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Brain surgery training from an avatar

MIT.nano Immersion Lab works with AR/VR startup to create transcontinental medical instruction.

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Doctors have more difficulty diagnosing disease when looking at images of darker skin

Dermatologists and general practitioners are somewhat less accurate in diagnosing disease in darker skin, a new study finds. Used correctly, AI may be able to help.

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Stratospheric safety standards: How aviation could steer regulation of AI in health

An interdisciplinary team of researchers thinks health AI could benefit from some of the aviation industry’s long history of hard-won lessons that have created one of the safest activities today.

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Automated system teaches users when to collaborate with an AI assistant

MIT researchers develop a customized onboarding process that helps a human learn when a model’s advice is trustworthy.

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Meet the 2023-24 Accenture Fellows

The MIT and Accenture Convergence Initiative for Industry and Technology announces the 2023-24 graduate fellows.

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A pose-mapping technique could remotely evaluate patients with cerebral palsy

The machine-learning method works on most mobile devices and could be expanded to assess other motor disorders outside of the doctor’s office.

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How machine learning models can amplify inequities in medical diagnosis and treatment

MIT researchers investigate the causes of health-care disparities among underrepresented groups.

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Novo Nordisk to support MIT postdocs working at the intersection of AI and life sciences

MIT-Novo Nordisk Artificial Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellows Program will support up to 10 postdocs annually over five years.

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Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

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Is medicine ready for AI? Doctors, computer scientists, and policymakers are cautiously optimistic

With the artificial intelligence conversation now mainstream, the 2023 MIT-MGB AI Cures conference saw attendance double from previous years.