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  • The Smart Heart: How AI Is Sharpening Cardiovascular Medicine

    Michaela Haas

    March 01, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, Minnesota

    Several hospitals are beginning to use artificial intelligence, like Chat GPT’s medical assistant Suzanne, to make cardiovascular medicine more accurate and effective. AI can detect illnesses that are hard to see with the human eye, interpret test results and make diagnoses quicker and help doctors provide more effective treatment to patients. Since AI emerged in healthcare in 2018, the FDA has approved about 700 AI and machine learning-enabled medical devices.

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  • Portable AI Ultrasound Reducing Maternal Mortality in Sierra Leone

    Treezer Michelle Atieno

    February 26, 2024 |

    Science Africa |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone

    AI software BabyChecker is a portable ultrasound tool that can be accessed through smartphones and allows community health workers to easily and quickly detect pregnancy risks in rural areas where access to care is difficult. So far, over 20 community health workers have been trained to use the technology, and more than 2,000 pregnant women have been scanned using the BabyChecker app.

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  • More states strive to make parks, trails accessible to people with disabilities

    Tom Peterson

    November 08, 2023 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Two Harbors, Minnesota

    Minnesota is purchasing “track chairs” with all-terrain treads for its parks that people with disabilities can use for free to access more areas and trails.

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  • This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI

    Melissa Heikkilä

    October 23, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Nightshade is a new tool designed to fight against AI companies that use artists’ work to train their models without permission. Nightshade “poisons” the training data to essentially confuse the AI model and prevent it from copying an artist’s work. The purpose of Nightshade is to return the power to artists to protect their intellectual property and prevent large AI companies like Google and Meta from taking advantage of them.

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  • How more cameras are helping Sacramento PD catch more car thieves.

    Julie Watts

    October 18, 2023 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The Sacramento Police Department installed 175 cameras throughout the city to read license plates and help solve car theft crimes. The cameras and accompanying AI technology alert nearby officers when a vehicle of interest is identified, resulting in more arrests and solved car thefts than the national average.

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  • AI bots are helping 911 dispatchers with their workload

    Amanda Hernández

    October 16, 2023 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States

    To reduce 911 dispatcher workloads, several U.S. municipalities have integrated AI technology to triage and coordinate responses to non-emergency calls, resulting in more efficient support for callers and less stress on telecommunication workers.

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  • See how technology is linking guns used in crimes, helping investigators solve cases

    Jenna Zibton

    October 16, 2023 |

    WSLS-TV |

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    Response Location: United States

    NIBIN, the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, uses imaging technology to help law enforcement agencies solve gun-related crimes faster by identifying and linking bullet casings found at different crime scenes. With 280 U.S. agencies using NIBIN, and a traveling van with portable technology that supports high-crime areas, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimates NIBIN produced 189,000 investigation leads in 2022.

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  • In Dallas, a model "smart city" project bears fruit

    Jennifer A. Kingson

    August 07, 2023 |

    Axios |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    The Red Cloud smart city project is greatly improving local residents’ quality of life and leading to reduced crime rates in the city. The project installed new LED streetlights with AI-enabled overhead cameras, Wi-Fi access in homes that didn’t have access previously, as well as air quality monitoring devices. Since the new improvements were made, morale in the city has significantly improved and there are plans in place to scale the program and improve neighboring cities, as well.

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  • Inmates are using VR to learn real-world skills

    Daliah Singer

    April 26, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States

    A number of state corrections departments are using virtual reality to teach inmates a range of basic skills they might've missed the chance to acquire while incarcerated. The VR programs have helped reduce aggressive behavior, facilitate empathy with victims, and drop recidivism rates. A short-term pilot initiative in Alaska, for example, incorporated mindfulness techniques through VR that resulted in decreased reports of depressive or anxious feelings and fewer disciplinary write-ups.

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  • Campaña del mes: cómo ayudar a que más estudiantes con discapacidad visual puedan tener libros accesibles

    David Flier

    April 18, 2023 |

    Red/Acción |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    Tiflolibros, la primera biblioteca para personas con discapacidad visual de habla hispana, trabaja en adaptar los libros escolares a un formato accesible, para que puedan reproducirlos los lectores de pantalla, software que traduce en audio contenidos digitales. Ya se han adaptado 3.518 archivos, tanto manuales y textos escolares. Unas 76 editoriales han aportado archivos y 2.800 familias y escuelas han solicitado materiales a Tiflolibros.

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