Intelligence

A type of artificial intelligence called machine learning can help scale up manufacturing of perovskite solar cells.Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help.Perovskites are a family of materials that are currently the leading contender to replace the silicon-based solar photovoltaics that are in broad use today. They carry the promise of panels that are far lighter and thinner, that could be made in large volumes with…

Artificial Intelligence in Architecture Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionize our present world. Not with anything so dramatic as sentient robots taking over society. Instead, it’s all about computer algorithms doing complex, interpretive tasks efficiently and, dare we say it, intelligently. One area where the promise seems exceptionally bright is architecture. In many ways, AI is the perfect tool for this field. Of course, there’s always an element of artistry when designing buildings and outdoor…

The impact and the innovation of AI can be seen everywhere, and fintech is no exception. The disruptive power of financial industries to shape the traditional financial institution is growing because of the advances in artificial intelligence. AI-powered and machine learning technologies in fintech will help analyze large data sets in real-time and have the ability to make improvements. As the demand for such services increases, AI and ML become the key to sustainability and growth in the industry. Let's get into how this…

Choosing the right project management methodology can be crucial for your project development. It will help you avoid mistakes, speed up the whole process, and support in discovering the problems of your target groups. The last issue is fundamental. Only after a deep understanding of the needs of your target group will you be able to develop a solution that will solve their problems. There are many approaches to project management focusing on discovering problems, and design thinking is one of them. AI is becoming a more…

AI has the potential to further modernize workers' PCs. Learn how. Image: Kaikoro/Adobe Stock Successful organizations have long known that their employees are their biggest asset, but recent job numbers show how hard organizations have to work to retain them. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, the rate of quit levels remained significant at 4.2 million in December 2021 while job openings continued to be high at 10.9 million. This is a strong indication…

The federal government said May 12 that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws. The U.S. Justice Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission jointly issued guidance to employers to take care before using popular algorithmic tools meant to streamline the work of evaluating employees and job…

Deep learning models based on artificial intelligence can identify someone's race just from their X-rays, new research has revealed – something that would be impossible for a human doctor looking at the same images.  The findings raise some troubling questions about the role of AI in medical diagnosis, assessment, and treatment: could racial bias be unintentionally applied by computer software when studying images like these?Having trained their AI using hundreds of thousands of existing X-ray images labeled with details…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain No one likes sitting at a red light. But signalized intersections aren't just a minor nuisance for drivers; vehicles consume fuel and emit greenhouse gases while waiting for the light to change. What if motorists could time their trips so they arrive at the…

Human-Centered AI • By Ben Shneiderman • Oxford University Press • 400 pages • ISBN: 978-0-19284529-0 • £20 / $25   About 20 years ago, I sat next to University of Maryland professor Ben Shneiderman at a conference dinner. We spent the time discussing twin software paradigms: in one, what we now call 'smart' software tried to guess our intentions, making its response annoyingly unpredictable; in the other, software with no adaptability…

Many parents feel guilty when their children play video games for hours on end. Some even worry it could make their children less clever. And, indeed, that's a topic scientists have clashed over for years.In our new study, we investigated how video games affect the minds of children, interviewing and testing more than 5,000 children aged ten to 12. And the results, published in Scientific Reports, will be surprising to some.Children were asked how many hours a day they spent on social media, watching videos or TV, and…