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Newswise: AI Doctor Keeps a Mile-Long Particle Accelerator Healthy
Released: 8-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
AI Doctor Keeps a Mile-Long Particle Accelerator Healthy
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Particle accelerators are incredibly complex. Operators must continuously monitor performance and sensors to identify problems in the devices.

Released: 8-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Biases in large image-text AI model favor wealthier, Western perspectives
University of Michigan

In a study evaluating the bias in OpenAI's CLIP, a model that pairs text and images and operates behind the scenes in the popular DALL-E image generator, University of Michigan researchers found that CLIP performs poorly on images that portray low-income and non-Western lifestyles.

Newswise: Professor Tongyi Zhang explored Materials Informatics and Materials-GPT: The path to drive innovation in Science
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:30 PM EST
Professor Tongyi Zhang explored Materials Informatics and Materials-GPT: The path to drive innovation in Science
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

Professor Tongyi Zhang, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and founding dean of Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University delivered the HKIAS Distinguished Lecture entitled “Materials-GPT and Domain Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning” on 20 October 2023.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
MIT engineers develop a way to determine how the surfaces of materials behave
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Designing new compounds or alloys whose surfaces can be used as catalysts in chemical reactions can be a complex process relying heavily on the intuition of experienced chemists. A team of researchers at MIT has devised a new approach using machine learning, that removes the need for intuition and provides more detailed information than conventional methods can practically achieve.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Using machine learning to monitor driver ‘workload’ could help improve road safety
University of Cambridge

Researchers have developed an adaptable algorithm that could improve road safety by predicting when drivers are able to safely interact with in-vehicle systems or receive messages, such as traffic alerts, incoming calls or driving directions.

   
Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
ChatGPT often won’t defend its answers – even when it is right
Ohio State University

ChatGPT may do an impressive job at correctly answering complex questions, but a new study suggests it may be absurdly easy to convince the AI chatbot that it’s in the wrong.

Newswise: Can AI crave a favorite food?
Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Can AI crave a favorite food?
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Can artificial intelligence (AI) get hungry? Develop a taste for certain foods? Not yet, but a team of Penn State researchers is developing a novel electronic tongue that mimics how taste influences what we eat based on both needs and wants, providing a possible blueprint for AI that processes information more like a human being.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
New open-source platform cuts costs for running AI
Cornell University

Cornell University researchers have released a new, open-source platform called Cascade that can run artificial intelligence models in a way that slashes expenses and energy costs while dramatically improving performance.

Newswise: Software DJ Creates Automated Pop Song Mashups #Acoustics23
30-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Software DJ Creates Automated Pop Song Mashups #Acoustics23
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Xinyang Wu from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has designed a computer algorithm to intelligently create mashups using the drum tracks from one song and the vocals and instrumentals from another. The algorithm mimics the process used by professionals, identifying the most dynamic moments to adjust the tempo of the instrumental tracks and add the drum beat mashup at exactly the right moment for maximum effect. The result is a unique blend of pleasing lyrics and exciting instrumentals with wide-ranging appeal.

Newswise: Building Models of the Brain to Take Them Apart
Released: 6-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Building Models of the Brain to Take Them Apart
Harvard Medical School

Computational neuroscientist probes how the brain learns, remembers, and decides

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Released: 6-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
School of Architecture to design a smart city in Guyana
University of Miami

A six-month agreement with the University of Miami challenges experts to create a master plan for a technologically modern area that is a model of sustainability, resilience and health care.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Using AI to Speed — and Equalize — Medical Imaging
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

Hertz Fellow Sarah Hooper is developing solutions to reduce diagnostic imaging costs and address shortages and delays in radiology.

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Released: 5-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Elham Azizi vs. Cancer: Fighting the Disease with Data, AI, and Math
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Elham Azizi is on a mission to better understand the complexities of cancer through the design of sophisticated data-driven computational methods. Her motivation, like many of her peers in the field, is to be able to identify and predict what drives cancer growth in the hopes of improving therapies that work best for each individual patient.

   
Released: 4-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
How UCI and AI go waaay back
University of California, Irvine

Decades before ChatGPT, Tesla autopilot and Siri, there was Julian Feldman and a monstrous mainframe. It was 1968, and UCI’s interdisciplinary program in information and communication science had just become a pioneering, standalone computer science department. At the helm was Feldman, who had co-edited a groundbreaking anthology of AI research a few years earlier.

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Released: 1-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
The Science of Consciousness Conference 2024 - Announcement + Call for Abstracts
Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona

The 30th annual conference "The Science of Consciousness" will be held at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona from April 22-27, 2024.

