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Kansas City lab trains artificial intelligence to predict disease proteins

A Kansas City laboratory is actively training artificial intelligence to predict and identify proteins associated with various diseases, aiming to advance medical diagnostics and treatment research.

Civil Beat's Artificial Intelligence Policy

Oct 23,26 | 01:37 EST

Honolulu Civil Beat has proactively established its Artificial Intelligence Policy, reflecting a measured and thoughtful approach to the rapidly evolving field of AI, characterized by both keen curiosity and significant caution. The fundamental principle guiding this policy is the inviolable trust of its readership, which the newsroom prioritizes above all else, including the allure of rapid technological advancement or unchecked experimentation. Consequently, Civil Beat pledges to maintain a healthy skepticism towards all emerging AI tools. Presently, the newsroom's utilization of AI is strictly limited to support functions that remain firmly under human control. These background tasks include the efficient transcription of audio and video recordings, providing assistance with computer programming essential for complex data analysis, and effectively scraping publicly available websites for pertinent information. Acknowledging that the world of artificial intelligence is in a state of continuous, daily flux, Civil Beat commits to transparently updating and communicating this policy to its audience should its internal thinking or application of AI within the newsroom undergo any future developments.

How AI technology is giving ALS patients their voice back

Oct 23,26 | 01:36 EST

Paul Francoeur's voice was cloned using a 14-year-old news report, giving him a chance to speak again.

IATSE’s First Tech Officer Talks AI and Reskilling

Oct 23,26 | 01:34 EST

Jillian Arnold, the sprawling crew union’s inaugural labor and technology intelligence officer, says she wants to help reskill workers and involve them in the development of AI use in the business.

Arundhati Roy: Artificial Intelligence Is Capitalism’s Final Destination

Oct 23,26 | 01:32 EST

Part 2 of our conversation with Arundhati Roy talking about AI and her new essay, “Apocalypse Now and Then: Artificial Intelligence Is Capitalism’s Final Destination.”

Why Trump’s Rebrand of Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence Matters

Oct 23,26 | 01:31 EST

"Our shared language around artificial intelligence already places far too much emphasis on intelligence, and far too little on artifice," argues David Litt.

Survey finds AI tools drive 64% to buy new brands

Oct 22,26 | 01:44 EST

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of AI users have bought from a brand they'd never heard of until an AI tool mentioned it, according to new research. The findings emerged in a survey of 2,000 Americans who have used an AI tool or assistant for a personal task in the last three months, according to the data by We are Talker.

HUDS Expands Artificial Intelligence System to Reduce Food Waste

Oct 22,26 | 01:43 EST

Harvard University Dining Services has fully implemented Winnow, an AI-powered system that tracks and categorizes food waste, across all of Harvard’s residential dining halls and Annenberg.

UC Irvine study shows AI tools like ChatGPT can affect student learning

Oct 22,26 | 01:41 EST

A study from the University of California, Irvine, shows that access to AI tools like ChatGPT may be impacting how much students are learning.