AI model favors wealthier, western stuff

OpenAI's CLIP performs poorly on images that portray low-income and non-Western lifestyles, research finds.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 13, 2023 ~6 min

VR can help people with autism navigate the real world

Virtual reality can help people with autism navigate real-world experiences such as public transportation.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Dec. 11, 2023 ~6 min


AI tools are surprisingly vulnerable to targeted attacks

AI tools, such as those that diagnose medical conditions or drive autonomous vehicles, are vulnerable to targeted attacks, say researchers.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 7, 2023 ~6 min

AI image generator serves up racial, gender stereotypes

What does a person look like? If you use the popular AI image generator Stable Diffusion to get answers, too frequently you'll see images of light-skinned men.

Stefan Milne-U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min

AI Jesus? Experts question wisdom of godbots

Researchers raise concerns about giving moral authority to artificial intelligence, specifically "godbots."

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 9, 2023 ~11 min

Algorithm predicts 70% of earthquakes in trial

A new algorithm correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week before they happened during a seven-month trial in China.

Constantino Panagopulos-UT Austin • futurity
Oct. 6, 2023 ~5 min

Tablet app flags different behavioral signs of autism

A new app can accurately screen for autism in children by automatically detecting a wide range of behavioral characteristics, researchers say.

Ken Kingery-Duke • futurity
Oct. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Should a federal agency govern artificial intelligence?

A majority of computer science experts at top US research universities want a new federal agency or global organization to govern AI.

Wendy S. Loughlin - Syracuse U. • futurity
Sept. 25, 2023 ~4 min


Algorithm reveals how cells in embryo get organized

A machine learning algorithm uses computational topology to study how cells in the embryo organize themselves into tissue-like architectures.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Sept. 19, 2023 ~7 min

AI tool checks Parkinson’s severity remotely via finger taps

A new AI tool that can assess the severity of Parkinson’s disease relies on 10 taps of the finger. It produces results in minutes.

Luke Auburn-Rochester • futurity
Sept. 11, 2023 ~4 min

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