Communications of the ACM
Cybersecurity Protects Food, Agriculture
Protecting the U.S. food supply from cyberattack.
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More People Are Going Blind. AI Can Help Fight It
Early detection is crucial for treating eye disease. AI-enhanced eye scan analyses could spot warning signs quicker—and reach patients at scale.
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A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now, It Helps Do Paperwork
The best use for generative A.I. in health care, doctors say, is to ease the heavy burden of documentation that takes them hours a day and contributes to burnout...
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Robot Uses Fake Raspberry to Practice Picking Fruit
Scientists engineered a robot that practiced raspberry-picking on a silicone raspberry mockup with an artificial stem to ensure it learned how to handle the fragile...
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VR Suit Could Help You 'Feel' Things in the Metaverse
Engineers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich constructed a full-body tactile suit to amplify immersive virtual reality experiences.
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Atlas of Human Brain Blood Vessels Highlights Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists created a molecular atlas of human brain blood vessels to highlight Alzheimer's disease-related changes across six regions.
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Atlas of Biomedical Literature Could Help Track Down Fabricated Studies
An atlas of biomedical literature could prove useful in identifying fraudulent studies.
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Computational Advance Will Help Researchers Model Climate with Higher Fidelity
Researchers have proposed an algorithmic improvement that could advance climate modeling by balancing computational resources and precise cloud modeling.
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The Rise of the Chatbots
How do we keep track of the truth when bots are becoming increasingly skilled liars?
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Outsmarting Deepfake Video
Looking for truth, when "it's becoming surprisingly easy to distort reality."
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Mapping by Human Brain Project Advances Understanding of Neuroreceptor Organization
Human Brain Project scientists have gained new insights into the arrangement of neurotransmitter receptors in the brain through a new mapping.
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Wimbledon to Use AI for Video Highlight Commentary
The announcement is part of a wider trend in tennis as the sport embraces technology.
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AI Helps Show How the Brain's Fluids Flow
A team of scientists created artificial intelligence-based velocimetry measurements to quantify the flow of fluids around cerebral blood vessels in the human brain...
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How A.I. Is Helping Architects Change Workplace Design
With more hybrid workers and new office needs, firms like Zaha Hadid Architects are turning to artificial intelligence for solutions.
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Mercedes Bringing ChatGPT into its Cars
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Microsoft to add ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence software to Mercedes-Benz cars in the U.S.
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Food Producers Band Together in Face of Cyber Threats
Executives of U.S. food and agriculture companies say they are collaboratively formalizing information-sharing to fortify themselves against escalating cybersecurity...
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Robotic Dog Spots Invasive Fire Ant Nests Better Than Humans
Scientists in China and Brazil are testing robotic dogs and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect invasive fire ant nests.
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'AI Doctor' Predicts Hospital Readmission, Other Health Outcomes
Researchers invented an artificial intelligence algorithm to predict patients' health outcomes based on factors like mortality risk and length of hospitalization...
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