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Govly, a platform for government contract opportunities, has raised $9.5 million in a Series A round. https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/02/govly-wants-to-make-it-easier-for-companies-to-spot-federal-contract-opportunities/ MIT researchers have developed a search engine called SecureLoop that can efficiently identify optimal designs for deep neural network accelerators. https://news.mit.edu/2023/accel...

Researchers have developed an AI tool for analyzing colorectal cancer tissue, outperforming previous methods. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-ai-tool-outperforms-prior-methods.html The shutdown of the AI companion app Soulmate left users heartbroken and mourning their digital partners. https://futurism.com/the-byte/soulmate-ai-companion-chatbot Google's parent company, Alphabet, reporte...

MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning technique called Diffusion-CCSP to enable robots to efficiently solve continuous constraint satisfaction problems. https://news.mit.edu/2023/new-technique-helps-robots-pack-objects-tight-space-1017 An AI tool accurately identified pediatric patients at high risk for blood clots, but there was no difference in outcomes compared to a control group. h...

The MIT Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center is developing techniques to reduce energy use in data centers. https://news.mit.edu/2023/new-tools-available-reduce-energy-that-ai-models-devour-1005 An AI system can detect pain in patients before, during, and after surgery. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-ai-pain-recognition-patients-surgery.html The US Space Force has banned the use of gen...

Researchers at MIT have developed Air-Guardian, a system that acts as a proactive copilot in airplanes. https://news.mit.edu/2023/ai-co-pilot-enhances-human-precision-safer-aviation-1003 The ChatGPT AI program shows promise in providing accurate and comprehensive medical information. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-ai-high-doctors-medical.html Scammers using AI are creating fake books that...

Radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying lung diseases in a study of over 2,000 chest X-rays. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-radiologists-outperformed-ai-lung-diseases.html The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached an agreement with Hollywood studios after a five-month strike. https://futurism.com/strike-ends-writers-forcing-concessions-ai French AI startup Mistral has r...

MIT researchers have developed a method that uses multiple AI systems to debate and refine answers. https://news.mit.edu/2023/multi-ai-collaboration-helps-reasoning-factual-accuracy-language-models-0918 Silicon Valley AI companies are hiring poets and writers to improve their generative AI output. https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-companies-hiring-authors-poets-fix-writing Salesforce is acquiring A...

Mercedes is adding OpenAI's conversational AI agent, ChatGPT, to its MBUX infotainment system in the US. https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/15/mercedes-is-adding-chatgpt-to-its-infotainment-system-for-some-reason/ Self-medication can be dangerous, as people are using prescription drugs without medical supervision. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-dangers-self-medication.html MIT researchers...

The US Department of Energy is funding a project led by MIT researchers to integrate fusion data into an AI-powered system. https://news.mit.edu/2023/fast-tracking-fusion-energy-with-ai-and-accessibility-0901 A new framework called STAR-ED uses machine learning to assess bias in skin tones in medical training materials. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-ai-uncovers-bias-dermatology-tools.html...

Researchers at the CarDS Lab have developed a deep learning model to detect severe aortic stenosis. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-artificial-intelligence-automates-diagnosis-severe.html Researchers at MIT have developed a system that could lead to more powerful machine-learning programs. https://news.mit.edu/2023/system-could-yield-more-powerful-efficient-llms-0822 OpenAI is funding an AI...

SoftBank reported consecutive quarterly losses but its Vision Funds showed a gain of $0.8 billion. https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/08/softbank-posts-loss-with-a-cumulative-loss-of-6-3b-in-its-vision-fund-business/ Physicians need to learn how to interpret and use clinical decision support algorithms effectively. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-ai-medicine-doctors.html AI-generated travel gui...

Identifying domestic abuse victims early can reduce emergency medical admissions, according to research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-linking-police-healthcare-domestic-abuse.html Researchers at MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a computational model that uses machine learning to predict the origin of tumors in cancer patients. https://news.mit.edu/2023/ai-model-can-hel...

