Artificial Intelligence

Health

How Good Is AI At Detecting Human Emotions? Too Good.

By Leo Paas, Ho Seok Ahn, Sanghyub John Lee and The Conversation

Identifying specific emotions has significant implications for everything from marketing to education and health care.

People often contract schistosomiasis through water contaminated with infected snails and feces.
Health

This Forgotten Parasite Is More Common Than You Think — Can AI Help Detect It?

By Trirupa Chakraborty, Aniruddh Sarkar, Jishnu Das and The Conversation

Blood samples of patients infected with a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis contain hidden information that marks different stages of the disease.

Fusion reactor, illustration. Nuclear fusion is the combination of atomic nuclei, a process that rel...
Science

Scientists Need To Figure This Out Before Nuclear Fusion Becomes A Reliable Energy Source

By Sophie Blondel and The Conversation

Fusion energy has the potential to be an effective clean energy source — but we’re not there yet.

SUZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22: Gamers play video game during "Black Myth: Wukong" ESports Carnival on...
Gaming

The Most Surprising RPG of the Year May Have Just Disrupted The Global Economy

By Shaoyu Yuan, Jun Xiang and The Conversation

China’s gaming blockbuster is doing so much more than just breaking gaming records.

Neural networks have their roots in statistical mechanics.
Science

How This Year’s Nobel Prize in Physics Led to the Development of ChatGPT

By The Conversation and Veera Sundararaghavan

The Nobel Prize in physics went to research on machine learning algorithms and neural networks that help computers learn.

Protein molecules can have complicated structures that dictate their functions.
Science

An AI Startup Acquired By Google Just Won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

By Marc Zimmer and The Conversation

The researchers used machine learning to tackle one of biology’s biggest challenges.

Air pollution is a global problem, but scientists are investigating new materials that could help cl...
Science

A Class of Materials Called Photocatalysts Can Break Down Common Toxic Pollutants, Research Shows

By The Conversation and Mahshid Ahmadi

Many human activities release pollutants into the air, water and soil.

Guillero del Toro behind the scenes of Pinocchio
News

Guillermo del Toro Just Exposed the Biggest Problem With AI Movies

By Lyvie Scott

At least someone’s fighting back.

A striking, digitally generated image showcasing a human brain connected to an intricate circuit boa...
Science

Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Get A Significant Boost From AI

By Nicholas Card and The Conversation

Recently, researchers have begun developing speech brain-computer interfaces to restore communication for people who cannot speak.

Robotaxis have caused problems, but they have the potential to improve traffic conditions.
Cars

Self-Driving Cars Are Still The Best Way To Solve The Biggest Problem With Driving In America

By Weizi Li and The Conversation

Robocars promise to improve traffic even when most of the cars around them are driven by people, study finds