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Researchers Harness Artificial Intelligence to Help Predict Sudden Cardiac Death
AI could present an innovative path forward in reshaping the landscape of global health strategies. Researchers are actively exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict and potentially help to address sudden cardiac death, according to research that will be shared at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2023. According to the study authors,…
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Balancing the risks and rewards of AI will be key
Beyond the “Bletchley declaration” and leaders’ speeches at the AI summit (Report, 2 November), the lack of a global AI governance arrangement is starkly absent. It would seem that we now have three (rival) attempts to coordinate and lead – the US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute based in Washington DC, the Global Partnership on Artificial…
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SAG-AFTRA reviews offer from studios, but artificial intelligence still a sticking point
SAG-AFTRA reviews offer from studios, but artificial intelligence still a sticking point – CBS News Watch CBS News As the actors’ strike continues, the SAG-AFTRA negotiation committee is reviewing a “best and final offer” from studios, according to the union. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more on the issues that appear to be keeping…
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Robotic Evolution: How Humanoid Robots Are Shaping the Future of Labor
The era of humanoid robots has arrived, albeit with a touch of awkwardness. These robots, often inspired by the realms of science fiction, have been the dream of engineers for decades. Despite the surge in artificial intelligence and subsequent investments, the prototypes we have today are more adept at staged demonstrations than practical tasks. Yet,…
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New Artificial Intelligence Executive Order Contains Numerous Healthcare Implications | Insights
President Joe Biden on Oct. 30, 2023, signed a sweeping executive order (EO) and invoked the Defense Production Act to establish the first set of standards for using artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and other industries. The rise of the internet dramatically changed healthcare, and AI is poised to do the same. The rapid expansion of AI across healthcare…
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Artificial Intelligence in Political Ads
In the Washington Post last weekend, an op-ed article suggested that political candidates should voluntarily renounce the use of artificial intelligence in their campaigns. The article seemed to be looking for candidates to take the actions that governments have largely thus far declined to mandate. As we wrote back in July, despite calls from some…
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MS news notes: Stem cell transplant, artificial intelligence
Welcome to “MS News Notes,” a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Here’s a look at what’s been happening: Lemtrada or stem cell transplant? While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved stem cell transplants to treat people with MS, there is…
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Johnny Cash’s ‘Blank Space’ Is Why AI Can’t Have Nice Things
When Texas-based copywriter Dustin Ballard released a cover of Aqua’s 1997 Europop hit “Barbie Girl” this summer using an AI-generated version of Johnny Cash’s voice, he was surprised by its reception. “I actually expected more of a backlash,” he says. Earlier this fall, when he followed up with AI Johnny Cash singing Taylor Swift’s “Blank…
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Artificial Intelligence Won’t Fly Planes, But Will Make Flying Better
Artificial Intelligence isn’t ready to replace pilots, but it will simplify flight search, deliver more competitive airfares, and help airlines fly sustainably. Airline operations are ideally suited to artificial intelligence integrations because they are complex and require processing vast oceans of data. In some cases, that complexity tests the limits of what AI and machine…
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AI and Me. Hunting for meaning in Artificial Intelligence
Ken Frantz My first (knowing) foray into the world of AI (Artificial Intelligence) occurred not within a devoted app but in an online auction environment. It centered around listing an item for sale and describing said item in terms adequate to entice a buyer. Simple enough. As an infrequent seller, I had enough basic understanding…