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Franklin Regional approves summer artificial intelligence program
Franklin Regional school board members ultimately approved a proposed summer program focused on artificial intelligence, after members of its curriculum committee spoke with program organizers about their concerns. Inspirit AI is an eight-session summer program developed and taught by graduates of Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT. “Students will learn the…
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AI could predict whether cancer treatments will work, experts say: ‘Exciting time in medicine’
A chemotherapy alternative called immunotherapy is showing promise in treating cancer — and a new artificial intelligence tool could help ensure that patients have the best possible experience. Immunotherapy, first approved in 2011, uses the cancer patient’s own immune system to target and fight cancer. While it doesn’t work for everyone, for the 15% to…
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AI could predict whether cancer treatments will work, experts say: ‘Exciting time in medicine’
A chemotherapy alternative called immunotherapy is showing promise in treating cancer — and a new artificial intelligence tool could help ensure that patients have the best possible experience. Immunotherapy, first approved in 2011, uses the cancer patient’s own immune system to target and fight cancer. While it doesn’t work for everyone, for the 15% to…
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‘Miss AI’ is billed as a leap forward but feels like a monumental step backwards
Meet Madame Potato. She doesn’t actually exist, but, if things go my way, she’s going to be the world’s first “Miss AI”. I recently created her image on a website that generates AI faces and then entered her into a beauty pageant. Now I am sitting back in anticipation of netting the $20,000 grand prize.…
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‘Miss AI’ is billed as a leap forward but feels like a monumental step backwards
Meet Madame Potato. She doesn’t actually exist, but, if things go my way, she’s going to be the world’s first “Miss AI”. I recently created her image on a website that generates AI faces and then entered her into a beauty pageant. Now I am sitting back in anticipation of netting the $20,000 grand prize.…
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From pornography to election deep fakes, innovation and education, lawmakers say CT must act now on AI
After facing pushback from Gov. Ned Lamont, tech insiders and state officials, Sen. James Maroney said he is “nearing completion” on a rewrite of a sweeping artificial intelligence bill that seeks to shield residents from discriminatory algorithms and criminalize the spread of certain AI-generated pornographic and political material. The Senate signaled Monday that the next…
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A discussion about artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all around us. It’s used on social media, to generate photos and to create content. It even takes orders at drive-thru windows. Lucas Tetrault, a creative and marketing consultant, gave a presentation about AI Thursday during lunch with the New Castle-Henry County Chamber of Commerce. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript…
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What is Project Nimbus, and why are Google workers protesting Israel deal?
Google employees based in the United States staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle last week to oppose a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government. Known as Project Nimbus, the joint contract between Google and Amazon signed in 2021 aims to provide cloud computing infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Breakthrough in aerospace machine learning
The aerospace industry is definitely making significant strides towards the machine-learning era. The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) were recognized as finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgment of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry. Their collaboration has led to…
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Breakthrough in aerospace machine learning
The aerospace industry is definitely making significant strides towards the machine-learning era. The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) were recognized as finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgment of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry. Their collaboration has led to…