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The system only flagged eight false warnings and missed one earthquake.

High precision and accuracy in earthquake prediction continues to be a key scientific challenge, and artificial intelligence (AI) has been investigated as a technique to enhance our capabilities in this crucial area.

This is because AI can analyze large datasets of seismic activity and identify patterns or anomalies that human analysts might miss. Machine learning algorithms can thus help researchers understand earthquake patterns better.

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The AI tongue mimics how taste influences what we eat based on both needs and wants.

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University are developing an artificial intelligence-powered electronic tongue that can differentiate between various tastes of food and also make feeding decisions.

The device can sense sodium ions when detecting salt. “This means the device can ‘taste’ salt,” said Subir Ghosh, co-author of the study and a doctoral student in engineering science and mechanics.

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There’s a new kind of robot dog in town and it gets its prowess from an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm.

An AI algorithm for a brain

The new vision-based algorithm, according to AI researchers at Stanford University and Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute who lead these efforts, enables the robodogs to scale tall objects, jump across gaps, crawl under low-hanging structures, and squeeze between cracks. This is because the robodog’s algorithm serves as its brain.

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Mobility impairments such as those caused by cerebral palsy make it hard for people to perform even simple tasks like drinking a sip of water.

Gary Lynn, a Houstonian living with the condition, turned to Rice University’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) for help making the idea of an assistive-drinking device a reality. Rice undergraduate engineering students Thomas Kutcher and Rafe Neathery rose to the challenge, and the result is RoboCup ⎯ a robotic device that enables people with limited mobility to stay hydrated without help.

“We wanted to make it possible for people with cerebral palsy or similar mobility challenges to drink water autonomously rather than needing to rely on caregiver assistance,” said Kutcher, who is a bioengineering major. “The device is designed for wheelchair users who might have trouble holding a cup, and our hope is that it will grant users greater freedom.”

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In the quest to overcome the limitations of the human body and mind, scientists worldwide are diligently working on various technologies. The question arises: What will human beings become after undergoing numerous enhancements? Will we retain our identity while embracing the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence? What extraordinary capabilities will biotechnology bestow upon us? And how will our emotions and desires evolve as our bodies undergo transformation?

Join us on a captivating journey to the year 2050, as we delve into the frontiers of scientific research, consult with visionary futurists, and examine the predictions of brilliant minds. Together, we will explore the profound changes that lie ahead!

00.00 — Introduction.

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Artificial intelligence is changing health care. It promises better diagnoses and fewer mistakes and all in less time. While some associate AI with a frightening dystopian future, many doctors see it as a source of support.

To help them care for patients, doctors are programming apps and supplying AI with data. At Berlin’s Charité hospital, Professor Surjo Soekadar is researching how neurotechnology might support paralysis patients in their everyday lives — for example, via assistance systems that are controlled via their thoughts.

This could offer hope to people like Guido Schule and Anne Nitzer had a stroke shortly after the birth of her second child and has been unable to move or speak since then — even though she is fully conscious.

At Vienna General Hospital (AKH) Professor Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth has already developed an AI-based diagnostic tool that has been licensed for use. Nowadays, she is researching how AI could improve both the diagnosis and the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This chronic eye disease can lead to loss of vision — even with treatment. This is a fate that Oskar Zlamala could face. But since the retiree began treatment at the AKH Vienna, he is hoping that it might be possible to halt the progression of his illness.

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AI startup Reka unveils Yasa-1, a multimodal AI assistant that could rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

AI startup Reka, founded by researchers from DeepMind, Google, Baidu, and Meta, has announced Yasa-1, a multimodal AI assistant that can understand and interact with text, images, video, and audio.

The assistant is available in private beta and competes with, among others, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which has received its own multimodal upgrades with GPT-4V and DALL-E 3. Reka’s team says it has been involved in the development of Google Bard, PaLM, and Deepmind Alphacode, to name a few.

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