Artificial intelligence may soon help linguists decipher ancient languages
Needless to say, deciphering an ancient language when there’s no one left alive who speaks it can be rather daunting. But historical linguists may soon get a helping hand thanks to an AI-based system developed by researchers at MIT. A team of researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Read More...
How drones and AI can restore degraded ecosystems
Over the last several centuries, humans have felled around 2 billion hectares of forest, leaving behind an area of degraded land comparable to the size of Australia. To restore these ecosystems that are essential in our fight against global warming, we need urgent reforestation efforts that go Read More...
New AI algorithm predicts pregnancy complications
After a woman gives birth, sometimes a specialist will conduct a placenta exam to analyze the organ for anything that might indicate health problems with the new baby or future pregnancies. The placenta is vital because it delivers blood, oxygen, and other vital substances to the baby via the Read More...
Scientists create AI tool that detects Alzheimer’s through speech
Detecting Alzheimer’s in its early stages remains quite the mystery for scientists. In an effort to solve this mystery, a team of researchers are utilizing artificial intelligence to look for signs of Alzheimer’s within language. The research, which took place at New Jersey's Stevens Read More...
AI system knows when to make a medical diagnosis or defer to a human
While artificial intelligence can be used to detect many types of cancer, figuring out when to rely on experts versus the algorithms of AI is still tricky. It’s not simply a matter of who is “better” at making a diagnosis or prediction. Factors like how much time medical professionals have Read More...
Could AI help prompt doctors to have difficult discussions about death?
At the Optimist Daily, we’re always on the lookout for solutions—whether they may be for lighter issues like gardening, or for much heavier topics, like how we can best discuss how to prepare for death. Today, we’ll be touching upon the latter. The question of how and when to prepare for Read More...
Training AI is carbon-intensive. MIT researchers are changing that
The different ways artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to improve our lives is vast, but one thing we often overlook is the environmental cost that comes with AI. After all, running a training model to improve AI requires a whole lot of energy. For that reason, researchers at Massachusetts Read More...
AI helps diagnose signs of glaucoma 18 months earlier than current methods
From kidney stones to heart trouble, to cancer, artificial intelligence stands to revolutionize the field of medical diagnostics by spotting signs of disease earlier than us humans are capable of. Now, aided by the technology, scientists have developed a quick test to identify which people with Read More...
Scientists develop an AI system that translates thoughts into text
If you haven’t heard of locked-in syndrome, it is a rare neurological disorder where the patient is awake and conscious but “locked-in” their body, due to complete paralysis of all voluntary muscles in the body, but with a normal exception being their eyes. In a bid to aid communication Read More...
Recycling is finally becoming circular thanks to artificial intelligence
The problem that has long plagued recycling is that too many different kinds of waste are mixed together, which needs to be accurately sorted out in order for recycling to be effective. But thanks to new artificial intelligence, we have a revolutionary solution to the problem of sorting Read More...