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‘Disease accelerates aging’: Stanford researchers develop an AI-driven aging clock for eyes

Stanford’s Mahajan Lab’s new artificial intelligence (AI) driven eye “aging clock” has revealed that diseased eyes undergo accelerated aging, particularly within disease-specific cell types.  The study was published in “Cell” in October and featured at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Tuesday. The team integrated proteomics techniques to create a software-based approach called tracing expression … [Read more…]

Researchers create ‘Jetsons’-style housekeeping robot

In the 60s children’s cartoon “The Jetsons,” Rosie the Robot was featured as a futuristic mechanical maid who cleaned the clutter of the household, much to the delight of the time-strapped housewife. At that time, the idea of a robot assistant was a vision of the distant future where technology would eliminate the responsibilities of … [Read more…]

The price of competition? Most AI companies have a subpar transparency rating, researchers find

Researchers found that industry-leading AI models have low transparency ratings, according to a report released earlier this month by the Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Center and Stanford Center for Research on Foundation Models (CRFM).  The report showed significant room for improvement, with a mean transparency score of 37 out of 100 indicators as assessed … [Read more…]

Researchers locate critical mineral deposits with AI

The Doerr School of Sustainability hosted a launch symposium this summer for Mineral-X, a new affiliate program that combines technological innovation with community representation and stewardship with the ultimate goal of a resilient mineral supply chain to achieve clean renewable energy. The symposium — attended by leaders from various mining companies and venture capital firms … [Read more…]

Feather report: Researchers develop link between birds and dinosaurs

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers revealed the living biology of dinosaur feathers in a recent paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution on Sept. 21. “We found that ancient dinosaur feathers like those in 125-million-year-old dinosaur Sinornithosaurus are much more similar in chemistry to the feathers of modern birds than we previously thought,” said Tiffany … [Read more…]