Tag: Stanford University
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Explainable AI in Cancer Detection: Dr. Sakib Mostafa’s Path from Fear to Innovation
Unpacking the Black Box: Why Explainable AI Matters Artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare, but its most consequential risks aren’t tubes of metal marching toward dystopian futures. They’re systems whose decisions are opaque, creating trust gaps when lives are on the line. Dr. Sakib Mostafa’s work centers on explainable AI—the science of making AI decisions understandable…
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AI Generates Deadly Viruses: Researchers Warn of Dangerous Experiments
A new frontier at the crossroads of artificial intelligence and virology In a California laboratory, a milestone has been reached: an artificial intelligence system designed and evaluated novel viral genomes, some of which could kill their bacterial targets. The team, affiliated with Stanford University and the Arc Institute, reported that their AI created functional bacteriophages—viruses…
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Vaccines Against Dementia: New Hope From Existing Vaccines
Rising Dementia Burden and the Promise of Prevention Dementia remains a major global health challenge. Current estimates indicate more than 55 million people live with dementia worldwide, with about 10 million new cases each year. Without a cure, the burden grows as populations age, and projections suggest that the number of affected individuals could triple…
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AI-Designed Phages: AI-Driven Bacterial Virus Genomes
AI design of bacteriophages marks a new era in genome engineering Artificial intelligence has moved from drawing cat pictures to shaping the genetic building blocks of life. In a study conducted by researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute, AI was used to propose new genetic codes for bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria. Several of…