Category: Artificial intelligence

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. Research indicates a disproportionate impact of glaucoma on racial and ethnic minorities. Existing deep learning models for glaucoma detection might not achieve equitable performance across diverse identity groups. We developed fair identify normalization (FIN) module to equalize the feature importance across different identity groups to improve model performance equity. The optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements were […]
Equitable artificial intelligence for glaucoma screening with fair identity normalization

As concerns about the use of AI in cyberattacks increase, companies worldwide are racing to bolster their cybersecurity strategies, according to a Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) survey. In a new study the cybersecurity company revealed that 92% of IT and Information Security professionals surveyed in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region expect the use of AI by malicious actors to escalate over the next two years. This growing threat is prompting organisations to prioritise cyber […]
Companies seek specialised expertise to combat Artificial Intelligence (AI) cyber threats

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
Many chemical releases are first noticed by community members, but reporting these concerns often involves considerable hurdles. Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies, especially large language models (LLMs), can potentially reduce these barriers.
We hypothesized that AI-powered chatbots can facilitate reporting of pollution incidents through text messaging.
We created an AI-powered chatbot, […]
MyEcoReporter: a prototype for artificial intelligence-facilitated pollution reporting – Nature

A £225m supercomputer is using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new drugs and vaccines.
When it is fully operational this summer, the Isambard-AI computer in Bristol will be the most powerful supercomputer in the UK.
Last week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unveiled plans to "unleash AI" across the UK in an effort to boost growth.
Simon McIntosh-Smith, a professor in high-performance computing at Bristol University, said the Isambard-AI meant the UK "genuinely can be […]
AI supercomputer being used to develop vaccines for Alzheimer's – BBC