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Hospitals have begun using “decision support tools” powered by artificial intelligence that can diagnose disease, suggest treatment or predict a surgery’s outcome. But no algorithm is correct all the time, so how do doctors know when to trust the AI’s recommendation? A new study led by Qian Yang, assistant professor of information science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, suggests that if AI tools can counsel the doctor like a colleague – pointing out relevant biomedical research that supports the decision – then doctors can better weigh the merits of the recommendation. The researchers will…
‘Smart cities’ are the epitome of modern-day life — teaming with technology-based infrastructure such as sophisticated surveillance cameras, timed traffic lights, and automated garbage pickup. Right? Well, what about the human equation? Between 2017 and 2021, municipal authorities recorded an unusually high rate of elderly residents who had passed away in their homes and were found only after their bodies had started decomposing. Clearly, their absence had gone unnoticed for quite some time. “Loneliness is an important issue in life: it’s a 21st century epidemic; We must not ignore it,” said Assistant Professor Meirav Aharon-Gutman, head of the Smart Social…
A computer that stores and processes data in a single chip is able to tell apart different people’s handwriting. Professor Shahar Kvatinsky, of the Technion, in Haifa, says combining its RAM and CPU allows it to function much more like a human brain, and opens up a whole new world of opportunities. To demonstrate its capabilities, he and his team presented the chip with different examples of handwritten letters. The chip learned which one was which with each example, and achieved a 97 per cent accuracy in recognition. “We like to describe a computer as a ‘brain’, but entirely separate…
The Technion and the University of Toronto have launched an AI-based collaboration that advances the use of AI in the field of medicine. The partnership between the Technion’s Artificial Intelligence Hub (Tech.AI) – specifically Tech.AI.Biomed – and the University of Toronto’s leading Temerty Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) will bring together faculty members and research students from both institutions to develop advanced responses to the medicine of the future around challenges of common interest. The venture kicked off with a joint workshop attended by dozens of scientists and research students from both universities held May…
Bees are crucial to our survival. Did you know they pollinate one in every three bites of food we eat? Or that without bees, more than 100,000 species of plants would become extinct? But bees are in danger, as more than half of just North America’s native bee species are declining in size with a quarter of the 4,000 species at risk of extinction. In the hopes of combating this global problem, Israeli startup BeeHero – led in part by Co-founder, CTO, and Technion alumnus Yuval Regev – is using sensors to monitor beehive health and conducting bee-related research. BeeHero’s…
Have you ever wondered what you would have looked like living in Ancient Greece? Or even how you’d change in a high-tech future? Now, thanks to a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “time machine” from MyHeritage, you can see yourself throughout the past – and even in the future. Led by Technion alumnus, Founder, and CEO Gilad Japhet, the platform provides AI-generated images depicting you in different eras. Users need only upload about 10 photos of themselves taken from different angles, pay around $12 – $18 depending on the package chosen, and then wait for 90 minutes or less for results….
A total of 2% of children around the world are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Most struggle with clear communication and verbalization, making it difficult for the child to communicate their needs to others. An AI-powered app created by SocialMind Autism, led in part by Technion alumna and company CTO Dana Porrat, may hold the solution to this problem. The app gives parents and caregivers practical guidance on moments of attempted verbalization they may have otherwise overlooked, mainly targeting children under five as those years are the most critical in building language skills. SocialMind Autism gives personalized feedback within…
Pictured Above / L-R: Amir Livne, Dr. Gil Shamai and Prof. Ron Kimmel One in nine women globally will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, and the numbers are only increasing as a result of factors, including increased lifespan and modern lifestyles. Personalized immunotherapy treatment is a necessity now more than ever, but the number of doctors and pathologists who specialize in examining tissue for specific diagnoses needed for personalized medicine is declining. To help combat this problem, Technion researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) neural network that simplifies and improves the diagnostic process. Even better, the…
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental deaths for children under five – and most of these tragedies happen despite close adult supervision in private swimming pools. Children under the age of five generally do not struggle, shout, or splash before they drown but instead slowly sink to the bottom of the pool without alerting an adult that they need help. To combat these heartbreaking tragedies, Israel-based startup Coral Smart Pool has created an AI-powered lifeguard that scans the pool constantly for potential drowning risks. The virtual lifeguard, Mylo, uses cameras both above and below the water to track movement…
Pictured Above / Professor Shai Shen-Orr Building upon an existing, multi-year cooperation agreement that began in 2019, Pfizer Inc. recently invested $20 million in CytoReason, an Israeli startup co-founded by Technion Professor Shai Shen-Orr. The new agreement gives Pfizer the option to license CytoReason’s artificial intelligence (AI) led platform for drug development as well as fund additional research projects for the company. The partnership’s value is estimated to grow to $110 million by 2027. CytoReason’s technology makes data-driven decisions on drug development quickly and cost effectively by collecting data from pharmaceutical companies to simulate human disease and then uses their…
Recently, Google acquired Israeli startup BreezoMeter for an estimated $200-250 million. Cofounded in 2014 by Technion alumni CEO Ran Korber, CMO Ziv Lautman, and CTO Emil Fisher, BreezoMeter aims to monitor air quality and improve individuals’ health through atmospheric data collected by sensing stations and AI trained to detect different pollutants. Google already has activity in environmental technology systems, including Google Earth Engine, Explorer, and the Air View project, so BreezoMeter will be a welcome addition. BreezoMeter’s technology provides users with hyperlocal air quality data through machine learning and advanced algorithms. The information it shares currently includes environmental data and…
For the second year in a row, the Technion is ranked first in Europe in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) according to CSRankings, which are highly regarded for their metrics-based ranking of top computer science institutions. The repeat win further solidifies the Technion’s position as a leading institution in AI. It was also ranked 16th in the world in AI and 10th in the world in the subfield of learning systems. The Technion recruits researchers and students from all Technion units for interdisciplinary AI research by increasing the number of new programs and initiatives in its various fields with…