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The Medical Minute: Is 'Dr. ChatGPT' doing more harm than good?
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (504+ words) HERSHEY, Pa. " It starts innocently enough. Just a quick question: "How do you know a mole is cancer?" And despite knowing that asking the internet medical questions will only convince you that you have six weeks to live, you type…...
Statistics professor to present public lecture on advances in graphical models
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (247+ words) Lingzhou Xue, professor of statistics, will present a free public lecture on Thursday, April 9, at 3:30 p.m. in 201 Thomas Building as part of the Department of Statistics public lecture series.Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " Lingzhou Xue, professor of…...
Four Penn State researchers receive iDEA-TECH awards from Sanofi
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (577+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " Four Penn State researchers and their colleagues have been awarded Innovations in Data Exploration, Analytics & Technology (iDEA-TECH) Awards from Sanofi, a global R&D-driven, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered biopharma company. The awards provide $150,000 in research funding to…...
How AI is integrated into clinical workflow lowers medical liability perception
1+ week, 1+ day ago (294+ words) HERSHEY, Pa. " Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the field and practice of medicine, including legal liability and the perception of who is at fault when a patient experiences harm. "AI holds promise to improve the quality and safety of health…...
Atom-thin material could help solve chip manufacturing problem
1+ week, 1+ day ago (566+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " Making computer chips smaller is not just about better design. It also depends on a critical step in manufacturing called patterning,where nanoscale structures are carved into materials to form the circuits inside everything from smartphones to…...
'AI in Sports': Networking and Panel Discussion
1+ week, 1+ day ago (185+ words) Explore the intersection of AI and sports at this networking event and panel discussion on March 24. Find out how cutting'edge technology is changing the game, from elevating player performance to transforming the fan experience. The panel of industry experts includes…...
Engineering a better heartbeat
2+ week, 1+ day ago (459+ words) Yang, director of the Complex Systems Monitoring, Modeling, and Controls Lab, is developing the models to produce a perfect digital replica of a patient's heart to enable clinicians to understand the exact needs of each patient. This work is part…...
Faculty and students showcase AI innovation at national conference
2+ week, 1+ day ago (791+ words) CENTER VALLEY, Pa. " Undergraduate research took center stage for Penn State Lehigh Valley at the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Technical Symposium, where faculty and students presented original work and engaged with computing…...
Chatbots overemphasize sociodemographic stereotypes, researchers report
2+ week, 6+ day ago (416+ words) People may be more willing to interact with AI-powered chatbots that represent a particular sociodemographic background, but current bots don't represent people from some backgrounds well, according to researchers from the College of Information Sciences and Technology. "Credit: Cole Handerhan…...
Fries with that? Ordering from AI linked to selecting more indulgent foods
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (476+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " As a growing number of fast-food chains adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology for drive-thru ordering, customers are more likely to order indulgent food options when interacting with voice AI rather than a human employee, according to a…...