Artificial intelligence could help researchers classify newly discovered species, reports Science Magazine. With biodiversity in decline around the world, researchers are desperate to catalog all of Earth’s insects and other invertebrates, which represent 90% of the 9 million species yet to be named. To do so, scientists typically face long hours in the lab sorting through the specimens they collected. Read more...

According to SciTechDaily, AI can help doctors determine the severity of Covid-19 cases in patients. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is capable of assessing the severity of COVID-19 cases with a promising degree of accuracy.

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Artificial intelligence could help stop the spread of misinformation, reports MIT News. Disinformation campaigns are not new — think of wartime propaganda used to sway public opinion against an enemy. What is new, however, is the use of the internet and social media to spread these campaigns. Read more...