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From the climate crisis to personalised medicine, we are applying AI to the world’s major challenges, exploring its ethical dimensions and collaborating with industry to ensure that our research has the greatest impact.

Cambridge launches Institute for Technology and Humanity

21 November 2023

A major interdisciplinary initiative has been launched that aims to meet the challenges and opportunities of new technologies as they emerge, today and far into the future.

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The futurist who'd like the future to slow down - just a little

10 Jun 2021

The problem with being a futurist, says Richard Watson, is that change is happening a lot faster and a lot crazier these days. We talk to him about...

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Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Can federated learning save the world?

10 May 2021

Training the artificial intelligence models that underpin web search engines, power smart assistants and enable driverless cars, consumes megawatts...

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Cytosponge

Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at risk of early-stage oesophageal cancer

15 Apr 2021

Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer...

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Use of AI to fight COVID-19 risks harming 'disadvantaged groups', experts warn

16 Mar 2021

Rapid deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning to tackle coronavirus must still go through ethical checks and balances, or we risk...

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Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Machine learning models for diagnosing COVID-19 are not yet suitable for clinical use

15 Mar 2021

Systematic review finds that machine learning models for detecting and diagnosing COVID-19 from medical images have major flaws and biases, making...

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Cambridge launches Regulatory Genome Project

21 Dec 2020

The project will use machine learning to sequence the world’s regulatory text and create an open-source repository of machine-readable regulatory...

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Dr Raj Jena and Yvonne Rimmer look at scans

AI could help cut waiting times for cancer by automating mark-up of patient scans prior to radiotherapy

16 Dec 2020

Doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge aim to drastically cut cancer waiting times by using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate lengthy...

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Architecting the future

08 Dec 2020

Arm is working with Cambridge researchers to make our phones and computers more secure, more efficient and ready for the digital revolution.

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Motherboard

First Master’s programme on managing the risks of AI launched by Cambridge

07 Dec 2020

The UK’s first Master’s degree in the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) is being launched by the University of Cambridge.

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Reading diabetes monitor

Computer vision app allows easier monitoring of diabetes

13 Nov 2020

A computer vision technology developed by University of Cambridge engineers has now been developed into a free mobile phone app for regular...

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Blue and Brown Anatomical Lung Wall Decor

Machine learning comes of age in cystic fibrosis

23 Oct 2020

World-leading AI technology developed by the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine and their colleagues – some of which is being showcased this week at...

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Coronavirus

How machine learning can help to future-proof clinical trials in the era of COVID-19

23 Sep 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest global healthcare crisis of our generation, presenting enormous challenges to medical research, including...

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