Entries by BigRio Team

AI Joins the Search for Extraterrestrial Life!

The search for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life has been joined by a specialized AI initiative known as “Breakthrough Listen.” Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been revolutionizing many areas of scientific research; most notably, as we have often written about in these pages, AI is dramatically changing medical research and drug discovery. Now AI is […]

A Major Hurdle to Large-Scale Implementation of Quantum Computing Has Been Overcome!

The promises of quantum computing, particularly when combined with AI, are many. However, the technology, while being used in some real-world applications, is still in its infancy, and there are many hurdles yet to be overcome before quantum computers can be implemented on a large scale. However, researchers with Sussex University report that they may […]

Researchers Combine AI and the Internet of Things to Track Progression of Movement Disorders

Researchers have combined wearable “Fitbit”-type technology with AI to better track and monitor movement disorders. In two ground-breaking studies, published in Nature Medicine, a cross-disciplinary team of AI and clinical researchers have shown that by combining human movement data gathered from wearable tech with a powerful new medical AI technology, they are able to identify […]

Microsoft Partners to Develop AI-Based Healthcare Services

Tech giant Microsoft is partnering with Vietnam-based AI conglomerate VinBrain to develop artificial intelligence-based healthcare services. Under the collaboration, the two companies will work together to work on three areas of healthcare AI — data sharing, cross-product validation, and research and development, according to a recent press release from VinBrain. VinBrain will also use Microsoft’s […]

How Artificial Intelligence Is Improving Telemedicine

Telemedicine or telehealth services were already on the upswing before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic, as we were forced into quarantine, more patients and many more doctors and healthcare facilities became reliant on telehealth – pushing advancement in telehealth apps. Telemedicine apps needed to become broader, faster, more interactive, more intuitive, […]

How AI is Solving Healthcare Administrative Problems

In 2022 readers of these pages saw many reports on the incredible advances AI is creating in diagnostics and patient care. However, there is more to the delivery of healthcare in this country and to improving patient outcomes than direct treatment protocols. As it turns out, AI is tackling those issues as well, solving many […]

Artificial Intelligence Moves Heavily Into the NFT Space!

Investors take note, machine learning is beginning to have a powerful impact on generative art non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFTs are cryptographic assets on a blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other. Most often, NFTs are used to represent real-world items like artwork and real estate. “Tokenizing” these real-world tangible […]