Over a video call, Alex Zhavoronkov holds up a small, green, diamond-shaped pill. It has been developed by his company to treat a rare progressive lung disease for which there is no known cause or cure. The new drug has yet to be approved, but in small clinical trials has shown impressive efficacy in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Indeed, Musk suggested that synthetic data — data generated by AI models themselves — is the path forward. “The only way to supplement [real-world data] is with synthetic data, where the AI creates [training data],” he said. “With synthetic data … [AI] will sort of grade itself and go through this process of self-learning.”
There were plenty of AI announcements at CES 2025 and while some were charming -- like the robot vacuum that can pick up dirty socks, or TVs that can generate recipes -- none of them has the power to transform society like Nvidia.
Generative AI projects will move from pilot phase to production for many companies this year, which means the workforce will be affected in ways never before imagined, says Sarah Hoffman, director of AI research at AlphaSense.
OpenAI has cut off a developer who built a device that could respond to ChatGPT queries to aim and fire an automated rifle. The device went viral after a video on Reddit showed its developer reading firing commands aloud, after which a rifle beside him quickly began aiming and firing at nearby walls.
It was almost a year before a handful of Chinese AI chatbots received government approval for public release. Some questioned whether China’s stance on censorship might hobble the country’s AI ambitions.
Cloud ERP, AI, sustainability practices, and corporate responsibility emerged as critical components of success in 2024. How will these components come together in 2025?
Vince Chhabria, a judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, ordered both Meta and the plaintiffs on Wednesday to file full versions of a
A study published today in the journal Nature by researchers at Columbia University described a new medical AI model that they say can accurately predict the activity of genes at the cellular level. In theory,
An AI expert argues AI progress hasn’t stalled, it’s become invisible, which could leave us unprepared for the future.
AI will help a musical artist win a Grammy. Okay, you may think I’m coming in hot with this one, but bear with me. We’ve already seen the technology making its way into mai