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AI systems are increasingly being deployed in safety-critical health care situations. Yet these models sometimes hallucinate incorrect information, make biased predictions, or fail for unexpected reasons, which could have serious consequences for patients and clinicians.In a commentary article published today in Nature Computational Science, MIT Associate Professor Marzyeh Ghassemi and Boston University Associate Professor Elaine Nsoesie argue that, to mitigate these potential harms, AI systems should be accompanied by responsible-use labels, similar to U.S. Food and Drug Administration-mandated labels placed on prescription medications.MIT News spoke with Ghassemi about the need for such labels, the information they should convey, and how labeling…

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[TEASER ENDS]  GRETCHEN HUIZINGA: You’re listening to Collaborators, a Microsoft Research Podcast showcasing the range of expertise that goes into transforming mind-blowing ideas into world-changing technologies. I’m Dr. Gretchen Huizinga. [MUSIC FADES]  Today I’m talking to Dr. Richard Black, a senior principal research manager and the research director of Project Silica at Microsoft Research. And with him is Dexter Greene, a rising freshman at the University of Michigan and a recent graduate of Avenues: The World School in New York City. Richard and Dexter are involved in a unique multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, and multigenerational collaboration called Avenues Golden Record, a current…

Three members of a medical helicopter team died Monday in an accident in Kentucky, the company that runs the service confirmed in a statement.”Air Evac Lifeteam is heartbroken to share that three crew members from AEL base 133 perished in a helicopter accident in Owenton, Kentucky today,” the company said in its statement.According to the company, the three were on their way to pick up a patient when the incident happened.Law enforcement made the company aware of the incident, Air Evac Lifeteam said.”This was a terribly tragic accident, and our deepest sympathies go out to the employees’ families and friends,”…

STOCKHOLM — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence – John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton – won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats to humanity, one of the winners said.Hinton, who is known as the Godfather of artificial intelligence, is a citizen of Canada and Britain who works at the University of Toronto and Hopfield is an American working at Princeton.“This year’s two Nobel Laureates in physics have used tools from physics to develop methods that are the foundation…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive order that is intended to boost voter registration.The justices did not comment in rejecting an appeal from the Republicans, who claimed the order is an unconstitutional attempt to interfere in the November election. Lower courts had dismissed the lawsuit. Nine Republican secretaries of state and 11 members of Congress had asked the court to step in. In May, the justices declined to take up and decide the case on an expedited basis.The justices separately rejected two appeals stemming…

Shimla: Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday announced infrastructure projects worth Rs 178 crore for AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh and lauded its state-of-the art renal transplant ICU and facility which recently became operational. During his visit to the premier Centre-run hospital in Bilaspur, Nadda visited the high-end facility, according to an official statement by the health ministry. He interacted with the first renal transplant recipient who had recently undergone a surgery there and the donor and enquired about their health; both are recovering well, the release said. Interacting with reporters in Bilaspur, Nadda said it has been…

In a surprise appearance at T-Mobile’s Capital Markets Day, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang shared a bold vision for the future of telecommunications. “We’ve fused signal processing and AI,” Huang declared during a fireside chat with T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert, speaking to an audience of press, analysts and investors. “This is going to be a great new growth opportunity for the telecommunications industry.” Huang’s remarks came alongside NVIDIA’s announcement of its groundbreaking AI Aerial platform, which promises to reshape wireless networks by integrating AI and radio access networks, AI-RAN. The platform is designed to optimize network performance, efficiency and…

Representative image© X (formerly Twitter) Two-time champions India will open their title defence against Malaysia in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament beginning in Bihar on November 11. The tournament will feature six teams — hosts and defending champions India, China, three-time winners Korea, two-time champions Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. According to the official schedule announced by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on Tuesday, the tournament, to be played in Rajgir, will conclude on November 20. India won the tournament in 2016 in Singapore before reclaiming the title in Ranchi last year. After Malaysia, the Indian women…

The halt to the debt services meant that the multilateral creditor nations and commercial lenders could not extend fresh financing to the country. (Photo: Shutterstock)3 min read Last Updated : Oct 08 2024 | 5:34 PM IST Sri Lanka on Tuesday said the recent visit by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was important in ending its debt restructuring with international sovereign bond holders. Jaishankar, who made a day-long trip to Sri Lanka on October 4, became the first foreign dignitary to visit the island nation after Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed office as the new president on September 23.…