With over 100,000 people on the transplant waiting list, not all of them have a chance to receive a matching organ in time. Due to insufficient supply and long waiting times, organ failure is one of the leading causes of death. To combat this, scientists are stepping up to counter this challenge by developing 3D […]
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The public has scoffed at students for “cheating” their way through classes with AI homework helpers. Many feel as though it is dishonest to use technology for assignments, so how would those same people feel if they knew that reliable and credible scientific journals are starting to list one of these same “homework helpers” as
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In the age of Hollywood writers striking over the use of artificial intelligence in writers’ rooms and AI-written articles, many have expressed concerns over the capabilities of artificial intelligence to replace journalists and media producers alike. Instead, some see artificial intelligence as a tool to expand the capabilities of the creative and journalistic industries. For
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Preparations for ski season start early in Vermont’s Green Mountains. In early October, Greg Gleason, who runs snowmaking at Killington Ski Resort, gives his staff the all-clear. Over the next four hours the system of artificial snow production on which Vermont’s tourism industry increasingly depends roars to life. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of water
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You have just gotten back from a long day of work to eat dinner. You pick up your fork, take a generous scoop of food, and are instantly disappointed. Where is the flavor? Where is the satisfying reward of a savory meal? Luckily, the saltshaker on your table is an easy fix. However, this common
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Taylor Swift. Northeastern memes. That concert you went to last weekend. Endless scrolling through countless short videos until you zone back into reality. This is a typical experience on TikTok’s “For You” page. Somehow, the mysterious TikTok algorithm never fails to yield an entertaining assortment of content, stealing hundreds of precious active hours with its
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For many, the idea of going beyond the boundaries of Earth’s atmosphere is exhilarating. Curiosity has propelled human development, allowing us to reach the stars. From inventing the airplane to landing on the moon, humanity has an obsession with what lies above. To explore the stars and be launched into the midst of a tenebrous
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The generative-AI-art cat has been let out of the bag. In the last several years, artificial intelligence art generators such as Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DALL-E have had a meteoric rise in popularity — hyper-realistic still-life works and out-of-this-world landscapes can now be created by anyone who can put their ideas into words. How does
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A new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has emerged and has taken the internet by storm: ChatGPT. OpenAI released ChatGPT this past November, and it attracted the attention of millions of people within the first few days of its release. From being able to explain the laws of thermodynamics to coding a Tetris game in Java,
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