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MIT CSAIL researchers claim their algorithm helps doctors pick the right antibiotics

November 26, 2020
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) say they’ve developed a recommendation algorithm that predicts the probability a patient’s urinary tract infection (UTI) can be treated by first- or second-line antibiotics. With this information, the model makes a recommendation for a specific treatment that selects a first-line agent as frequently as…
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Ambarella launches computer vision chips for edge AI

November 26, 2020
Chip designer Ambarella has announced a new computer vision chip for processing artificial intelligence at the edge of computer networks, like in smart cars and security cameras. The new CV28M camera system on chip (SoC) is the latest in the company’s CVflow family. It…
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Alphabet’s Project Amber uses AI to try to diagnose depression from brain waves

November 26, 2020
X, Alphabet’s experimental R&D lab, today detailed Project Amber, a now-disbanded project which aimed to make brain waves as easy to interpret as blood glucose. The goal was to develop objective measurements of depression and anxiety that could be used to support diagnoses, treatment, and therapies. An estimated 17.3 million adults in the U.S. have had at least one major depressive episode…
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Intel acquires AI software optimization platform SigOpt

November 26, 2020
Intel today announced it will acquire SigOpt, a San Francisco-based startup developing a platform to optimize AI software models. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close this quarter, weren’t disclosed, but Intel says it plans to use SigOpt’s technologies across its hardware products to accelerate, amplify, and scale AI software tools for developers. The acquisition comes as Intel…
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How the U.S. patent office is keeping up with AI

November 26, 2020
Technology keeps creating challenges for intellectual property law. The infamous case of the “monkey selfie” challenged the notion of not just who owns a piece of intellectual property, but what constitutes a “who” in the first place. Last decade’s semi-sentient…
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PowerTransformer uses AI to rewrite text to correct gender biases in character portrayals

November 26, 2020
Unconscious biases are pervasive in text and media. For example, female characters in stories are often portrayed as passive and powerless while men are portrayed as proactive and powerful. According to a McKinsey study of 120 movies across 10 markets, the ratio of male to female characters was 3:1 in 2016, the same it’s been since 1946. Motivated by this, researchers at the Allen Institute for…
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