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 guides are flooding Amazon, misleading customers with fake reviews and generic information. https://fut...
Aug 21, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 34
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-help-determine-where-patients-cancer-arose-0807 OpenAI allows website operators to block its web crawle...
Aug 21, 2023•2 min•Season 23Ep. 35
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-eating-disorder-advice Zoom clarifies that it doesn't use customer content for AI training without consen...
Aug 14, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 33
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.com/ai-trained-ai-generated-data-interview Artificial intelligence (AI) can predict patient demographics, includin...
Aug 07, 2023•4 min•Season 23Ep. 32
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 capabilities of household robots. https://news.mit.edu/2023/ai-helps-household-robots-cut-planning-time-half-0714...
Jul 31, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 31
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/2023-07-ai-tool-real-time-brain-tumor.html G/O Media published an AI-generated Star Wars article on io9,...
Jul 24, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 30
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. https://news.mit.edu/2023/gamifying-medical-data-labeling-ai-0628 Valve has clarified its stance on...
Jul 17, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 29
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 systems. https://news.mit.edu/2023/researchers-chart-captions-ai-vistext-0630 Artificial intelligence...
Jul 10, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 28
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 research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-explore-chatgpt-application-global-health.html Generative AI...
Jul 03, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 27
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-caries.html Google Workspace testers can now use Duet AI to create custom templates for complex tasks i...
Jun 26, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 26
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://techcrunch.com/2023/06/15/mercedes-is-adding-chatgpt-to-its-infotainment-system-for-some-reason/ Rese...
Jun 19, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 25
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 smartphone camera to detect and diagnose medical conditions like anemia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/...
Jun 12, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 24
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 failure that could be used to predict future risk for individual patients. https://medicalxpress.com/ne...
Jun 05, 2023•3 min
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-generative-ai-in-search-175550693.html Researchers are using AI chatbots to understand how the human ...
May 29, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 22
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 models. https://news.mit.edu/2023/new-machine-learning-model-ocean-currents-0517 Researchers at Mount S...
May 22, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 21
Former Google program manager Yiğit Ihlamur has launched Vela Partners, an AI-powered venture capital firm. https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/11/ai-powered-vc-firm-vela-emerges-from-stealth-with-25m-under-management/?guccounter=1 Researchers at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine have used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse the speech patterns of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-ai-speech-patterns-parkinson-disease.html Machine-learning m...
May 15, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 20
A new report by NewsGuard has identified 49 websites that produced content that appeared to be mostly or entirely AI-generated in April alone. https://futurism.com/news-sites-ai-chatbots-content Researchers at MIT and Takeda have developed a physics-enhanced autocorrelation-based estimator (PEACE) that uses physics and machine learning to categorize the rough surfaces that characterize particles in a mixture. https://news.mit.edu/2023/ai-based-estimator-manufacturing-medicine-0503 Geoffrey Hinto...
May 08, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 19
MIT researchers have developed machine learning algorithms to create artificial proteins with specific structural features, using attention-based diffusion models to predict amino acid sequences that meet design targets. https://news.mit.edu/2023/ai-system-can-generate-novel-proteins-structural-design-0420 Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute have collaborated with physicians and researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC to determine if ...
May 01, 2023•4 min•Season 23Ep. 18
German artist Boris Eldagsen, who recently won a prestigious photography competition with a stunning black-and-white portrait, has now turned down the award after admitting the image was created using an AI image generator, reports The Guardian. https://futurism.com/the-byte/guy-admits-prize-winning-photo-generated-ai A congressional hearing on Tuesday discussed the work of the Federal Trade Commission to protect American consumers from fraud and other fraudulent practices. https://techcrunch.co...
Apr 24, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 17
The AI chatbot can draft cover letters, tinker with codes, and even breathe life into a Furby. https://futurism.com/the-byte/finance-professor-claims-chatgpt-can-predict-stock-performance Following Italy's lead, the Spanish data protection authority AEPD has announced a preliminary investigation into ChatGPT maker OpenAI over alleged violations of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/chatgpt-spain-gdpr/ Tasks could include moving cargo...
Apr 17, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 16
Stability AI, a startup that made a name for itself by helping create the incredibly popular open-source image generator called Stable Diffusion, is in serious trouble. https://futurism.com/the-byte/stable-diffusion-stability-ai-risk-going-under In recent months, OpenAI and in particular ChatGPT have shown what is possible with a user interface built on top of a large language model that can answer questions and create code or images. https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/08/generative-ai-enterprise-so...
