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Generative AI on track to shape the future of drug design

A new generative AI model, DiffSMol, has been developed to generate realistic 3D structures of small molecules with promising drug properties. The study achieved a 61.4% success rate in creating novel molecules, outperforming prior research attempts.

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Building vaccines for future versions of a virus

A new AI model, EVE-Vax, uses evolutionary data to predict viral proteins and design future-proof vaccines against rapidly mutating viruses like SARS-CoV-2. By analyzing millions of years of genetic information, the model can create brand-new proteins with the same immune response as real viruses.

One glass, full color: sub-millimeter waveguide shrinks AR glasses

Researchers at Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) have developed an achromatic metagrating that handles all colors in a single glass layer, eliminating the need for multiple layers. This breakthrough enables vivid full-color images using a 500-µm-thick single-layer waveguide.

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AI-designed DNA controls genes in healthy mammalian cells for first time

A study published in Cell describes a powerful AI tool that can design synthetic molecules to control gene expression in specific types of cells. The model creates DNA regulatory sequences not seen before in nature, allowing for ultra-selective switches to be turned on or off in healthy mammalian cells.

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Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators

Researchers have discovered nearly 35,000 publicly downloadable deepfake image generators, downloaded over 15 million times since late 2022, primarily targeting women. The study highlights the need for robust technical safeguards and regulatory approaches to address the creation and distribution of these harmful AI models.

New chip uses AI to shrink large language models’ energy footprint by 50%

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new chip that consumes half the energy of traditional designs, using AI principles to reduce power consumption for signal processing in data centers. The chip can recover corrupted data more efficiently than conventional systems, which are power-hungry.

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine launches Data Science Institute

The new Data Science Institute will support researchers in harnessing vast amounts of data to advance scientific discovery and patient care. With seed funding, the institute aims to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and provide cutting-edge tools and academic knowledge to extract valuable insights from massive datasets.

Cancer studies present at Digestive Disease Week

Researchers found AI outperformed physicians in answering GI cancer questions, with oncologists preferring ChatGPT's responses nearly 80% of the time. Additionally, fewer patients are getting surgery for benign colon polyps as endoscopic techniques rise, reducing serious complications and mortality rates.

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What happens when a companion chatbot crosses the line?

A recent study from Drexel University found that AI companion chatbots can lead to sexual harassment and unwanted behavior, with over 800 reviews mentioning such incidents. The study suggests that companies must implement safeguards and ethical guidelines to protect users who are vulnerable to emotional harm.

A Big Data approach for battery electrolytes

A new paper outlines a path for AI and machine learning to help build tomorrow’s batteries by maximizing three components: ionic conductivity, oxidative stability, and Coulombic efficiency. The team used a dataset compiled from 250 research papers to identify promising candidates for scientists to test in the lab.

Privacy-aware building automation

Researchers at the University of Tokyo developed a framework to enable decentralized artificial intelligence-based building automation, allowing devices to cooperate directly without central servers. The system learns user preferences over time, adjusting automatically, and provides fine-grained control without programming.

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Harnessing generative AI to expand the mitochondrial targeting toolkit

Researchers used generative AI to design diverse mitochondrial targeting sequences, achieving a 50-100% success rate in yeast, plant cells, and mammalian cells. The AI-generated sequences showed improved targeting abilities compared to existing ones, with potential applications in metabolic engineering and therapeutics.

ACM honors those who shape technology's future

This year's ACM awards recognize groundbreaking innovations in autonomous systems, cryptography, and software for parallel computers. Peter Stone receives the Allen Newell Award for contributions to AI, while William Gropp and his team receive the Software System Award for developing MPICH.

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Are hotel managers becoming obsolete in the age of AI?

A recent study by the University of Surrey suggests that hotel managers may need to adapt to AI-driven system management, shifting their focus from controlling to coaching staff. Effective communication, emotional intelligence, and creativity are key strategies for managers to navigate this transformation.

