Can AI Rid the World of Disease?
In late 2020, Alphabet – the parent company of Google – solved one of biology’s most challenging problems with the help of AI – predicting the structure of proteins. Alphabet’s DeepMind – a branch of Alphabet dedicated to the development and progress of AI – built AlphaFold, an AI designed specifically for this task and […]
How AI and Brain-Computer Interfaces Know What You’ll Find Attractive
You know the saying “Looks aren’t everything.” But if that were true, dating apps might look completely different. Matchmaking apps like Bumble and Los Angeles-based Tinder would not lead each potential match’s profile with a large photo. In a world where attractiveness is not appreciated, they would have a UI and UX that might have […]
AI Chatbots for Customer Support: The Pros and Cons
Customer support is becoming smarter without requiring more human support specialists. With artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots are reshaping how we interact with companies, how we get help, and who is on the other end of the conversation. Chatbots aren’t new; they’ve been found in research and literature from the 1960s, but they’ve experienced a major […]
Predicting Mortality Rates With AI Could Save Lives
Artificial intelligence is impacting an array of industries. That’s because AI applications range from simple (chatbots and image identifiers) to extremely complex (using big data to find patterns and inform high-level decision-making). Due to its versatility, you’ve likely interacted with AI already while going about your day-to-day. However, for most of us, AI’s biggest impact […]