AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research

AI systems reflect human values. However, the human values embedded in AI are skewed to the utilitarian and away from the greater good.

Ike Obi, Ph.D. student in Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University • conversation
Feb. 6, 2025 ~5 min

Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it’s used

Researchers have applied AI to every step of the drug development process. But this might not be enough to design safe and effective drugs.

Christian Macedonia, Adjunct Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 3, 2025 ~9 min


Blood tests are currently one-size-fits-all − machine learning can pinpoint what’s truly ‘normal’ for each patient

A narrower, more personalized ‘normal range’ could help doctors better diagnose and treat disease in individual patients.

Brody H. Foy, Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington • conversation
Dec. 11, 2024 ~7 min

When AI goes shopping: AI agents promise to lighten your purchasing load − if they can earn your trust

AI shopping agents are coming. They could hunt for deals, find the right items and even make purchases – if you trust them to ‘get’ you, protect your privacy and not coax you into buying too much.

Tamilla Triantoro, Associate Professor of Business Analytics and Information Systems, Quinnipiac University • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 ~8 min

AI could soon be making major scientific discoveries. A machine could even win a Nobel Prize one day

We’ve only just scratched the surface of what AI can achieve in science.

Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Bath • conversation
Nov. 21, 2024 ~8 min

Fighting antibiotic resistance at the source – using machine learning to identify bacterial resistance genes and the drugs to block them

By analyzing the resistance genes and proteins of E. coli, researchers can optimize treatments to address both current and future antimicrobial resistance.

Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Mississippi State University • conversation
Oct. 30, 2024 ~5 min

Tracking vampire worms with machine learning − using AI to diagnose schistosomiasis before the parasites causing it hatch in your blood

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that triggers specific immune responses in the body. Identifying those hidden immune signatures can help improve detection and treatment.

Jishnu Das, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Oct. 21, 2024 ~6 min

Machine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry

The prize honors innovation at Google DeepMind and in academia. Three researchers share the award for using machine learning to predict proteins’ 3D shapes and design the molecules from scratch.

Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College • conversation
Oct. 9, 2024 ~10 min


How a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel Prize

Two researchers whose work has led to the AI revolution won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. A materials physicist explains statistical mechanics, the physics field behind their discoveries.

Veera Sundararaghavan, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Oct. 9, 2024 ~8 min

Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution − making machines that learn

The Nobel Prize shows that the field of artificial neural networks – and the deep learning AI revolution the technology unleashed – owe as much to physics as biology and computer science.

Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~8 min

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