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This tool could one day empower doctors to make informed decisions about X-rays without waiting for a radiologist. | REUTERS/Richard Chung

Nov 29, 2018

AI rivals radiologist-level X-ray screening for certain lung diseases

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How can companies better harness big data to improve their services and products? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Nov 14, 2018

Jayodita Sanghvi and Grace Tang: Big data meets big business

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AI is in our phones and cars. Is it any surprise that it’s also in our hospitals and doctor’s offices? | Reuters/Mike Blake

Oct 9, 2018

David Magnus: How will artificial intelligence impact medical ethics?

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Small changes in commute routines could reduce the negative effects of congestion. | Reuters/Eric Thayer

Oct 4, 2018

Balaji Prabhakar: Can digital incentives help alleviate traffic?

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JackRabbot 2 has an arm and expressive eyes, which can help communicate the robot’s next move to people around it. | Photo credit: Amanda Law

Sep 19, 2018

JackRabbot 2: The polite pedestrian robot

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Who's better at predicting your behavior? Your computer or your spouse? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

May 9, 2018

Michal Kosinski: Living in a post-privacy world

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We can now ask questions about why the brain is laid out this way and what advantages it might give an organism. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

May 7, 2018

AI may help researchers unlock the deepest mysteries of the brain

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The use of computer vision could offload low-value work better suited to machines, augmenting rather than replacing clinicians. | Unsplash/Kevin

Apr 10, 2018

Researchers improve patient safety with bedside computer vision

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How do we design online computer systems that bring together large groups of people for work? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Apr 9, 2018

Michael Bernstein: Welcome to the future of crowdsourcing

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The new research illuminates the value of interdisciplinary teamwork between humanities and the sciences. | Getty Images/mousitj

Apr 9, 2018

New machine-learning methods measure change in gender and ethnic bias

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Could enhanced media editing tools help journalists tell better stories? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Mar 12, 2018

Maneesh Agrawala: Artificial intelligence comes to multimedia

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Judgment Call: Could AI help us subvert unconscious bias? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Jan 31, 2018

Which is more fair: a human or a machine?

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“In many ways, we are flying blind in our discussions about artificial intelligence and lack the data we need to credibly evaluate activity.” | Unsplash/Paul Smith

Dec 21, 2017

A new artificial intelligence index tracks the emerging field

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Computer vision research suggests that the bumper, not just the bumper sticker, reveals a car owner's politics. | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Nov 29, 2017

Can artificial intelligence infer neighborhood politics from its cars?

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Even top radiologists are prone to misdiagnoses due to challenges in distinguishing among diseases based on X-rays. | Image by iStock/PandaVector

Nov 17, 2017

Can an algorithm diagnose pneumonia better than a radiologist?

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From the 1931 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic: "You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!" | Image from Universal Pictures

Oct 30, 2017

Audrey Shafer: Why Frankenstein still holds a mirror to modern science

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A new algorithm sifts through data generated by wearable monitors to find irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias. | Image by iStock/Devrimb

Jul 17, 2017

An algorithm diagnoses arrhythmias with cardiologist-level accuracy

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Natural language processing is a key part of the artificial intelligence revolution. | Illustration by Stefani Billings

May 22, 2017

Chris Manning: How computers are learning to understand language

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How do we responsibly prepare for artificial intelligence and smart machines? | Illustration by Farrah Yoo

May 15, 2017

Fei-Fei Li and Chris Gerdes: The future of artificial intelligence and self-driving cars

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Artificial intelligence now powers just a small fraction of the online interactions that will soon be possible. | Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Mar 14, 2017

Why AI could be as transformational as electricity

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“Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030” looks at how AI technologies will affect urban life. | Image by iStock/Askold Romanov, Mlenny & Tricia Seibold

Sep 1, 2016

How will driverless cars and other applications of AI affect society?

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Advances in computer science make it possible to map poverty by gleaning new insights from existing satellite images. | Photo courtesy of NASA

Aug 19, 2016

Machine learning uses satellite data to zero in on poverty pockets

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As more people text rather than call crisis hotlines, data science can help discover the best counseling strategies. | Photo by TommL/Getty Image

Aug 10, 2016

How computer science can help crisis hotlines work more effectively

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Aug 1, 2016

Arvind Krishna: Another revolution is coming and it’s AI

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