Tag: AI
Over 9,000 tree species still unknown
While there are currently about 64,000 known tree species, a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences predicts there are over...
Deep neural network identifying disease biomarkers in tissue samples created by...
Within University of Waterloo’s Cheriton School of Computer Science, researchers have developed a new deep neural network which identifies 98 per cent of peptide...
UW researchers develop AI to detect virus mutations before they occur
Researchers at the University of Waterloo created an artificial intelligence that is able to predict the most likely mutations that may occur in a...
AI system to analyze hockey developed by VIP Lab
Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Vision and Image Processing (VIP) Lab have developed a way to analyze videos of hockey games using artificial...
Artificial intelligence: Invaluable in the fight against COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help doctors determine the severity of COVID-19 cases.
The initiative, named COVID-Net,...
UW to receive part of Ontario’s $2 million funding for mental...
On May 28, the Ontario government announced that it will provide $2.39 million to students in post-secondary institutions to build on and ameliorate mental...
Realities of Artificial Intelligence
When you hear the phrase Artificial Intelligence (AI), your first thoughts might include popular movies like The Terminator and I, Robot. But how far...
Just say the word: New voice tech could run home appliances
New developments in artificial intelligence technology developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo may bring us closer to a world run fully by...
This stance-detecting AI will help us fact-check fake news
The issue of widespread fake news is a growing problem now more than ever before. Researchers at the University of Waterloo teamed up with...
A new screening solution: COVID-Net
Over the past several months, PCR has become the gold standard for testing COVID-19 cases. But is it the best type of test?
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