Tag: AI in medicine

In big breakthrough, AI converts brain waves to speech, helps paralysed woman speak again
25Aug By adminNo Comments
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In big breakthrough, AI converts brain waves to speech, helps paralysed woman speak again

[ad_1] When generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) first became mainstream, many industries were wondering how this transformative technology could create new breakthroughs and help humanity. Recently, we saw one of the most impactful examples of it. A recently published study has revealed that a woman who suffered a stroke and became paralyzed was helped by AI to get a semblance of normalcy back in her life. The woman lost her ability to speak, but researchers were able to connect sensors and wires to her head that read her brain waves and converted them into speech to let her speak again.AI converts brain waves to speechThe study was published in the Nature journal and highlights that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) were used to enable the patient to speak again. BCI is a system...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI helps a stroke patient speak, MediaTek-Meta AI collaboration, more
23Aug By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI helps a stroke patient speak, MediaTek-Meta AI collaboration, more

[ad_1] Today was an interesting day for artificial intelligence developments. New research reveals that AI helped a stroke patient who lost the ability to speak. The technology converted the patient's brain signals into words. In other news, MediaTek announced today that it is leveraging Meta's Llama 2 large language model to build an edge computing system that does not require cloud computing for heavy processing. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Patient with stroke speaks with the help of AIAccording to a New York Times report, a 30-year-old woman, suffered a cataclysmic stroke that paralyzed her and took away her ability to speak recently spoke once again with the power of AI. In a research that was published today in the Nature journal, scientists demon...
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AI appreciation day: This is what tech titans have to say about AI
16Jul By adminNo Comments
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AI appreciation day: This is what tech titans have to say about AI

[ad_1] The AI revolution of 2023 has touched almost every sector. The wave that began in the tech sector has now spread out to medicine, entertainment, logistics, ecommerce, publishing, and more. It is not just generative AI that is making the buzz but the entire technology of bringing logical processes to a computer program to make it synthesize its own responses to problems has become an exciting opportunity. And while Silicon Valley had the early mover's advantage, more and more Indian business leaders are also waking up to its potential. Many companies have already begun implementing AI at some level. Many new startups focused on developing artificial intelligence have also emerged. On AI appreciation day 2023, we take a look at what industry stalwarts have to say about this new tec...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI tool that helps cure brain cancer, China’s new AI products and more
7Jul By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI tool that helps cure brain cancer, China’s new AI products and more

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a highly debated topic in recent times with people making arguments for and against its use in various fields. The introduction of ChatGPT has spurred further controversy as there have been instances of students using it for completing their assignments and writing exams. However, this hasn't put a stop to the rapid development that is happening in the field of AI. New research has shed light on an AI tool that is helping doctors cure brain cancer, while China's top tech companies, Huawei and Alibaba, have recently introduced their AI tools. All this, and more in our roundup of the 5 big things in AI that you may have missed today. 1. AI tool helping doctors cure brain cancerWhile the downsides of AI have been recently highlighted by several...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: From detection industry to Bollywood villains, AI does it all
5Jul By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: From detection industry to Bollywood villains, AI does it all

[ad_1] Today was a big day in the artificial intelligence space. The Indian government has been using AI for various purposes, one of them being a language platform called Bhashini, which is aimed to remove linguistic barriers. PM Narendra Modi pitched the AI platform to members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and said he'd be happy to share it. Within the nation, a recent study by the Union Ministry of Communications, where AI was extensively used, it was found that more than 40 lakh phone numbers in the country were obtained using fake documents. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Study finds lakhs of phone numbers were acquired illegallyA report by the Indian Express has shared the findings from a recent study conducted using AI by the Union...
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AI study by Google researchers reveals incredible jump in Med-PaLM 2’s answering accuracy
18May By adminNo Comments
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AI study by Google researchers reveals incredible jump in Med-PaLM 2’s answering accuracy

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence has permeated every technology field today. Among them, one field which is particularly resilient to emerging technologies is the medical field. Due to dealing in extremely sensitive areas that can lead to life-and-death scenarios, the medical field has been apprehensive about deploying new medtech tools into general practice. However, AI has been knocking at its door for some time, and if a new study conducted by Google researchers is to be believed, Google's in-house Med-PaLM 2 is getting really high accuracy scores in medical question-answering (MedQA) and is in prime position to enable medical professionals in offering faster medical care to patients. In effect, Med-PaLM 2, is a medical large language model (LLM) that is being trained to synthesise inf...
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