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Widely used AI tool for early sepsis detection may be cribbing doctors’ suspicions
  1. Widely used AI tool for early sepsis detection may be cribbing doctors’ suspicions

    When using only data collected before patients with sepsis received treatments or medical tests, the model’s accuracy was no better than a coin toss.

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  2. Biases in large image-text AI model favor wealthier, Western perspectives

    AI model that pairs text, images performs poorly on lower-income or non-Western images, potentially increasing inequality in digital technology representation.

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  3. Nextgen computing: Hard-to-move quasiparticles glide up pyramid edges

    Computing with a combination of light and chargeless excitons could beat heat losses and more, but excitons need new modes of transport.

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  4. Michigan Engineering to launch semiconductor training program as part of statewide effort

    The University of Michigan’s latest program to grow the microchip workforce aims to reach up to 600 participants a year.

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  5. New phone case provides workaround for inaccessible touchscreens

    Touchscreens are everywhere but not built for everyone. A new device could help bridge that gap, helping users access ticket kiosks, restaurant menus and more.

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  6. U-Michigan a partner in two CHIPS Act Midwest microelectronics hubs

    The latest DoD funding announcements bolster Michigan Engineering’s efforts to support revitalization of the U.S. semiconductor sector.

  7. Toyota Research Institute and Michigan Engineering discuss importance of long-standing partnership

    As the auto industry expands beyond transportation, university collaborations are more important than ever.

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  8. Senate testimony: AI risks to the financial sector

    U-M professor of computer science and engineering identifies new concerns that recent AI advances pose for financial markets.

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  9. $7.5 million to predict and communicate flood risk

    Engineers, atmospheric scientists, psychologists and anthropologists team up to develop better flood predictions and ensure decision-makers can understand them.

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  10. New apps for visually impaired users provide virtual labels for controls and a way to explore images

    With VizLens, users can touch buttons while their phones read out the labels, and Image Explorer provides a workaround for bad or missing alt text.

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