Lab vs. Real Life: How Google’s Medical AI Fared in Both Environments
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has grown so much that its vast potential makes it seem like the perfect tool for myriad medical tech applications. But how close is the hype to reality? With the COVID-19 pandemic, there is growing hope that AI can be used for patient screening, disease identification, and automation of […]
When Will Self-Driving Cars Be Mainstream? Thanks to COVID-19, It Could Be a While
A decade ago, tech companies promised consumers that fully-functional, self-driving autonomous cars would be on the road by 2020. The promise included a revolution of transportation as we know it. It’s safe to say we were all hyped about this news. But that promise has remained largely unfulfilled due to several major issues: it’s very […]
AI’s Accelerating Our Race Towards a COVID-19 Cure
Although most of us are confined to our homes, scientists are still working around the clock to find a cure for the coronavirus, and they’re working faster than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up research all over the world. Neural networks are watching incoming data for any indication of a potential cure, and the […]
AI Is Giving Machines a More Refined Taste for Food
It takes a refined palate to understand food. With an array of flavors, textures, shapes, and other innumerable factors to consider, it would be easy for one to assume that the task is best left to humans. But the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is proving that there’s merit to giving machines their own “taste […]
Can AI Learn Common Sense?
Thanks to a method known as supervised learning, artificial intelligence (AI) development has made leaps and bounds in the last few years. Numerous AI applications have become possible as a result of these advancements, causing the technology to feel like it’s everywhere. But behind the scenes, innovators are already exploring what’s next for AI. And […]
How AI Will Impact the Advertising Industry’s Future
It’s been almost three decades since the Internet was made available to regular consumers. Many of us didn’t know it then, but the transition of computing technology from giant mainframes that take up entire rooms to personal devices we could have in our homes would revolutionize how we live. Many people found themselves browsing the […]
This AI Can Translate Your Thoughts Into Text
Reading minds sounds like a concept from a sci-fi novel, but it’s closer than ever before to becoming a reality. Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) that can turn a person’s thoughts into text by analyzing their brain activity. This could be a game-changer in more than one way. Improving and releasing a technology like […]
What’s In Store for 2020? Here’s What AI Says
What does the near future hold for humanity? Who will lead our countries? What technologies will transform our society? And how will the global economy fare through it all? Each year, the editorial team of The Economist takes a swing at answering these questions. For 2020, they decided to change things up a bit. Besides making their […]
The Rise of AI Avatars: Why Startups Are Raising Millions to Build Our Digital Counterparts
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has resulted in some pretty unsettling things. Deepfakes and job application systems exhibiting gender bias name just a few. But startups around the world are trying to add one more item to this evergrowing list: Creating human-like avatars. These AI manifestations could theoretically be used for various tasks, such […]
5 More AI & Data Science Predictions for 2020
2019 was undeniably a big year for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data science. But what will the new year bring to these fields? In a previous post, we made five predictions about what’s in store for AI and data science in 2020. In case you missed it, you can read it here. But […]