Marzyeh Ghassemi combines her love for video games and health in her work at MIT, focusing on using machine learning to improve healthcare equity. Ghassemi's research group at LIDS explores how biases in health data can impact machine learning models, highlighting the importance of diversity and inclusion in AI applications.
Far-right parties in Europe are using AI to spread fake images and demonize leaders like Emmanuel Macron. Experts warn of the political weaponization of generative AI in campaigns since the EU elections.
Software engineer James McCaffrey designed a decision tree regression system in C# without recursion or pointers. He removed row indices from nodes to save memory, making debugging easier and predictions more interpretable.
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude are rapidly gaining popularity, reshaping society and the economy. Despite advancements, economists and AI practitioners still lack a comprehensive understanding of AI's economic impact.
Pat McFadden warns at Nato conference that Russia aims to target UK's electricity grid using AI. London to launch Laboratory for AI Security Research to counter emerging threats.
Police chief warns of criminals using AI to target victims in new ways. Urges law enforcement to adapt quickly to combat evolving threats.
Jeff Jarvis, former TV critic and online media leader, warns of internet regulation affecting freedoms in his new book, The Web We Weave. He emphasizes the dangers of moral panic and the need to reclaim the web from tech bros to prevent stifling regulations.
AI-powered shopping assistant ChatGPT challenges gift-giving experts. Can it master the art of thoughtful present selection?
University of South Australia revives viva voce tradition to enhance student knowledge testing. Oral exams adapt to combat AI challenges in academia, fostering authentic assessment.
Identifying relevant subspaces in outlier detection is crucial for effective analysis of tabular data. Challenges include defining meaningful outliers and dealing with the curse of dimensionality in data with many features.
Kim Kardashian's bizarre photoshoot with Tesla's Optimus bot raises questions about the use of robots by the 'warrior class'. The billionaire's interaction with the humanoid robot blurs the line between avant-garde art and dystopian thirst traps.
LLMs struggle with accessing real-time data. LangChain agents and Gemini tools offer a solution by integrating external sources for personal assistants.
New technology like Generative AI faces challenges like previous tech. Progress is made with small steps, like climbing Mount Everest.
MIT researchers have developed a more efficient algorithm for training AI systems to make better decisions in complex tasks with variability, such as traffic control. The new method improves performance by strategically selecting tasks, making it 5-50 times more efficient than standard approaches, ultimately enhancing the AI agent's performance.
MIT AVT Consortium leads research on how drivers interact with emerging vehicle tech, aiming to shape future transportation through data-driven insights on consumer behaviors and system performance. Recent J.D. Power study shows modest increase in public readiness for AVs, but trust in AI remains crucial for broader adoption, highlighting the need for reliable and intuitive systems.