Category: Machine Learning, AI

New Tool Defends Against Deepfakes

The emergence of deepfakes -where synthesized speech can be used to mimic machine and human voices for malicious purposes- is a serious problem in the current world. The advances in generative artificial intelligence were geared towards improving personalized voice assistants.…

Drones With Defibrillators Save Cardiac Arrest Patients

Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet have been studying the concept of drones fitted with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for emergency cardiac arrest patients, rather than sending only an ambulance. They discovered that in over 50% of the cases, the drones…

AI as a Tool for Constructing New Bridges and Buildings

Engineers are currently using artificial intelligence to develop lighter concrete blocks for construction in Pennsylvania where about 13% of the bridges have been declared structurally deficient. Artificial intelligence is also being used to develop a highway wall capable of absorbing…

Researchers Study AI Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Researchers at the University of Washington recently conducted a three-month autoethnographic study to test the utility of AI tools for accessibility. They found that although the tools were helpful sometimes, the tools had significant problems when generating images, writing Slack…

Worker Crushed to Death by Industrial Robot

On Thursday, the South Korean police announced that an industrial robot had crushed to death a worker at a vegetable packaging plant. There is an ongoing investigation into the safety or potential defects of the machine. According to the police…

Novel Study Uses Computer Vision to Detect Skin Cancer

Because of its rapid spread, early detection is crucial for treating melanoma. Researchers from John Hopkins are currently studying how computer vision can be used to track skin lesions across multiple scans from different visits by the patient. It is…