Artificial Intelligence

Replication problems plague the field of AI, and the goal of general intelligence remains as elusive as ever

We need more diverse data to avoid perpetuating inequality in medicine

A technology called “fully homomorphic encryption” is so secure that even future quantum computers won’t be able to crack it

New models used writing samples to predict the onset of the disease with 70 percent accuracy

Manipulated videos are getting more sophisticated all the time—but so are the techniques that can identify them

Digitization of patient charts was supposed to revolutionize medical practice. Artificial intelligence could help unlock its potential 

AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences

Researchers trained machine-learning algorithms to read Amazon reviews for hints that a food product would be recalled by the FDA. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A new program could save lives in hospitals, where kidney injury is one of the most common causes of death

Starting in 2017, an artificial intelligence monitoring system at the Welgevonden Game Reserve in South Africa has been helping to protect rhinos and their caretakers.  

A new program outperforms professionals in six-player games. Could business, political or military applications come next?

An algorithm that can diagnose the disease from photographs would be especially useful in developing countries