AI Is Screening Thousands of Existing Drugs to Find Out What Works Against COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc around the world, doctors and medical researchers are desperately looking for medications to combat the illness effectively. And artificial intelligence (AI) development may help point them in the right direction. Deep neural networks could help healthcare providers identify the right antivirals to fight COVID-19. And they’re […]
How AI Is Helping Humanity Tackle the Coronavirus Crisis
Like any tool, technology can be used for both good and bad. And sometimes, that bad is inadvertent; tech in the form of airplanes helped expedite the spread of the coronavirus around the world. But fortunately, technology will also aid in stopping this pandemic crisis. A few weeks ago, we wrote about how the San […]
Will AI Make the Music of the Future? – Part 2
Is artificial intelligence (AI) taking over everything audio-related? Welcome back to our short series on AI’s role in the future of music! In our first entry, we delved into how AI is already impacting the current sonic landscape. We also explored AI tools that allow anyone to create music scores or provide an adaptable soundscape […]
How AI Can Help With Health Threats Like the Coronavirus
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is wreaking havoc across countries, bringing economies to a standstill, and instilling fear in our global society. Establishments like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) hurry to mount efforts to stymy this pandemic’s spread. BlueDot, an artificial intelligence (AI) development firm, […]
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 […]
Will AI Make the Music of the Future? – Part 1
Whether it’s potential job loss or the Terminator becoming a reality, there’s no shortage of fears surrounding the development of artificial intelligence (AI). But last November on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast, the musician Grimes took things in a different direction regarding AI’s capabilities: “I feel like we’re in the end of art, human art. Once […]
How AI Is Impacting the Operating Room
Technology has infiltrated every aspect of the healthcare system. And in some cases, the resulting new medical applications are allowing us to peer deeper into one of the most mysterious organs in the human body. An artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technology published in the Nature Medicine journal is improving the extremely precise and sensitive field of […]
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 […]
AI + Biology = The World’s First “Living Robot”?
Merging artificial intelligence (AI) development and biology is the stuff of science fiction. Or, at least, it used to be — a team of researchers has revealed that they’ve created the first “living robots.” And it could change how we understand AI, approach healthcare, and preserve our environment. A Recipe for New Life? Last month, […]
Will AI Take Over the Process of Invention?
Artificial intelligence (AI) development has made leaps and bounds in recent years — to the point that the technology is now assisting inventors in a variety of ways, such as identifying promising new materials or drugs. But what happens when AI is solely responsible for the actual act of invention itself? An Artificial Inventor Ryan […]