Researchers from RIKEN Center for Brain Science have found that the self-organization of neurons as they learn follows a mathematical theory called the free energy principle. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-mathematical-theory-self-organized-real-neurons.html Generative AI systems like chatbots and image generators are producing harmful eating disorder content. https://futurism.com/ai-eatin...

Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a technique called "PhotoGuard" to protect images from manipulation by AI models. https://news.mit.edu/2023/using-ai-protect-against-ai-image-manipulation-0731 Generative AI, which produces synthetic content, is becoming increasingly prevalent in various industries. https://futurism....

MIT researchers have developed a computational tool called "FrameDiff" that uses machine learning to create new protein structures. https://news.mit.edu/2023/generative-ai-imagines-new-protein-structures-0712 Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed PIGINet, a system that uses machine learning to enhance the problem-solving...

Scientists from MIT and the MIT-Watson AI Lab have developed a new machine learning framework that can predict molecular properties and generate new molecules more efficiently. https://news.mit.edu/2023/learning-language-molecules-predict-properties-0707 Scientists have developed an AI tool called CHARM that can rapidly decode a brain tumor's DNA during surgery. https://medicalxpress.com/news/...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is already well underway, with applications in public health predictions, administration, and drug discovery. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-health-ai-revolution-experts.html Erik Duhaime founded Centaur Labs, a company that created the DiagnosUs app to gather the opinions of medical experts on real-world scientific and biomedical data....

Low-quality AI-generated content farms are profiting from programmatic advertising, supported by major brands. https://futurism.com/content-farms-ai Munich-based AI scale-up Konux is using machine learning and IoT to transform railway transportation. https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/04/konux-db-expansion/ MIT researchers have developed a dataset called VisText to improve automatic chart captioning s...

Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a system called the Masked Generative Encoder (MAGE) that can both identify and generate images. https://news.mit.edu/2023/computer-vision-system-marries-image-recognition-generation-0628 Researchers from India, Bangladesh, and Mexico explore the potential of using ChatGPT in global health resea...

YouTube is testing an AI-powered tool with Aloud to help creators dub their videos into other languages. https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/23/youtube-integrates-ai-powered-dubbing-tool/ A deep learning algorithm for detecting occlusal caries from clinical photographs will be presented at the 101st General Session of the IADR. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-explores-deep-algorithm-occlusal-car...

The Enlightened Mindset is a website that claims to explore the world of knowledge and understanding through clickbaity articles that appear to be AI-generated from top to bottom, including an array of AI-spun imagery. https://futurism.com/clickbait-site-generating-images-ai-hilarious Mercedes is adding OpenAI's conversational AI agent, ChatGPT, to its MBUX infotainment system in the US. https...

EvenUp, a legal tech start-up, has raised $50.5m in a series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Behance founder Scott Belsky and legal tech firm Clio. https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/08/evenup-wants-to-automate-personal-injury-settlements-to-a-point/ Researchers at Purdue University have developed an AI-driven technology that uses a smar...

Researchers at MIT and McMaster University have used an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify a new antibiotic that can kill Acinetobacter baumannii, a type of bacteria that is responsible for many drug-resistant infections. https://news.mit.edu/2023/using-ai-scientists-combat-drug-resistant-infections-0525 Researchers at University College London have identified five subtypes of heart fai...

Researchers from MIT and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a new method for building sophisticated AI inference algorithms. https://news.mit.edu/2023/probabilistic-ai-knows-how-well-its-working-0525 Google is rolling out its AI-powered search, Google Search Generative Experience (SGE), and other Search Labs in the US. https://www.engadget.com/google-begins-opening-access-to-g...

The Irish Times has apologised for publishing an AI-generated hoax article in its Opinion section. https://futurism.com/the-byte/newspaper-apologizes-running-ai-generated-article A new machine learning model developed by a multidisciplinary research team including computer scientists at MIT and oceanographers can more accurately predict ocean currents and identify divergences than conventional mod...