Scientists create energy-efficient AI chip that mimics brain-style computing

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of computer hardware inspired by how the human brain processes information. The...

AI eye test could help detect vision loss disease earlier

Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of permanent blindness in the world. It slowly damages the optic nerve, which is the bundle...

AI helps doctors choose best depression drugs and improve treatment

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world. It affects hundreds of millions of people and can make everyday...

Scientists build AI chip powered by light instead of electricity

Scientists in Australia have developed a tiny artificial intelligence chip that performs calculations using light instead of electricity. The experimental device, created by researchers at...

Negative light breakthrough could hide data transfers in plain sight

Researchers in Australia have developed a new way to send digital information that is almost impossible to detect. The technique uses a phenomenon called “negative...

AI could detect more breast cancers, study finds

Breast cancer screening is one of the most important tools doctors have for finding cancer early, when treatment is more likely to succeed. In the...

Why dance tracks dominate TikTok while love songs rule Spotify

What makes a song become a hit today? While listeners certainly play a role, new research suggests that streaming platforms and their algorithms also have...

Teaching AI to talk to itself can make it learn smarter

Many people talk to themselves when they are thinking through a difficult problem. Someone might quietly repeat a list while shopping, whisper steps while...

AI can detect hormone disease from hand photos

Scientists in Japan have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can help detect a rare hormone disease by looking only at photographs of...

AI blood test could detect pancreatic cancer much earlier

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer in the world. Many patients do not know they have the disease until...