This post was originally published on this siteAs the coronavirus vaccines have rolled out across the US, the process has been confusing and disastrous. States, left by the federal government to fend for themselves, have struggled to get a...
This post was originally published on this siteEvery financial institution is looking to digital transformation to meet rising customer expectations for speed and convenience, lower its operating cost, and fend off competition, including from tech companies moving into financial...
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This post was originally published on this siteA Harvard medical student submitted auto-generated comments to Medicaid; volunteers couldn’t distinguish them from those penned by humans.
This post was originally published on this siteRumman Chowdhury’s job used to involve a lot of translation. As the “responsible AI” lead at the consulting firm Accenture, she would work with clients struggling to understand their AI models. How...
This post was originally published on this siteAs covid-19 began spreading around the world, an avalanche of new digital services and data-driven approaches has emerged to aid pandemic response. From smartphone exposure notifications to vaccine allocation algorithms, these systems...
This post was originally published on this siteAs rioters stormed Capitol Hill on January 6, Theo—like many Americans—watched, dumbfounded and in horror. Then he had an idea. “What if we went on social and started pulling these screenshots together...
This post was originally published on this siteGalileo once observed that nature is written in math. Biology might be written in words. Natural language processing (NLP) algorithms are now able to generate protein sequences and predict the mutations of...
This post was originally published on this siteThe year 2020 was profoundly challenging for citizens, companies, and governments around the world. As covid-19 spread, requiring far-reaching health and safety restrictions, artificial intelligence (AI) applications played a crucial role in...
This post was originally published on this siteThe model had shown promise in Flint before officials rebelled. Now Toledo is using it, while incorporating more public input.