Artificial Intelligence

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Science and Technology September 18, 2024

Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments

by Mahshid Ahmadi, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Many human activities release pollutants into the air, water and soil. These harmful chemicals…

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Science and Technology August 24, 2024

From thoughts to words: How AI deciphers neural signals to help a man with ALS speak

by Nicholas Card, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions…

Environment July 12, 2024

AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts

by Ayse Coskun, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The artificial intelligence boom has had such a profound effect on big tech companies that…

Science and Technology May 20, 2024

Newsrooms are experimenting with generative AI, warts and all

by Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The journalism industry has been under immense economic pressure over the past two decades, so…

Science and Technology May 15, 2024

‘Noise’ in the machine: Human differences in judgment lead to problems for AI

by Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Many people understand the concept of bias at some intuitive level. In society,…

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Elections March 28, 2024

States rush to combat AI threat to elections

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 27, 2024 This year’s presidential election will be the first since generative AI…

Elections March 19, 2024

AI vs. elections: 4 essential reads about the threat of high-tech deception in politics

by Eric Smalley, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s official. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have secured the necessary delegates to be their…

Science and Technology February 23, 2024

Colleges are using AI to prepare hospitality workers of the future

by Rachel J.C. Fu, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you’re planning to go into the hospitality industry, the pathway is increasingly…

Science and Technology February 13, 2024

AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships

by Anna Mae Duane, University of Connecticut, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States is in the grips of a loneliness epidemic: Since 2018,…

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Science and Technology February 1, 2024

Why are so many robots white?

by Mark Paterson, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Problems of racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence algorithms and the data used…

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Uncategorized October 11, 2024

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