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A 'neuroshield' could protect citizens from artificial intelligence

July 24, 2023

Steps to regulate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-enhanced social media are needed to protect people from AI “hacking” our interpersonal relationships and collective intelligence, says Harris Eyre, fellow in brain health at the Baker Institute.

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Rice U. expert available to discuss Llama 2 launch

July 20, 2023

The new open-source large language model, Llama 2, launched by Facebook parent company, Meta, last Tuesday allows users to adapt and develop artificial intelligence tools ⎯ including for use in commercial products ⎯ but the move raises urgent questions about the risks and potential benefits to how information is produced and disseminated.

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Kyrillidis wins grant to address AI’s ‘catastrophic forgetting’

June 23, 2023

Rice computer scientist Anastasios Kyrillidis has won a Microsoft Research Award to find ways to overcome the problem of “catastrophic forgetting” during the training of artificial intelligence.

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People, papers and presentations for May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023

Alexandra Kieffer, an associate professor of musicology in Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, has been awarded a $40,000 fellowship by the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation to support a semester of dedicated research and writing.

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AI innovation at the Ion

April 24, 2023

Business leaders, strategists and technologists from the energy industry attended the first International Workshop on AI-Powered Renewable Energy April 17-18 at the Ion innovation hub.

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​​​​​​​Scientific AI’s ‘black box’ is no match for 200-year-old method

February 13, 2023

Rice engineers discovered a 200-year-old technique called Fourier analysis can reveal crucial information about how a form of artificial intelligence called a deep neural network learns to perform tasks involving complex physics.

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​​​​​​​Bite this! Mosquito feeding chamber uses fake skin, real blood

February 9, 2023

Rice bioengineers teamed up with tropical medicine experts from Tulane to invent a high-tech way to study the feeding behavior of mosquitoes. To eliminate the need for live volunteers, the system uses patches of "synthetic skin" made with a 3D bioprinter.

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Pathogenic sensor’s surprising capabilities revealed

December 12, 2022

Rice synthetic biologists have uncovered new capabilities of a genetically encoded sensor that allows salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens to sicken millions of people each year.

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Investors, leaders recognize 11 companies at annual Texas Life Science Forum

November 9, 2022

Life science innovators, academics and investors – including those specializing in health tech, medical devices and therapeutics – convened at Rice University this week to discuss Houston’s role in the future of health care and give awards to top early-stage life science companies.

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ROBE Array could let small companies access popular form of AI

August 29, 2022

A breakthrough by Rice computer scientists could allow more labs and companies to use artificial intelligence.

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Ken Kennedy Institute will host AI in Health Conference Nov. 7-9

July 31, 2022

Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute is organizing and hosting the AI in Health Conference Nov. 7-9 at the BioScience Research Collaborative.

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People, papers and presentations for April 18, 2022

April 18, 2022

Fred Oswald, a professor of psychological sciences, is one of 27 experts recently appointed to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, which will advise President Joe Biden and the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office.

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Machine learning fine-tunes flash graphene

January 31, 2022

Rice University scientists are using machine learning techniques to streamline the process of synthesizing graphene from waste through flash Joule heating.

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Rice’s Technology Development Fund backs faculty projects

December 10, 2021

Nine projects proposed by Rice researchers have been granted seed funding by Creative Ventures' Technology Development Fund.

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AI technology no silver bullet for hiring the best employees, says new Rice research

November 22, 2021

Artificial intelligence technology is now used by a growing number of companies looking to hire the best employees, but new research from Rice University warns how it can incorporate biases and overlook important characteristics among job applicants.

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