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·June 16, 2023·4 min read

AI Revolution: Simulating Human Behavior for Groundbreaking Social Science

A team of researchers predicts artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), could redefine social science research. They believe LLMs, trained on vast amounts of text data, can mimic human responses to aid in extensive and rapid human behavior studies.

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·June 15, 2023·4 min read

ChatGPT AI Shines in Challenging Medical Cases

A novel study put the diagnostic prowess of generative AI, specifically the chatbot GPT-4, to the test, yielding promising results. The study involved evaluating the AI's diagnostic accuracy in handling complex medical cases, with GPT-4 correctly identifying the top diagnosis nearly 40% of the time and including the correct diagnosis in its list of potential diagnoses in 64% of challenging cases.

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·June 14, 2023·5 min read

Learning Bias, Not Distrust: The Unseen Hurdle in Embracing AI Algorithms

Researchers shed new light on the phenomenon often referred to as 'algorithm aversion'. The study suggests that humans don't always mistrust machines, but instead may struggle to learn how to effectively use them due to a bias in their learning process. When humans do not follow an algorithm's recommendations, they miss out on opportunities to observe its accuracy, leading to an incomplete understanding of its decision-making capabilities.

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·June 14, 2023·4 min read

AI Unlocks Mysteries of Brain Fluid Flow: A Leap Forward in Alzheimer’s Research

Researchers harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to measure the fluid flow around the brain's blood vessels, a major breakthrough with far-reaching implications for treating diseases like Alzheimer's. The team developed innovative AI velocimetry measurements to calculate this fluid flow accurately.

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·June 13, 2023·7 min read

AI vs Humans: ChatGPT Outshines in Mock Medical Specialist Exam

ChatGPT outperformed human candidates in a mock Obstetrics and Gynecology (O&G) specialist examination, excelling in areas such as empathetic communication, information gathering, and clinical reasoning. It scored an average of 77.2%, surpassing human candidates who scored an average of 73.7%.

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·June 12, 2023·6 min read

The Adaptive Eye: Survival Dictates Our Visual Perception

Our perception of the world isn't necessarily the most accurate, but rather the most beneficial for our survival. By manipulating the context and rewards of visual tasks, researchers found that our visual perception, even at the retinal level, changes to maximize personal benefits.

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·March 10, 2023·6 min read

An Overview of in Vitro Biological Neural Networks for Robot Intelligence

In vitro biological neural networks (BNNs) embodied in robots exhibit a wide range of complex behaviors, including supervised and unsupervised learning, memory, object tracking, obstacle avoidance, and the ability to play simple games.

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·March 7, 2023·3 min read

AI Memory: What Makes a Neural Network Remember?

Utilizing a classic neural network, researchers have created a new artificial intelligence model based on recent biological findings that shows improved memory performance.

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·February 13, 2023·7 min read

Scientific AI’s Black Box Is No Match for 200-Year-Old Method

Researchers explain how deep neural networks are able to learn complex physics.

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·February 13, 2023·5 min read

Children Use the Same Brain Network as Adults for Tough Problems

Adults and children as young as 4 utilize the same neural network, the multiple demand network, to help solve difficult cognitive problems. The findings demonstrate this important network for problem-solving and attention develops early in life.

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·January 27, 2023·4 min read

Predicting Dementia Using Neural Network Characteristics

Alterations in the cerebral neural network could function as a biomarker for the early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and Lewy Body dementia.