April 26, 2023

  • Healthcare

    Can Jack-Of-All-Trades AI Reshape Medicine?

    Harvard Medical School, 04/26/23. Generalist medical AI has the potential to transform healthcare by enabling complex tasks in various clinical scenarios. Unlike narrow specialist AI models, generalist models can integrate multiple data types and be deployed in various settings. However, their versatility and adaptability pose significant risks, requiring extensive and ongoing training, thorough validation, verification, regulation after deployment, and addressing biases to ensure they perform properly. READ MORE

  • Education

    Readying Students for the AI Revolution

    Inside Higher Ed, 04/26/23. As AI becomes increasingly prevalent in knowledge work, educators must adapt pedagogical practices to prepare students for a changing landscape. This involves fostering skills in communication, evaluation, critical thinking, and integration of experiential knowledge, as well as recognizing the importance of human creators in advancing AI. By ensuring students can adapt to what’s next and defending the value of teaching and research, educators can empower students to create a better future. READ MORE

  • Jobs

    AI Is Causing Student Artists to Rethink Their Creative Career Plans

    KQED, 04/26/23. AI-generated art is gaining popularity, raising concerns among some artists about the potential impact on their careers. While AI can replicate styles from datasets, there are limitations, such as with complex human anatomy and generating unique ideas with personal meaning. Despite its potential benefits, some restrictions should be set to protect artists. The human mind and body’s unique experiences will always differentiate human art from AI art. READ MORE

  • Music

    Bad Bunny and Rihanna AI Duet Drops – and the Fake Drake/The Weeknd Creator Seems to Be Behind It

    billboard, 04/26/23. An AI-generated Bad Bunny and Rihanna mash-up titled “Por Qué” has been uploaded to SoundCloud, YouTube, and TikTok by the creator of the AI Drake/Weeknd tune “Heart On My Sleeve.” The song was not uploaded to major streaming services and comes with a defiant message and video. The short-lived success of “Heart On My Sleeve” has sparked concerns in the music industry about the impact of AI on copyright. READ MORE

  • Models

    Databricks and Hugging Face integrate Apache Spark for faster AI model building

    Source, 04/26/23. Databricks and Hugging Face’s new integration simplifies creating high-quality AI datasets by allowing users to create a Hugging Face dataset from an Apache Spark data frame. This eliminates the need for complex data preparation processes and offers cost-saving and speed advantages of Spark with memory-mapping and smart caching optimizations from Hugging Face datasets. The new feature is a game-changer for enterprises that need to crunch massive amounts of data quickly and reliably to power their ML workflows. READ MORE