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Machine learning is a subfield of artificial intelligence that focuses on developing algorithms and models capable of automatically learning and making predictions or decisions from data without being explicitly programmed. It involves training models on labeled datasets to recognize patterns and make accurate predictions or classifications in new, unseen data.

AI Speeds Up Antiviral Discovery Against Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania used AI and lab methods to identify antiviral compounds against enterovirus 71, the leading cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease. Five of eight AI-predicted candidates successfully slowed the virus—ten times the success rate of traditional screening.

1 May 2025

AI-Capable Relationship Marketing: Shaping The Future Of Customer Relationships

A new study explores how AI enhances relationship marketing through dynamic capabilities like sensing, seizing, and transforming. Drawing on interviews with Indian business leaders, it outlines how AI tools strengthen customer engagement and loyalty across the journey.

29 Apr 2025

AI Breakthrough Empowers Autonomous Systems to Make Safer Decisions by Uncovering True Causality

Researchers from Nanjing University and Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new AI method that improves offline reinforcement learning by focusing on true cause-and-effect relationships in historical data. This breakthrough enables autonomous systems, like driverless cars and healthcare AI, to make safer and more accurate decisions without real-time interaction.

28 Apr 2025

Mayo Clinic Fast-Tracks Global Health Tech Startups With AI Solutions For Smarter Patient Care

Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate has supported 15 global health tech startups in a 30-week program to refine and validate AI-driven solutions across clinical care and health administration. These innovations span diagnostics, mental health, clinical trials, and more, showcasing the future of precision medicine.

25 Apr 2025

AI Jam Session Unites Scientists To Tackle Scientific Challenges With Frontier Models

Researchers from Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories joined nearly 1,000 scientists nationwide in an AI jam session to test the capabilities of cutting-edge AI models in solving real-world scientific problems. The event assessed AI tools from OpenAI and Anthropic across disciplines from physics to geospatial analytics.

25 Apr 2025

AI Predicts Post-Concussion Injury Risk With 95% Accuracy, Transforming Athlete Safety

Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed an AI-powered model that predicts the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in athletes after a concussion with 95% accuracy. By analyzing over 100 personalized factors, the tool offers a major step forward in injury prevention and post-concussion care.

22 Apr 2025

FairAT Boosts AI Security and Fairness by Targeting Its Weakest Links

Researchers at Wuhan University developed Fair Adversarial Training (FairAT), a technique that enhances the fairness and robustness of AI models by focusing on their most vulnerable data points. FairAT significantly improves both equity and security, outperforming existing state-of-the-art methods.

18 Apr 2025

New Counterfactual SMOTE Method Boosts AI Accuracy for Detecting Rare Diseases

Researchers from NOVA IMS have developed Counterfactual SMOTE, an advanced oversampling method that improves minority class detection in imbalanced healthcare datasets. By generating boundary-focused, noise-free synthetic samples, it significantly enhances AI model accuracy, especially for rare but critical outcomes.

17 Apr 2025

Penn Engineers Unleash Programmable Photonic Chip That Trains AI at the Speed of Light

Penn Engineers have unveiled the first programmable chip capable of training nonlinear neural networks using only light, revolutionizing photonic AI. This innovation promises rapid, energy-efficient AI training and marks a significant step toward fully light-powered computing.

16 Apr 2025

AI Unveils Breakthrough Gravitational Wave Detectors, Outshining Human Designs

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light used an AI algorithm, Urania, to design new gravitational wave detectors, uncovering solutions that outperform current blueprints. Their findings suggest AI can revolutionize scientific instrument design and push the boundaries of cosmic observation.

16 Apr 2025

Machine Learning Unlocks Record-Breaking Force in Light-Responsive Crystals

Researchers at Waseda University used machine learning to optimize the molecular design and experimental conditions of photo-actuated organic crystals, dramatically increasing their mechanical output. Their approach achieved up to 3.7 times greater blocking force and was 73 times more efficient than traditional methods.

16 Apr 2025

New AI Method Outperforms Old Tech, Slashes Fraud Detection Errors in Finance and Healthcare

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a new unsupervised machine learning method to accurately label fraud in highly imbalanced financial and healthcare datasets, outperforming traditional techniques and reducing false positives. This scalable solution minimizes manual labeling, streamlining fraud detection in sectors where privacy and labeling costs are major concerns.

