough in AI

    the first superhuman AI agent to outrace the world's best drivers of the highly realistic PlayStation® racing simulation game.
    'Smart stethoscope' using AI can spot heart failure, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 4

    '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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