4 Problems We Must Solve for AI to Advance
In 2020, the pandemic caused emerging technologies like the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) to advance faster than ever before. At an international AI conference, called NeurIps, AI researchers and enthusiasts explored how AI intersects with our biology and how we can improve AI applications by chaining together multiple AI […]
AI May Change How Medicine Is Made
DeepMind and other artificial intelligence (AI) developers are proving that AI has immense potential to improve the drug discovery process. With this technology in tow, medical researchers and innovators could hone in on life-saving miracle molecules in a fraction of the time usually needed. But what does this mean for Big Pharma? Accelerating Drug Discovery […]
AI Could Bring These Big Breakthroughs to Healthcare In the Next Year
Recently, Boston-based Partners HealthCare ranked AI-enhanced technologies by which will have the greatest impact on medicine and healthcare in the next year. The report, titled the 2019 “Disruptive Dozen”, was compiled after more than 60 interviews took place. Erica Shenoy, M.D., is associate chief of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Infection Control Unit. She says the 12 winners […]
AI Can Assist Physicians in Unprecedented Ways
Artificial intelligence (AI) may still be an emerging technology, but that hasn’t stopped it from reshaping numerous aspects of our society already. To see this in action, look no further than its influence on consumer devices, internet services, and autonomous vehicles. Deep learning, a subset of AI development, is breaking new ground in a field […]
Can a Dose of AI Accelerate Drug Discovery Science?
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has already had a huge impact on health technology. But now it’s entering a new arena: Creating new medicines. And it could have profound implications for how we approach healthcare in the future. The Protein Folding Puzzle The “protein folding problem” is a holy grail for biologists, chemists, and […]
Researchers Receive Funding to Grow Neural Networks in Petri Dishes
To find inspiration for innovation, sometimes, you have to look elsewhere than hardware and software. Many of the best advancements in technology have come from examining the natural processes we find in animals and the environment around us. Petri dish cultures are known to use the path of least resistance to create a connected network to share […]
A Small Team of Students Have Beaten Google’s Machine Learning
Fast.ai is a small company dedicated to bringing artificial intelligence (AI) education to anyone who’s interested in learning more about AI, machine learning, and deep learning. It doesn’t matter what operating system you use, the education you’ve received, or however old or new your preferred programming language may be. Making AI more accessible to those […]
Can We Avoid Flaws in Machine Learning?
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues evolving, it goes without saying that it is going to need tweaks and patches along the way. Unfortunately, as several tech titans recently discovered, their AI systems have some serious problems revolving around gender and race. Bias Is Moving Us Backwards Research shows that language-processing AI can show signs of […]
A Talent Shortage Is Holding Back FinTech
In a recent study of 900 workers and employers in the U.K., 61% of FinTech companies say they are facing a moderate to extreme shortage of FinTech skills. Worldwide Demand It’s not just the U.K., either. Singapore’s experiencing a similar drought; blockchain developers, data scientists, and programmers are highest in demand. Colleges in Singapore are […]
Can the U.S. Military Stop Deepfakes and Other AI Tricks?
If you haven’t seen the above video before, it was probably quite a shock to hear some of the statements coming out of Barack Obama’s mouth. Let’s face it, AI development has reached a point where it can get downright scary. Consider this technology in our current political climate. It wasn’t so long ago when […]