A familiar expectation in technology goes like this: breakthrough innovation sparks euphoric predictions, investors pile in, reality disappoints, valuations crash and only then does the technology mature quietly into actual utility. This is the Gartner Hype Cycle, a framework created in 1995 that became an industry institution after one analyst used it to correctly predict…
Could AI smell cancer? Science says yes
In 1982, Joy Milne detected her husband’s Parkinson’s disease with her heightened sense of smell. She wouldn’t realize the source of the scent until after her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s over a decade later. The couple attended a support group, and Milne smelled the disease on almost every person there. The Milnes’ case was…
Why healthcare is emerging as AI’s most impactful frontier
In July, the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva highlighted current uses of artificial intelligence (AI) across sectors including agriculture, education, and health. In medicine, several sessions and demos focused on applications that are already being piloted or deployed in defined settings. While much of the technology on display remains in development, healthcare featured…
AI’s expanding role in mpox research spans digital staining to skin lesion classification
A more deadly strain of mpox is spreading across Africa, with more than 17,000 suspected cases and a death toll already surpassing last year’s total. With the more severe Clade I variant driving the uptick, mpox continues to pose a significant threat to global health with the World Health Organization (WHO) classifying it as…
Nvidia surges to $3 trillion; Apple’s AI Rollout Hits EU snag in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending June 21, 2024, closed at 3,785.63 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 0.38% (or 14.33 basis points). Eighteen RDWI members gained value last week from 0.44% (Alibaba) to 3.52% (Cisco). Seven RDWI members lost value the previous week from -0.02% (Volkswagen…