Artificial intelligence

22 Feb 23

Ageing bridges monitored for impending damage using predictive AI tool

Geotechnical & Environmental

The DNA (Data, Network and AI) could be used for preventive maintenance and to thus avoid possible disasters. The scientists were aiming to address a significant Korean reality: the fact that the percentage of Korean bridges aged 30 years or more is expected to increase in the next decade to…

17 Feb 23

I am AI and I made this cover image for E&T’s art special

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Art and engineering seem worlds apart, but are they? When does an artist turn engineer or vice versa? Two of this month’s features each take on one of these questions. Christine Evans-Pughe looks at some famous artists who blurred the lines, from Alexander Calder to Rachel Whiteread. Conversely, Nick Smith…

03 Feb 23

Deepfakes Are Becoming a Cottage Industry

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

In December, as many people prepared to take off for a winter vacation, the creators of “South Park” announced US $20 million dollars of new funding for the duo’s deepfake studio, Deep Voodoo. The company’s press release says the funds will help it offer “unrivaled face-swapping visual effects to artists,…

01 Feb 23

GPT Protein Models Speak Fluent Biology

Biotechnology & Biomedical

Artificial intelligence has already shaved years off research into protein engineering. Now, for the first time, scientists have synthesized proteins predicted by an AI model in the lab and found them to work just as well as their natural counterparts. The research used a deep-learning language model for protein engineering…

26 Jan 23

Wearable Ultrasound Patch Images the Heart in Real Time

Biotechnology & Biomedical

A wearable ultrasound imager for the heart that is roughly the size of a postage stamp, can be worn for up to 24 hours, and works even during exercise may one day help doctors spot cardiac problems that current medical technology might miss, a new study finds.Heart disease is the…

04 Jan 23

ChatGPT’s AI Can Help Screen For Alzheimer’s

Biotechnology & Biomedical

The AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT is taking the Internet by a storm with its impressive language capabilities, helping to draw up legal contracts as well as write fiction. But it turns out that the underlying technology could also help spot the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, potentially making it possible to…

21 Dec 22

Wi-Fi routers could be used to monitor breathing

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Scientists at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created BreatheSmart, an algorithm to determine whether someone is having trouble breathing using available Wi-Fi routers and devices. Wi-Fi routers continuously broadcast radio frequencies that phones, tablets and computers are able pick up. As the signals travel, they bounce…

29 Oct 22

AI-Generated Fashion Is Next Wave of DIY Design

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Could AI inspire your next ugly holiday sweater?As odd as it may sound, recent advancements in machine learning have made it possible. CALA, an “operating system for fashion” that helps designers sketch, prototype, and produce new products, is the first service to implement OpenAI’s DALL-E API. Its new generative AI…

24 Oct 22

View from Washington: Xi pushes back and forward on US chip clampdown

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

At the end of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping made his first – though not entirely explicit – comments on the technology restrictions imposed by the Biden Administration around semiconductors, AI and supercomputing earlier this month. They came just hours before The…

17 Jun 22

Book review: ‘Artificial Communication’ by Elena Esposito

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

When it comes to the algorithms that work with deep learning and big data there’s a strange paradox emerging, says Elena Esposito in ‘Artificial Communication’ (The MIT Press, £22.50, ISBN 9780262046664). The better they become at driving cars, composing music and scanning books, the more our discomfort increases. You only…

Ageing bridges monitored for impending damage using predictive AI tool

I am AI and I made this cover image for E&T’s art special

Deepfakes Are Becoming a Cottage Industry

GPT Protein Models Speak Fluent Biology

Wearable Ultrasound Patch Images the Heart in Real Time

ChatGPT’s AI Can Help Screen For Alzheimer’s

Wi-Fi routers could be used to monitor breathing

AI-Generated Fashion Is Next Wave of DIY Design

View from Washington: Xi pushes back and forward on US chip clampdown

Book review: ‘Artificial Communication’ by Elena Esposito

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