Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.
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Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.

U.S. immigration officials expect over 2 million migrants to reach the country’s southern border by the end of the year. They’re counting on face recognition to streamline processing of those who seek asylum.

June 9, 20211 min read
What AI Knows About Proteins: NLP systems can be used to code amino acids.
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What AI Knows About Proteins: NLP systems can be used to code amino acids.

Transformer models trained on sequences of amino acids that form proteins have had success classifying and generating viable sequences. New research shows that they also capture information about protein structure.

June 2, 20212 min read
What AI Knows About Proteins: NLP systems can be used to code amino acids.
Covid-19

What AI Knows About Proteins: NLP systems can be used to code amino acids.

Transformer models trained on sequences of amino acids that form proteins have had success classifying and generating viable sequences. New research shows that they also capture information about protein structure.

June 2, 20212 min read
Old Drugs for New Ailments: AI searches for Covid-19 treatments among existing drugs.
Covid-19

Old Drugs for New Ailments: AI searches for Covid-19 treatments among existing drugs.

Many medical drugs work by modulating the body’s production of specific proteins. Recent research aimed to predict this activity, enabling researchers to identify drugs that might counteract the effects of Covid-19.

March 17, 20212 min read
Old Drugs for New Ailments: AI searches for Covid-19 treatments among existing drugs.
Covid-19

Old Drugs for New Ailments: AI searches for Covid-19 treatments among existing drugs.

Many medical drugs work by modulating the body’s production of specific proteins. Recent research aimed to predict this activity, enabling researchers to identify drugs that might counteract the effects of Covid-19.

March 17, 20212 min read
AI for Business Is Booming: Stanford's 2021 AI Index shows commercial AI on the rise.
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AI for Business Is Booming: Stanford's 2021 AI Index shows commercial AI on the rise.

Commercial AI research and deployments are on the rise, a new study highlights. The latest edition of the AI Index, an annual report from Stanford University, documents key trends in the field including the growing importance of private industry and the erosion of U.S. dominance in research.

March 10, 20212 min read
AI for Business Is Booming: Stanford's 2021 AI Index shows commercial AI on the rise.
Covid-19

AI for Business Is Booming: Stanford's 2021 AI Index shows commercial AI on the rise.

Commercial AI research and deployments are on the rise, a new study highlights. The latest edition of the AI Index, an annual report from Stanford University, documents key trends in the field including the growing importance of private industry and the erosion of U.S. dominance in research.

March 10, 20212 min read
Covid-19 Triage: Computer vision for x-rays helps triage Covid-19 patients.
Covid-19

Covid-19 Triage: Computer vision for x-rays helps triage Covid-19 patients.

The pandemic has pushed hospitals to their limits. A new machine learning system could help doctors make sure the most severe cases get timely, appropriate care.

March 3, 20212 min read
Covid-19 Triage: Computer vision for x-rays helps triage Covid-19 patients.
Covid-19

Covid-19 Triage: Computer vision for x-rays helps triage Covid-19 patients.

The pandemic has pushed hospitals to their limits. A new machine learning system could help doctors make sure the most severe cases get timely, appropriate care.

March 3, 20212 min read
Medical AI’s Hidden Data: Why many medical AI devices are black boxes.
Covid-19

Medical AI’s Hidden Data: Why many medical AI devices are black boxes.

U.S. government approval of medical AI products is on the upswing — but information about how such systems were built is largely unavailable. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a a plethora of AI-driven medical systems.

February 17, 20212 min read
Medical AI’s Hidden Data: Why many medical AI devices are black boxes.
Covid-19

Medical AI’s Hidden Data: Why many medical AI devices are black boxes.

U.S. government approval of medical AI products is on the upswing — but information about how such systems were built is largely unavailable. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a a plethora of AI-driven medical systems.

February 17, 20212 min read
The Language of Viruses: Researchers trained a neural net to predict viruses in DNA.
Covid-19

The Language of Viruses: Researchers trained a neural net to predict viruses in DNA.

A neural network learned to read the genes of viruses as though they were text. That could enable researchers to page ahead for potentially dangerous mutations. Researchers at MIT trained a language model to predict mutations that would enable infectious viruses to become even more virulent.

January 27, 20212 min read
The Language of Viruses: Researchers trained a neural net to predict viruses in DNA.
Covid-19

The Language of Viruses: Researchers trained a neural net to predict viruses in DNA.

A neural network learned to read the genes of viruses as though they were text. That could enable researchers to page ahead for potentially dangerous mutations. Researchers at MIT trained a language model to predict mutations that would enable infectious viruses to become even more virulent.

January 27, 20212 min read
The Fax About Tracking Covid: A deep learning system for sorting critical Covid-19 cases.
Covid-19

The Fax About Tracking Covid: A deep learning system for sorting critical Covid-19 cases.

A pair of neural networks is helping to prioritize Covid-19 cases for contact tracing. The public health department of California’s Contra Costa County is using deep learning to sort Covid-19 cases reported via the pre-internet technology known as fax.

January 13, 20212 min read
The Fax About Tracking Covid: A deep learning system for sorting critical Covid-19 cases.
Covid-19

The Fax About Tracking Covid: A deep learning system for sorting critical Covid-19 cases.

A pair of neural networks is helping to prioritize Covid-19 cases for contact tracing. The public health department of California’s Contra Costa County is using deep learning to sort Covid-19 cases reported via the pre-internet technology known as fax.

January 13, 20212 min read

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