AI may develop a huge carbon footprint, but it could also be a critical ally in the fight against climate change

AI needs careful monitoring and the right policies to ensure it can benefit the fight against climate change.

Alina Vaduva, Director of the Business Advice Centre for Post Graduate Students at UEL, Ambassador of the Centre for Innovation, Management and Enterprise, University of East London • conversation
April 4, 2024 ~6 min

This AI early warning system could limit Asian hornet invasions

New AI tech could identify Asian hornets and help scientists eradicate invading colonies.

Peter Kennedy, Research Fellow, Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter • conversation
April 3, 2024 ~5 min


Food fraud is a growing economic and health issue – but AI and blockchain technology can help combat it

Food fraud costs billions globally. But blockchain and machine learning offer hope for a more transparent and safer food system.

Milind Tiwari, Lecturer in Fraud and Financial Crime Studies, Charles Sturt University • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~7 min

Looking to photograph a solar eclipse with your smartphone? Try these features and think about creative angles

Your phone can’t take a perfectly clear picture of a solar eclipse like a professional camera can, but there are lots of other creative directions you can take to capture the rare moment.

Douglas Goodwin, Visiting Assistant Professor in Media Studies, Scripps College • conversation
April 1, 2024 ~7 min

Researchers create “The Consensus Game” to elevate AI’s text comprehension and generation skills

MIT CSAIL researchers are using ideas from game theory to improve the reliability of language generation in language models.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 29, 2024 ~8 min

How to Find AI ‘Deepfake’ Images

VOA Learning English • voa
March 27, 2024 ~5 min

How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern

What mathematicians call ‘disordered collections’ can help engineers explore real-world worst-case scenarios. The simple card game Set illustrates how to predict internet and electrical grid failures.

John Edward McCarthy, Professor of Mathematics, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
March 26, 2024 ~7 min

My search for the mysterious missing secretary who shaped chatbot history

I’m hunting for the woman whose use of an early chatbot turned the inventor against his creation.

Rebecca Roach, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, University of Birmingham • conversation
March 22, 2024 ~7 min


Generative AI could leave users holding the bag for copyright violations

With the right prompts, AI users can mimic copyrighted works. There’s no easy technical or legal fix.

Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University • conversation
March 22, 2024 ~8 min

AI can help predict whether a patient will respond to specific tuberculosis treatments, paving way for personalized care

People have been battling tuberculosis for thousands of years, and drug-resistant strains are on the rise. Analyzing large datasets with AI can help humanity gain a crucial edge over the disease.

Sriram Chandrasekaran, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
March 20, 2024 ~6 min

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