16 Apr 2025

AI-Powered Nanophotonics Revolutionizes Computing and Sensing for a Smarter Future

This paper reviews the convergence of artificial intelligence and nanophotonics, highlighting how optical neural networks and metasurfaces are revolutionizing fast, energy-efficient computing and advanced sensing. The authors analyze current challenges and future opportunities for integrating intelligent photonics into real-world AI technologies.

16 Apr 2025

AI-Powered Canopy Maps Revolutionize Wildfire Prediction Across Europe

Researchers developed the first high-resolution, pan-European maps of canopy fuels using satellite data and AI, addressing a critical gap in wildfire prediction and management.

16 Apr 2025

BCG X Launches AI Science Institute To Fast-Track Global Breakthroughs

BCG X has launched the AI Science Institute to revolutionize scientific discovery by integrating artificial intelligence with domain expertise. This global initiative aims to accelerate breakthroughs in areas like quantum computing, health care, and climate science.

15 Apr 2025

AI Predicts Nuclear Reactor Failures 1,400 Times Faster With Virtual Sensors

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed a deep-learning tool that acts as a virtual sensor, predicting critical conditions in nuclear reactors up to 1,400 times faster than traditional simulations. This AI-driven approach improves safety by enabling real-time system monitoring.

14 Apr 2025

AI-Enhanced Wood Splitting Unlocks Stronger, Greener Building Materials

Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich have developed a novel method to create strong, resource-efficient wood panels from split hardwood sticks using traditional shingle-splitting techniques enhanced with AI. This approach maximizes material yield and enables the use of lower-quality, climate-resilient wood species.

14 Apr 2025

Machine Learning Unlocks Secrets of Crab Seismic Courtship Dances

Male fiddler crabs use vibrational signals during courtship that honestly reflect their physical size, allowing females to assess mate quality from a distance. Oxford researchers used geophones and machine learning to decode over 8,000 seismic signals, revealing clear behavioural patterns.

10 Apr 2025

AI Reveals How Titanium Surfaces Steer Immune Responses in Implant Design

Machine learning models identified key surface features of titanium alloys—like roughness and hydrophilicity—that influence macrophage polarization and cytokine secretion, improving implant immunocompatibility.

10 Apr 2025

AI Outperforms Physicians in Real-World Urgent Care Decisions, Study Finds

A groundbreaking study reveals that an AI tool used at a virtual urgent care clinic consistently delivers more accurate and safer diagnostic and treatment recommendations than physicians—raising the bar for decision-support in digital medicine.

9 Apr 2025

Machine Learning News and Research

AI Speeds Up Antiviral Discovery Against Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

AI-Capable Relationship Marketing: Shaping The Future Of Customer Relationships

AI Breakthrough Empowers Autonomous Systems to Make Safer Decisions by Uncovering True Causality

Mayo Clinic Fast-Tracks Global Health Tech Startups With AI Solutions For Smarter Patient Care

AI Jam Session Unites Scientists To Tackle Scientific Challenges With Frontier Models

AI Predicts Post-Concussion Injury Risk With 95% Accuracy, Transforming Athlete Safety

FairAT Boosts AI Security and Fairness by Targeting Its Weakest Links

New Counterfactual SMOTE Method Boosts AI Accuracy for Detecting Rare Diseases

Penn Engineers Unleash Programmable Photonic Chip That Trains AI at the Speed of Light

AI Unveils Breakthrough Gravitational Wave Detectors, Outshining Human Designs

Machine Learning Unlocks Record-Breaking Force in Light-Responsive Crystals

New AI Method Outperforms Old Tech, Slashes Fraud Detection Errors in Finance and Healthcare

AI-Powered Nanophotonics Revolutionizes Computing and Sensing for a Smarter Future

AI-Powered Canopy Maps Revolutionize Wildfire Prediction Across Europe

BCG X Launches AI Science Institute To Fast-Track Global Breakthroughs

AI Predicts Nuclear Reactor Failures 1,400 Times Faster With Virtual Sensors

AI-Enhanced Wood Splitting Unlocks Stronger, Greener Building Materials

Machine Learning Unlocks Secrets of Crab Seismic Courtship Dances

AI Reveals How Titanium Surfaces Steer Immune Responses in Implant Design

AI Outperforms Physicians in Real-World Urgent Care Decisions, Study Finds

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