Tag Archives: Academic disciplines

14Apr/23

African American Irish Diaspora Network and the Council on International Educational Exchange Create Scholarship for African Americans to Intern in Ireland

April 14, 2023BusinessAcademic disciplines, Articles, California Institute for Energy and Environment, CIEE, Education, International education, Ireland, Irish diaspora, Irish peopleadmin

The African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN) and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) have partnered to launch the AAIDN/CIEE Intern Scholars in Ireland Program for African American college students. Nearly forty percent of African Americans have Irish ancestry, according to some researchers, and African Americans share many other cultural, historic and social justice affinities with Ireland. Beginning in 2023, the AAIDN/CIEE Intern Scholars in Ireland Program will provide a life-changing opportunity for Scholars to explore their heritage, provide international business experience, and polish tangible work skills that will aid them in their future career.
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11Apr/23

Roche introduces navify® Algorithm Suite, a digital library of medical algorithms that enhances clinical decision-making to optimise patient care

April 11, 2023ReasearchAcademic disciplines, Algorithm, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Chicago, Health, Health informatics, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Medical algorithm, Medical diagnosis, Medical terminology, OTC Markets Group, Rog, United Statesadmin

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) introduces its navify® Algorithm Suite, a single platform hosting a library of digital medical algorithms that generate patient-centric insights and can aid earlier diagnosis of cancer and other conditions per intended use, at the HIMSS Global Conference in Chicago, USA, from April 17- 21, 2023. Continue reading

03Apr/23

AI will soon become impossible for humans to comprehend – the story of neural networks tells us why

April 3, 2023InnovationAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Artificial neural networks, Beatrice Fazi, bell laboratories, Bing, Carver Mead, Cognitive science, Computational neuroscience, Creative Commons, Cybernetics, David Beer, David Rumelhart, Deep learning, Edward Rosenfeld, Emerging technologies, Harry Collins, IBM, Jack D. Cowan, James Anderson, Jay McClelland, Katherine Hayles, Larry Hardesty, Leon N. Cooper, London, Machine learning, Mead, Microsoft, Neural network, Richard Waters, SHUTTERSTOCK, Stephen Grossberg, Taina Bucher, Teuvo Kohonen, Walter J. Freeman, Walter Pitts, Warren McCulloch, Wilfred Taylor, Yann LeCunadmin

David Beer, University of York

In 1956, during a year-long trip to London and in his early 20s, the mathematician and theoretical biologist Jack D. Cowan visited Wilfred Taylor and his strange new “learning machine”. On his arrival he was baffled by the “huge bank of apparatus” that confronted him. Cowan could only stand by and watch “the machine doing its thing”. The thing it appeared to be doing was performing an “associative memory scheme” – it seemed to be able to learn how to find connections and retrieve data.

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28Mar/23

ChatGPT struggles with Wordle puzzles, which says a lot about how it works

March 28, 2023InternetAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Chatbot, Creative Commons, Fields of mathematics, Formal language, Instant messaging, Michael G. Madden, Natural language parsing, Palindrome, SHUTTERSTOCK, the New York Timesadmin

Michael G. Madden, University of Galway

The AI chatbot known as ChatGPT, developed by the company OpenAI, has caught the public’s attention and imagination. Some applications of the technology are truly impressive, such as its ability to summarise complex topics or to engage in long conversations.

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21Mar/23

Keywords Studios and Spectrum Labs AI Partner to Give In-Game Moderation an AI Boost

March 21, 2023GamesAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Emerging technologies, Keywords Studios, spectrum labs, Technologyadmin

Spectrum Labs, the leader in AI-driven natural language understanding and content moderation, today announced it is joining efforts with Keywords Studios, an international video game industry service provider, and its Trust & Safety Services in their mission to enable positive interactions among players to boost retention and engagement. Continue reading

20Mar/23

Spring budget 2023: AI announcements hint at data grab behind the scenes

March 20, 2023InnovationAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Computer security, Creative Commons, Cybernetics, Cyberwarfare, Data protection, Eerke Boiten, General Data Protection Regulation, Information Commissioner's Office, Information privacy, Northern Ireland, Patrick Vallance, Privacy law, SHUTTERSTOCK, Technology, United Kingdomadmin

Eerke Boiten, De Montfort University

In the area of digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), the UK budget can be a barometer of technological development and hype. However, there is a worrying drive towards deregulation in the background – combined with an apparent desire to encourage the rights holders for data to share it with companies involved in AI.

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18Mar/23

New Co-Authored Study Opens New Doors to Quantum-Powered Machine Learning and Medical Diagnostics

March 18, 2023ReasearchAcademic disciplines, Articles, Computational complexity theory, Diabetes, Diabetic retinopathy, Emerging technologies, Quantum computing, Retinopathy, Theoretical computer scienceadmin

QC Ware, a leading quantum software and services company, announced today that a joint research project with one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies uncovered new discoveries in medical imaging analysis and diagnostics, leveraging quantum computing to better detect the presence and type of diabetic retinopathy. Continue reading

14Mar/23

Budget 2023: government needs to show it can jack up growth to regain economic credibility

March 14, 2023EconomyAcademic disciplines, Ant Clausen, Creative Commons, Deficit reduction in the United States, Economics, Economy, Inflation, Jeremy Hunt, Rishi Sunak, Steve Schifferes, Tax, Unemployment, United Kingdom, United States federal budget, Universal Creditadmin

Steve Schifferes, City, University of London

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget is a tricky one in terms of timing. Having announced a set of steadying measures in the autumn statement after the Truss/Kwarteng debacle, this budget is likely to be the last but one before a 2024 general election. This makes it a little early for eye-catching tax cuts or business boosts.

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23Feb/23

The EU’s AI Act – Innovations Vs Human Rights

February 23, 2023SecurityAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence in healthcare, Brazil, Cameroon, Cannes, Central African Republic, China, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Emerging technologies, Ethics of artificial intelligence, France, Qian Ji Data Co, Technology, Thomson Reuters Foundation, united nations high commissioner for refugeesadmin

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is everywhere. Thanks to a lack of red tape, it’s transforming our homes, economies and cultures – from ChatGPT and virtual DJs, to facial recognition and predictive policing tools.

However, the rise of AI has also come at a significant cost. As we’ve discussed in recent weeks, AI often undermines our privacy, entrenches societal biases, and creates opaque systems that lack accountability.
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21Feb/23

How your brain decides what to think

February 21, 2023ScienceAcademic disciplines, Articles, Cognition, Cognitive science, Consciousness, Creative Commons, Dream, Emergence, Intrusive thought, Marcus Raichle, Memory, Mental processes, Mind, Neuropsychological assessment, Valerie van Mulukomadmin

Valerie van Mulukom, Coventry University

You’re sitting on the plane, staring out of the window at the clouds and all of a sudden, you think back to how a few months ago, you had a heart-to-heart with a good colleague about the pressure you experience at work. How do thoughts seemingly completely unrelated to the present pop into our heads? Why do we remember certain things and not others? Why does our mind go off on tangents and why do we have daydreams?

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