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Professor Judea Pearl and 2-year anniversary of “The Book of Why”

Professor Judea Pearl and 2-year anniversary of “The Book of Why”

On May 20, 2018, “The Book of Why” by professor Judea Pearl was published. Governor Michael Dukakis said on March 20, 2020: “The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect,” provides us with the new tools needed to navigate the uncharted waters of causality for...

NYU researchers built an AI tool to predict severe cases of COVID-19

NYU researchers built an AI tool to predict severe cases of COVID-19

COVID-19 doesn’t create cookie-cutter infections. Some people have extremely mild cases while others find themselves fighting for their lives. Clinicians are working with limited resources against a disease that is very hard to predict. Knowing which patients are most...

What AI still can’t do

What AI still can’t do

Artificial intelligence won’t be very smart if computers don’t grasp cause and effect. That’s something even humans have trouble with. In less than a decade, computers have become extremely good at diagnosing diseases, translating languages, and transcribing speech....

Japan joins calls for probe into WHO’s coronavirus response

Japan joins calls for probe into WHO’s coronavirus response

The WHO has been accused by U.S. and allies of turning a blind eye while China withheld information Japan will call for an investigation into the World Health Organization’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said. “With the...

AI application launched for COVID-19 pneumonia detection

AI application launched for COVID-19 pneumonia detection

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) application identifies anomalies in the lungs and assists in detection of COVID-19 pneumonia. It analyses the lung pathology on chest CT to aid in the assessment and comes with triage capability. With the sudden surge in admission of...