   
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Released: 1-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Brainstorming with a Bot
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Kevin Yager—leader of the electronic nanomaterials group at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory—has imagined how recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) could aid scientific brainstorming and ideation.

Released: 1-Dec-2023 7:05 AM EST
Smart microgrids can restore power more efficiently and reliably in an outage
University of California, Santa Cruz

It’s a story that’s become all too familiar — high winds knock out a power line, and a community can go without power for hours to days, an inconvenience at best and a dangerous situation at worst.

Newswise: ORNL supports executive order for safe, secure and trustworthy AI
Released: 30-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
ORNL supports executive order for safe, secure and trustworthy AI
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In October, President Biden signed an executive order outlining how the United States will promote safe, secure and trustworthy AI.

Released: 30-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Revolutionizing Human Activity Recognition: Deep Learning-Enabled System Surpasses Location Constraints
TranSpread

In a new study published on 14 October 2023, in the journal Human-Centric Intelligent Systems, researchers from University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), have unveiled a novel approach to Human Activity Recognition (HAR) that transcends traditional limitations.

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21-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
Tufts University

Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage the growth of neurons across artificial ‘wounds’ in the lab. Using patients’ own cells could permit growth of Anthrobots that assist healing and regeneration in the future with no need for immune suppression

   
Newswise: 2D material reshapes 3D electronics for AI hardware
Released: 30-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
2D material reshapes 3D electronics for AI hardware
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering demonstrated monolithic 3D integration of layered 2D material into novel processing hardware for artificial intelligence (AI) computing.

Released: 30-Nov-2023 11:00 AM EST
To safely deploy generative AI in health care, models must be open source
University Health Network (UHN)

Large-language models could soon become essential tools for diagnosing diseases. To protect people’s privacy, medical professionals must drive the development and deployment of such models.

   
Newswise: Launch of LuoJia3-01: Pioneering the Future of Internet Intelligent Remote Sensing
Released: 30-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Launch of LuoJia3-01: Pioneering the Future of Internet Intelligent Remote Sensing
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Traditional remote sensing satellites have struggled to meet the growing demand for real-time, popular applications of geospatial data. LuoJia3-01, launched on January 15, 2023, addresses this by establishing a novel, open-mode experimental verification platform that integrates remote sensing and communication.

Newswise: Digital camera and AI algorithm can now detect facial palsy
Released: 29-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Digital camera and AI algorithm can now detect facial palsy
University of South Australia

Facial palsy can now be detected using a digital camera and an algorithm, thanks to a new tool developed by researchers from the University of South Australia and Middle Technical University in Iraq. .The tool promises to reduce diagnostic errors that often occur with this condition.

   
Newswise: Critical tipping point: AI- and human-generated online contents are considered similarly credible
Released: 29-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Critical tipping point: AI- and human-generated online contents are considered similarly credible
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

In a time when the Internet has become the main source of information for many people, the credibility of online content and its sources has reached a critical tipping point.

Newswise: ORNL joins consortium to tackle scientific AI’s next great milestone
Released: 29-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
ORNL joins consortium to tackle scientific AI’s next great milestone
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has joined a global consortium of scientists from federal laboratories, research institutes, academia and industry to address the challenges of building large-scale artificial intelligence systems and advancing trustworthy and reliable AI for scientific discovery.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Artificial Intelligence used in new COVID-19 test improves accuracy
University of Surrey

A new AI-assisted molecular diagnostic platform capable of identifying variants of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases has been developed by scientists in the UK. The low cost, portable device could play a crucial role in preventing future pandemics due to its accuracy and versatility.

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27-Nov-2023 6:00 PM EST
Google DeepMind To Add Nearly 400,000 New Compounds to Berkeley Lab’s Materials Project
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

New calculations from Google DeepMind grow Berkeley Lab's Materials Project, an open-access resource that scientists use to develop new materials for future technologies. Some of the computations were used alongside data from the Materials Project to test A-Lab, a facility at Berkeley Lab where artificial intelligence guides robots in making new materials.

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Newswise: AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds
Released: 28-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EST
AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds
University of Washington

University of Washington researchers found that when prompted to make pictures of “a person,” the AI image generator over-represented light-skinned men, failed to equitably represent Indigenous peoples and sexualized images of certain women of color.

Released: 28-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Can AI push the boundaries of privacy and reach the subconscious mind?
Universitat Oberta De Catalunya (UOC)

Influencing the US election or the UK's political future by using a combination of the personal information posted on Facebook by millions of people and powerful data analysis technology.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
New framework for using AI in health care considers medical knowledge, practices, procedures, values
Carnegie Mellon University

Health care organizations are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve patient care, but their translation into clinical settings has been inconsistent, in part because evaluating AI in health care remains challenging.

