In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up food chemists, lab-safety monitors and diabetes specialists who helped make needle pricks and test strips relics of the past. Trying to keep up with breakneck advances in medical technology and the demands of a public troubled by additives like …
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A.I. Is Changing How Silicon Valley Builds Start-Ups
Almost every day, Grant Lee, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, hears from investors who try to persuade him to take their money. Some have even sent him and his co-founders personalized gift baskets. Mr. Lee, 41, would normally be flattered. In the past, a fast-growing start-up like Gamma, the artificial intelligence start-up he helped establish in 2020, would have constantly looked …
Read More »Trillions of Viruses Live in Your Body. A.I. Is Trying to Find Them.
The viruses we know best are the ones that make us sick — the influenza viruses that send us to bed and the smallpox viruses that may send us to the grave. But healthy people are rife with viruses that don’t make us ill. Scientists estimate that tens of trillions of viruses live inside of us, though they’ve identified just …
Read More »‘AI driving force behind business transformation’ – The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but is a driving force behind business transformation, industry leaders have said.During a panel discussion at the Times Group’s ET NOW Global Business Summit (GBS) 2025, Subramanyam Yadavalli, CEO – International, Apollo Hospitals, highlighted three major AI-driven advancements transforming healthcare: predictive analytics, real-time monitoring, and early disease detection. “Predictive …
Read More »What’s Best, According to the Italian Mathematician Alessio Figalli
The words “optimal” and “optimize” derive from the Latin “optimus,” or “best,” as in “make the best of things.” Alessio Figalli, a mathematician at the university ETH Zurich, studies optimal transport: the most efficient allocation of starting points to end points. The scope of investigation is wide, including clouds, crystals, bubbles and chatbots. Dr. Figalli, who was awarded the Fields …
Read More »Why Trump Picked a Science Advisor, Michael Kratsios, Who Isn’t a Scientist
President Trump last week formally nominated Michael Kratsios, a member of the first Trump administration with no degrees in science or engineering, to be his science adviser. Science policy experts say that Mr. Kratsios’ wide experience in private and public technology policy and management is what makes him an attractive candidate. His expertise includes a central role in early federal …
Read More »Do DeepSeek’s A.I. Advances Mean US Tech Controls Have Failed?
The United States has worked steadily over the past three years to limit China’s access to the cutting edge computer chips that power advanced artificial intelligence systems. Its aim has been to slow China’s progress in developing sophisticated A.I. models. Now a Chinese firm, DeepSeek, has created that very technology. In recent weeks, DeepSeek released multiple A.I. models and a …
Read More »In Seattle, a Meeting of 5,444 Mathematical Minds
The world’s largest gathering of mathematicians convened in Seattle from Jan. 8 to Jan. 11 — 5,444 mathematicians, 3,272 talks. This year the program diverged somewhat from the its traditional kaleidoscopic panorama. An official theme, “Mathematics in the Age of A.I.,” was set by Bryna Kra, the president of the American Mathematical Society, which hosts the event in collaboration with …
Read More »Nasdaq slumps on Chinese AI upstart, Nvidia loses some $400 billion in value – The Times of India
The New York Stock Exchange is shown in New York’s Financial District on December 31, 2024. (AP) NEW YORK: The tech-rich Nasdaq tumbled early Monday as traders around Wall Street and other global bourses reacted to the emergence of a low-cost Chinese generative AI venture that has apparently overtaken US companies.DeepSeek, which was developed by a start-up based in the …
Read More »White House Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread
The next big fight over offshoring is playing out in Washington, and this time it involves artificial intelligence. The Biden administration, in its final weeks in office, is rushing to issue new regulations to try to ensure that the United States and its close allies have control over how artificial intelligence develops in the years to come. The rules have …
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