AI Can Diagnose Like Doctors. But for Continued Progress, Research Standards Must Improve
Medicine is one of the hottest fields [https://singularityhub.com/2019/08/26/how-much-is-ai-really-moving-the-needle-on-health/] when it comes to applying AI to real-world problems, in particular using deep learning systems to detect disease in medical imagery. There have been promising early results, in particular DeepMind’s work on eye disease [https:
The Poker-Playing AI That Beat the World’s Best Players
Poker is a powerful combination of strategy and intuition, something that’s made it the most iconic of card games and devilishly difficult for machines to master. Now an AI built by Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University has managed to beat top professionals in a multiplayer version of the game
A human burn has just been successfully treated using live-cell pig skin tissue
When someone has a severe burn, a protective covering needs to be temporarily grafted onto the wound site – and as soon as possible. Although that covering typically consists of skin from a human cadaver, genetically-engineered live-cell pigskin has now been used on a patient for the first time. Applied to
New Hybrid Brain Map Reveals How Neurons Connect
Projects that map the billions of connections within entire brains have always had a tinge of grandiosity. Yet to connectomists, these projects aren’t just the key to cracking the brain’s ultimate mysteries. Understanding how and why neurons form connections called synapses may be the path towards computer simulations
What Does Ethical AI Look Like? Here’s What the New Global Consensus Says
Elon Musk usually isn’t one for advocating regulation and oversight. But when it comes to AI, he doesn’t mince words. AI is humanity’s “biggest existential threat [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/27/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-ai-biggest-existential-threat] ,” he once proclaimed to some controversy. While that statement may be overblown,
Cellular Computers Get a Boost With CRISPR
Cancer’s impenetrable secrets partly rely on its mysterious molecular history. As cells turn to the dark side, a whirlwind of DNA changes gradually accumulate. Like flipping multiple interlinked light switches, the cell gradually changes its internal molecular operations, until its once-beneficial nature turns malevolent. Why, when, and how this
This Startup Is Dreaming of a Global Brain on Blockchain
Artificial intelligence [https://singularityhub.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/] is one of the most celebrated and hyped concepts today. From science fiction to the nightly news, AI has been making record headlines, whether it will become the most dangerous technology around or the one most likely to save humanity. And it isn’
AI and Robotics Are Transforming Disaster Relief
During the past 50 years, the frequency of recorded natural disasters has surged nearly five-fold. In this blog, I’ll be exploring how converging exponential technologies [https://singularityhub.com/2017/12/29/what-are-the-6-ds-of-exponential-organizations/] (AI [https://singularityhub.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/], robotics [https://singularityhub.com/tag/robotics/], drones [https://singularityhub.com/tag/
Alphabet Releases Its Master Plan for Toronto’s New Smart City
Ever dreamed of living in a giant experiment? If so, Toronto may be the city for you. Sidewalk Labs has released blueprints for its proposed waterfront smart city and, depending who you ask, it’s either going to be the pinnacle of modern living or an Orwellian nightmare [https://singularityhub.