Apr 10, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 15
Microsoft has laid off a team dedicated to the responsible development and delivery of AI. https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/2023/03/14/microsoft-lays-off-ai-ethics-team/ Big tech companies race to ship generative AI tools. https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/05/meta-wants-to-use-generative-ai-to-create-ads/ A Swansea University study has shown how machine learning can aid in the early detection of inflammatory arthritis ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and revolutionize the way people are recog...
Apr 05, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 14
Brain-computer interface company Synchron announced it has received an oversubscribed $75 million in Series C funding, bringing total funding to $145 million. https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/brain-computer-interface-company-synchron-raises-75m-and-more-digital-health-fundings Engineers at CU Boulder are using advances in artificial intelligence to create a new type of walking stick for people who are blind or have low vision. https://www.colorado.edu/today/2023/01/19/smart-walking-stick-coul...
Mar 27, 2023•4 min•Season 23Ep. 13
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration announced Thursday that it is launching an investigation into the self-driving technology behind General Motors' robotaxi fleet. https://www.engadget.com/nhtsa-opens-probe-into-gm-autonomous-driving-technology-195519720.html Protect AI, a Seattle startup that sells cybersecurity technology tailored for code that powers artificial intelligence and machine learning programs, has emerged from stealth mode and announced $13.5 million in seed ...
Mar 20, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 12
Fake accounts on social media are increasingly wearing fake faces. https://www.npr.org/2022/12/15/1143114122/ai-generated-fake-faces-have-become-a-hallmark-of-online-influence-operations Intrinsic, a software company that spun out of Alphabet's X Moonshot division in mid-2021 to simplify the use of industrial robots, has acquired Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC), the for-profit arm of the Open Source Robotics Foundation, which is the developer of the Robot Operating System (ROS). https://...
Mar 13, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 11
DoNotPay, the company that bills itself as "the world's first robot lawyer," is launching a new AI-powered chatbot that can help you negotiate bills and cancel subscriptions without having to deal with customer service. https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23505873/donotpay-negotiate-bills-ai-chatbot Authorities in China have made a series of policy announcements related to artificial intelligence (AI), including banning AI-generated images that are not labeled as such. https://petapixel.com/2022...
Mar 06, 2023•4 min•Season 23Ep. 10
DeepMind has developed an AI tool that can help create rough film and stage scripts. https://www.engadget.com/deepmind-ai-tool-film-theater-scripts-dramatron-212328597.html Uber's network in Las Vegas will be the first to offer Motional's autonomous vehicles. https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/uber-and-motional-bring-robotaxi-service-to-las-vegas/440732 Toastmasters members can get real-time feedback from AI voice coach Yoodli through a new partnership. https://www.geekwire.com/2022/toas...
Feb 27, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 9
Stack Overflow, a coding site that has long served as the web's go-to place for coding advice, has temporarily banned OpenAI's new chatbot, ChatGPT. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnaem/stack-overflow-bans-chatgpt-for-constantly-giving-wrong-answers Today, Canva announces Magic Write, a text generation tool that can generate anything from blog post ideas to a cover letter. https://www.pcworld.com/article/1424421/ai-text-generation-is-moving-mainstream.html Deutsche Bank has doubled its use of ...
Feb 20, 2023•3 min•Season 23Ep. 8
An AI developed by researchers at Meta negotiated persuasively with humans while playing an online version of the board game Diplomacy. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2348152-metas-board-game-playing-ai-can-pass-as-a-human-in-game-negotiations/ Google is shutting down Duplex on the Web, its AI-powered suite of services that have been used to navigate websites to simplify the process of ordering food, buying movie tickets and more. https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/02/google-shuts-down-duplex-...
Feb 13, 2023•4 min
In the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), 2022 was arguably the year of foundational models, or AI models, trained at scale. https://venturebeat.com/ai/stanford-debuts-first-ai-benchmark-to-help-understand-llms/ Harvey, a startup building a so-called "Copilot for Lawyers," emerged today with $5 million from the cloak being led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, the tranche through which OpenAI and its partners in AI companies in early-stage investing that tackle big proble...
Feb 06, 2023•4 min•Season 23Ep. 6
