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AI Could Help with Next Pandemic

Artificial intelligence could help stop the next pandemic, but not the current one, reports MIT Technology Review.

It was an AI that first saw it coming, or so the story goes. On December 30, an artificial-intelligence company called BlueDot, which uses machine learning to monitor outbreaks of infectious diseases around the world, alerted clients—including various governments, hospitals, and businesses—to an unusual bump in pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China. 

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Could AI Help Discover Solution to Drug Resistance

Could artificial intelligence help find solutions to the growing class of bacteria that is immune to antibiotics, reports the Atlantic.

Once-powerful antibiotics are losing their efficacy at a disconcerting pace as bacteria evolve immunity to our drugs.

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Most tourists want robots in charge of mundane, unpleasant jobs

International vacationers and travelers believe that robots are best used for unpleasant and strenuous tasks such as disposing of garbage, cleaning, and carrying and storing heavy items, says a new study from Ball State University.

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AI Could Prevent Next Outbreak

Artificial intelligence detected the coronavirus in WuHan just hours after local authorities diagnosed the first case, reports Forbes. 

AI detected the coronavirus long before the world’s population really knew what it was. On December 31st, a Toronto-based startup called BlueDot identified the outbreak in Wuhan, several hours after the first cases were diagnosed by local authorities.

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Artificial Intelligence Leads to Better Testing

Artificial intelligence could make testing for prostate cancer in African American men more accurate, reports News 5 Cleveland.

Rates of prostate cancer have long been higher among African American men than white men, and new artificial intelligence research from a biomedical engineering professor at Case Western Reserve University could help tailor treatment to account for cellular differences between black and white prostate cancer patients.

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What is Fueling AI Growth

Big data and better algorithms are a few of the things propelling AI growth, reports Information Week.

In 2011, IBM Watson, competed in the game show Jeopardy! against some of its most successful players, and won handily.

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AI Evolution Leads to AI Managing Data

According to ZD Net, the evolution of artificial intelligence will eventually lead to AI managing the data itself. 

Artificial intelligence and machine learning will automate many business and life tasks, from driving trucks to piloting ships to handling customer calls -- and actually carrying on rudimentary chats with them.

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AI Can Help Track Animals

Artificial intelligence can be used by conservasionists to track wildlife in Africa, reports the Seattle Times.

To the untrained eye, zebras in Kenya probably all look alike. But each animal’s black and white markings are like a fingerprint, distinct — and invaluable for scientists who need to track the animals and information about them, including their births, deaths, health and migration patterns.

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AI Can Be Used for Good

According to the Guardian, artificial intelligence can be used to do great good for society. 

One of the seminal texts for anyone interested in technology and society is Melvin Kranzberg’s Six Laws of Technology, the first of which says that “technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral”. 

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AI Still Struggles with Stories

Artificial intelligence still has trouble understanding how to create a coherent story line, reports Wired.

Fans of games like Dungeons & Dragons know that the fun comes, in part, from a creative Dungeon Master—an all-powerful narrator who follows a storyline but has free rein to improvise in response to players’ actions and the fate of the dice.

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