artificial intelligence

World News

Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules

10:56am December 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The deal paves the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and has spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity.

Books
Arts

'If you have a face, you have a place in the conversation about AI,' expert says

2:25pm November 28, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini warns that facial recognition technology is riddled with the biases of its creators. She is the author of Unmasking AI and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League.

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, left, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrive to the White House for a meeting in May.

How OpenAI's origins explain the Sam Altman drama

5:00am November 24, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The company's non-profit board and for-profit arm have long been at odds. CEO Sam Altman's week-long ouster represents the culmination of that long-simmering tension.

Education

New App State tool uses artificial intelligence to connect current students and alumni

3:53pm November 20, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Appalachian State University launched a new platform this semester to connect current students with alumni who can answer questions and offer career advice.

Arts

Worried about AI hijacking your voice for a deepfake? This tool could help

12:04pm November 13, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Emerging tools may make it easier for the public to detect fake online videos, and more difficult for generative AI systems to create them.

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Do you know this goose? Researchers have developed a new facial recognition tool for geese that can ID them based on their beaks.

Enhance! HORNK! Artificial intelligence can now ID individual geese

10:28am November 02, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

Yes, that's right, somebody has developed AI for goose faces.

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President Biden signs a new executive order on artificial intelligence on Oct. 30. Vice President Harris will talk about the order in London with world leaders this week.

Politics & Government

Biden plans to step up government oversight of AI with new 'pressure tests'

7:03pm October 30, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The White House will require AI companies to test new systems and submit the results to the federal government. The goal is to mitigate some risks as the technology rapidly develops.

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Dr. Michael Mansour, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, is testing an AI-enhanced database he uses to help make diagnoses.

Health & Safety

AI could help doctors make better diagnoses

5:12am October 25, 2023

by Craig LeMoult

An artificial intelligence upgrade could be coming soon to a computer program called UpToDate that is used by more than 2 million health care professionals to make decisions about patients' care.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been using artificial intelligence to make robocalls that contort his own voice into several languages he doesn't actually speak, posing new ethical questions about the government's use of the rapidly evolving technology.

Politics & Government

Opinion: Did he really say that?

10:31am October 21, 2023

by Scott Simon

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has used AI for robocalls in Mandarin, Yiddish, and other languages he doesn't speak IRL. NPR's Scott Simon ponders the downsides of this.

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AI similar to the kind used to make images is now being used to design synthetic proteins. Scientists say its radically sped up their research.

New proteins, better batteries: Scientists are using AI to speed up discoveries

11:28am October 12, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

New artificial intelligence tools are being rapidly developed across the sciences. They may not be able to solve every problem, but in some cases, they're shortening the time to new breakthroughs.

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