AI system targets tree pollen behind allergies

Researchers developed an AI system to classify tiny powdery pollen grains produced by fir, spruce, and pine trees, enhancing speed and accuracy. The tool can aid allergy sufferers, urban planners, farmers, and wildlife conservation efforts.

Making AI models more trustworthy for high-stakes settings

Researchers at MIT developed a technique to improve the reliability of conformal classification, which can produce impractably large prediction sets. By combining test-time augmentation with conformal prediction, they reduced prediction set sizes by up to 30 percent while maintaining probability guarantees.

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How can we optimize solid-state batteries? Try asking AI

Researchers developed a data-driven AI framework that identifies potential solid-state electrolyte candidates and predicts their performance. The framework uses large language models, multiple linear regression, and genetic algorithm to optimize battery design.

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National Academy of Sciences elects Lydia Kavraki as a member

Kavraki's interdisciplinary research in robotics and biomedicine has been recognized for its impact on manufacturing, space exploration, and medicine. Her work bridges theory and application, with contributions to novel robot motion planning, personalized cancer treatments, and drug discovery.

ChatGPT vs students

A study by University of East Anglia compared 145 real student essays with 145 ChatGPT-generated ones, finding that AI essays were coherent but lacked engagement markers like questions and personal commentary. This reflects the limitations of AI in replicating human writing's conversational nuance.

Bridging the AI gap in medicine: new framework targets family doctor education

A new curriculum framework helps train future family physicians to integrate AI into their practice, addressing a critical gap in medical training. The AIFM-ed framework provides a structured road map for medical educators to bridge the AI gap, ensuring that future doctors are clinically competent and technologically fluent.

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With AI, researchers can now identify the smallest crystals

Researchers at Columbia University have developed an AI algorithm that can accurately determine the atomic structure of materials with minimal sample size. The technique uses diffusion generative modeling to augment the diffraction data from nanocrystals, enabling near-perfect reconstruction of the crystal's atomic-scale structure.

Dual scalable annealing processors: overcoming capacity and precision limits

DSAPS achieves dual scalability by manipulating ∆ E blocks using two structures: a high-capacity structure for increasing spins and a high-precision structure for increasing interaction bit width. The system has shown promising results in solving complex COPs, with validation tests achieving over 99% accuracy.

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Making AI speak the doctor’s language

A new AI interpretability tool helps explain ECG findings for better diagnoses, even in imperfect scans. Researchers aim to make AI trustworthy and transparent in medicine.

AI suggestions make writing more generic, Western

A study by Cornell University finds that AI-based writing assistants can generate generic language that makes non-Western users write in a more American style, leading to cultural stereotyping and language homogenization. Indian participants showed a smaller productivity boost compared to their American counterparts.

AI-driven biomarker model may improve detection of cancer cachexia

A new AI-driven biomarker model analyzes imaging and clinical data to predict cancer cachexia with high accuracy, improving detection rates by up to 85% compared to standard methods. The model's skeletal muscle quantification function was trained using annotated CT scans and validated on a separate set of images.

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Awkward. Humans are still better than AI at reading the room

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that AI systems struggle to understand social dynamics and context necessary for human interaction. Human participants were able to accurately rate features important for understanding social interactions, while AI models failed to match human brain and behavior responses across the board.

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Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans

A new robotic system uses cues in a scene to determine a human's objective and quickly identify relevant objects, enabling intuitive assistance in household, workplace, and warehouse settings. The approach achieved 90% accuracy in predicting human objectives and 96% accuracy in identifying relevant objects.

New approach makes AI adaptable for computer vision in crop breeding

A new approach, called ESGAN, reduces the need for human-annotated data by one-to-two orders of magnitude in machine-learning models for crop breeding. The tool can differentiate between aerial images of flowering and nonflowering grasses with minimal external guidance, increasing the pace of agricultural field research.