Microsoft exec says coronavirus could spark big shift for AI in health care
Microsoft chief technology officer Kevin Scott grew up fascinated by the 1960s Apollo space program and then-President John F. Kennedy’s vision of a moon shot. Now, he envisions just as ambitious a project taking shape as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.
AI is helping scientists navigate thousands of COVID-19 research papers
As the world unites in the fight against COVID-19, scientists and researchers around the world are studying the novel coronavirus and publishing their findings in peer-reviewed journals and pre-print servers.
Robot uses artificial intelligence and imaging to draw blood
Rutgers engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot, artificial intelligence and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters to deliver fluids and drugs.
Israel Applies AI To Healthcare, Building On Leadership In Cybersecurity, Digital Medical Records
The global outbreak of the new Coronavirus brought to our attention an inconvenient truth about influenza: The seasonal flu kills between 291,000 to 645,000 people worldwide each year.
Deep learning rethink overcomes major obstacle in AI industry
Rice University computer scientists have overcome a major obstacle in the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry by showing it is possible to speed up deep learning technology without specialized acceleration hardware like graphics processing units (GPUs).
Understanding the limits of CNNs, one of AI’s greatest achievements
After a prolonged winter, artificial intelligence is experiencing a scorching summer mainly thanks to advances in deep learning and artificial neural networks. To be more precise, the renewed interest in deep learning is largely due to the success of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), a neural network structure that is especially good at dealing with visual data.
Microsoft Invests In A New AI For Health Initiative
As one of the richest people in the world, Bill Gates is known for contributing to global health through the Gates Foundation. As his biggest legacy, Microsoft is also moving in the same direction.
How We Educate Our Children Will Change In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
In the age of artificial intelligence, technology has given us many online tools, apps, and robots to help us educate our children. But, as parents know, nothing beats one-on-one interaction between a parent and a child.
How artificial intelligence is transforming business
For the last 20 years, cynics have worried that the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) would ravage businesses, leaving behind mass unemployment and an increase in wealth inequality.
Artificial Human Beings: The Amazing Examples Of Robotic Humanoids And Digital Humans
As artificial intelligence continues to mature, we are seeing a corresponding growth in sophistication for humanoid robots and the applications for digital human beings in many aspects of modern-day life.
How Is Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Used In Engineering?
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) was begun in 1956, but it has been only in the last decade that significant progress has been made to allow the technology to be widely used and experienced by many outside technology circles.
What Role Will (Or Does) Artificial Intelligence Play In Your Life?
It doesn’t seem too long ago that artificial intelligence (AI) was mostly the stuff of science fiction. Today it seems to be everywhere: in our home appliances, in our cars, in the workplace, even on our wrists.
Coronavirus: Can AI (Artificial Intelligence) Make A Difference?
The mysterious coronavirus is spreading at an alarming rate. There have been at least 305 deaths as more than 14,300 persons have been infected.
Google shows off far-flung A.I. research projects as calls for regulation mount
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are crucial to Google and its parent company Alphabet. Recently promoted Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has been talking about an “AI-first world” since 2016, and the company uses the technology across many of its businesses, from search advertising to self-driving cars.
Why Apple And Microsoft Are Moving AI To The Edge
AI at the edge allows mission-critical and time-sensitive decisions to be made faster, more reliably and with greater security. The rush to push AI to the edge is being fueled by the rapid growth of smart devices at the edge of the network—smartphones, smart watches and sensors placed on machines and infrastructure.