Newswise: Team Led by Elias Bareinboim Wins $5M NSF Grant to Transform AI Decision-making
Released: 27-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Team Led by Elias Bareinboim Wins $5M NSF Grant to Transform AI Decision-making
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

A multi-institutional team led by Columbia Engineering has won a $5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to address AI systems learning biases we don't want them to have and showing discrimination based on gender, race, religion, or other sensitive attributes.

Newswise: Defending your voice against deepfakes
Released: 27-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Defending your voice against deepfakes
Washington University in St. Louis

Computer scientists led by Ning Zhang at the McKelvey School of Engineering developed AntiFake, a tool to protect voice recordings from unauthorized speech synthesis.

Newswise: Hundreds of PPPL students and scientists present findings at annual APS-DPP conference in Denver
Released: 27-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Hundreds of PPPL students and scientists present findings at annual APS-DPP conference in Denver
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

More than 120 staff and 80 students and interns from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) attended the American Physical Society’s Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) Conference from Oct 30 to Nov. 3 in Denver.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Authenticate.com Files Patent and Assembles World-Class Working Group to Develop EthicAi™ for Bias Reduction in Policing
Authenticate

Authenticate.com ("Authenticate"), a leading provider of identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, announced today that it has filed a patent for EthicAi™, a groundbreaking AI aimed at identifying and reducing bias in policing.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
MCRA Announces Launch of Integrated AI & Imaging Center
MCRA, LLC

MCRA, the leading privately held independent medical device, diagnostics and biologics Clinical Research Organization (CRO) and advisory firm is pleased to announce the launch of its AI & Imaging Center, the first and only integrated solution, led by former FDA imaging experts covering the entire Medical Device product lifecycle.

   
Newswise: BIM-based Digital Collaboration Platform, Initiating Construction Digitalization
Released: 27-Nov-2023 12:00 AM EST
BIM-based Digital Collaboration Platform, Initiating Construction Digitalization
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A Korean research team has developed a BIM-based digital collaboration platform that allows construction owners and engineers to collaborate with each other on digital design tasks.

Newswise: Using supercomputers to help companies advance clean energy technologies
Released: 22-Nov-2023 1:30 PM EST
Using supercomputers to help companies advance clean energy technologies
Argonne National Laboratory

Research and development is an expensive undertaking for any company — which is why so many startups begin with a new patent, a brand new idea foundationally tested and ready to be scaled up.

   
Newswise: New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
Released: 21-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Guided by machine learning, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material.

Newswise: Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study
Released: 21-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study
University of Florida

A new artificial intelligence computer program created by researchers at the University of Florida and NVIDIA can generate doctors’ notes so well that two physicians couldn’t tell the difference, according to an early study from both groups.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Medical researchers find AI fails pub test
Flinders University

Researchers found that Generative AI can be easily used to create and spread false health information. They urge for government and industry guardrails to protect public health

Released: 21-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Computer simulation suggests mutant strains of COVID-19 emerged in response to human behavior
Nagoya University

Using AI and mathematical modeling, researchers found that human behavior, such as lockdowns and isolation measures, can affect the evolution of new COVID-19 strains.

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Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:30 AM EST
AI for academia: Digital Science acquires Writefull to empower researchers and publishers
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science announces it has fully acquired the AI-based academic language service Writefull, which assists users worldwide with all aspects of their scholarly writing.

     
Newswise: New theory links topology and finance
Released: 21-Nov-2023 5:30 AM EST
New theory links topology and finance
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new study introduces the Topological Tail Dependence Theory, merging topology with finance. Empirical tests confirm that this novel theory significantly enhances the accuracy of non-linear and neural network models in forecasting stock market volatility during turbulent periods, offering a promising new approach for financial forecasting.

Newswise: KERI's metamaterial, stretchable and efficient wearable thermoelectric energy harvester!
Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:00 AM EST
KERI's metamaterial, stretchable and efficient wearable thermoelectric energy harvester!
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A team of Dr. Hyekyoung Choi and Min Ju Yun of Energy Conversion Materials Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a technology that can increase the flexibility and efficiency of thermoelectric generator to the world's highest level by using 'mechanical metamaterials' that do not exist in nature.

Newswise: AI finds formula on how to predict monster waves
Released: 20-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EST
AI finds formula on how to predict monster waves
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science

Long considered myth, freakishly large rogue waves are very real and can split apart ships and even damage oil rigs. Using 700 years’ worth of wave data from more than a billion waves, scientists at the University of Copenhagen and University of Victoria have used artificial intelligence to find a formula for how to predict the occurrence of these maritime monsters. The new knowledge can make shipping safer.



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