I greatly enjoyed attending IndyFest 2023. During the panel titled “Southern Nevada Economic Development: The Path Forward,” reporter Jacob Solis asked panelists to discuss the potential impact of artificial intelligence on Nevada’s economy. Robert Taylor of the Las Vegas Urban Chamber of Commerce joked that he was “Dr. Doom,” adding, “After all, why would I…

With its ability to help brainstorm essay ideas and practice for interviews, artificial intelligence has a myriad of potential uses in the college application process. A paper published in the Academic Medicine journal in September, authored by Penn professor Kevin Johnson and his colleagues, explores these potential uses in medical school applications and posits that…

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Welcome to MedAI Roundup, highlighting the latest news and research in healthcare-related artificial intelligence each month. An AI model can distinguish between people with and without type 2 diabetes by analyzing 10-second voice clips recorded on smartphones, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health. A simulation study published in the Annals…

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Description Other panelists joining remotely will be Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union; Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director General at UNESCO; and Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of United Nations University.

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Deadly bioweapons, automated cybersecurity attacks, powerful AI models escaping human control. Those are just some of the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence, according to a new UK government report. It was released to help set the agenda for an international summit on AI safety to be hosted by the UK next week. The report…