AI maps psychedelic 'trip' experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments

Pinpointing the molecular targets behind the subjective effects of psychedelic drugs could help clinicians and researchers better treat psychiatric conditions.

Sam Friedman, Machine Learning Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT &, Harvard University • conversation
March 16, 2022 • ~6 min

An AI expert explains why it's hard to give computers something you take for granted: Common sense

Common sense is a broad and diverse set of abilities that help define what it means to be human. AI researchers are struggling to endow computers with it.

Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

New York City or Los Angeles? Where you live says a lot about what and when you tweet

An AI analysis shows that differences in how New Yorkers and Angelenos tweet go beyond the words they use.

Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California • conversation
July 2, 2021 • ~8 min

Study shows AI-generated fake reports fool experts

Bots flooding social media with fake news about politics is bad enough. Muddying the waters in such fields as cybersecurity and health care could put lives at risk.

Tim Finin, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
June 7, 2021 • ~10 min

'Can I see your parts list?' What AI's attempted chat-up lines tell us about computer-generated language

Endearing and amusing, AI's faltering attempts at flirting show how far computer-generated language has come.

Stefanie Ullmann, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for the Humanities and Social Change, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 28, 2021 • ~7 min

How technology can combat the rising tide of fake science

The internet has allowed pseudoscience to flourish. Artificial intelligence could help steer people away from the bad information.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
March 9, 2020 • ~8 min

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