TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN9) — Hopefully you notice a shorter commute, but you might not notice why. “If you are looking closely, you can probably see the fisheye camera, but other than that it’ll look like all the other intersections,” said Pima County…

Exploiting the power of new technologies and new capabilities often demands that we deny something equally forceful—human nature. Our natural approach to problem-solving is additive: stir in more data, layer in more sophisticated modeling, think through solving the problem for every contingency….

Since the very beginning of the computer revolution, researchers have dreamed of creating computers that would rival the human brain. Our brains are information machines that use inputs to generate outputs, and so are computers. How hard could it be to build…

Philip K. Dick’s iconic 1968 sci-fi novel, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” posed an intriguing question in its title: would an intelligent robot dream? In the 53 years since publication, artificial intelligence research has matured significantly. And yet, despite Dick being prophetic about technology in…

You would have to be hiding under a rock these days not to notice all of the hype around artificial intelligence. I am not trying to belittle this important technology, but I am sounding the alarm about the oversimplification of this technology…

Rescued from the dusty interior of the Qumran Caves in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls contain the oldest manuscripts of the Old Testament and are a crucial piece of Biblical history that dates back to the 4th century BCE. But despite these scrolls’ status as an unmovable…

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease and is present in about 18.2 million American adults. This disease is defined by narrowing of the vessels that supply the heart with critical oxygen and nutrients, typically caused by…

Artificial intelligence is no longer the world’s darling; no longer the “15 trillion dollar baby.” Mounting evidence that AI applications can cause harm and pose risk to communities and citizens has lawmakers under pressure to come up with new regulatory guardrails. While…

Banks have long embraced surveillance systems to prevent robbery. But they’re also using the technology to monitor customers, workers, and homeless people. Several US banking giants are implementing AI cameras to analyze customer preferences, track what staff are doing, and observe activities around their…