How the New MRSA Antibiotic Cracked Open AI’s ‘Black Box’

How the New MRSA Antibiotic Cracked Open AI’s ‘Black Box’

“New antibiotics discovered using AI!” That’s how headlines read in December ’23, when MIT researchers announced a new class of antibiotics that could wipe out the drug-resistant superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in mice. Powered by deep learning, the study was a significant breakthrough. Few new antibiotics have come out since the 1960s, and this …

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Companies are building customized AI bots to depend less on OpenAI

Companies are building customized AI bots to depend less on OpenAI

OpenAI dominates the generative AI market, and its GPT-4 is the industry’s best-performing model to date. But businesses are increasingly opting to build their own, smaller AI models that are more tailored to their business needs. Be cautious owning tech stocks in 2024 | Smart Investing Salesforce, for example, has piloted two coding AI assistants …

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Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy

Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy

Systematically biased artificial intelligence (AI) models did not improve clinicians’ accuracy in diagnosing hospitalized patients, based on data from more than 450 clinicians. “Artificial Intelligence (AI) could support clinicians in their diagnostic decisions of hospitalized patients but could also be biased and cause potential harm,” said Sarah Jabbour, MSE, a PhD candidate in computer science …

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AI-Aided Stethoscope Beats PCP in Detecting Valvular HD

AI-Aided Stethoscope Beats PCP in Detecting Valvular HD

A digital stethoscope that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is better at detecting heart murmurs associated with clinically significant valvular heart disease (VHD) than is a primary care physician (PCP) using a traditional stethoscope, a new study shows. Dr Moshe A. Rancier The results suggest collecting relevant sounds through a stethoscope (auscultation) using AI-powered technology is …

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Procyon Photonics — High School Start Up Aiming To Change Computing

Procyon Photonics — High School Start Up Aiming To Change Computing

Rendering of Procyon’s Tachyon optical matrix processing unit chip. Procyon Photonics Founded in 2021, Virginia-based Procyon Photonics is a startup aiming to change the future of computing hardware with its focus on optical computing. What makes the company unique is that their entire team consists of current high school students, and its co-founder, CEO, and …

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