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Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking breakthrough

New first-of-its-kind wearable technology from researchers at Cornell and KAIST, in South Korea, brings that vision closer to reality. The system, called WatchHand, equips off-the-shelf smartwatches with AI-powered micro sonar capable of tracking hand movements.

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AI tools show promise for diagnosing advanced heart failure.

Applying artificial intelligence techniques to cardiac ultrasound data may make it easier to identify patients with advanced heart failure, a new study has found.

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AI assistants can sway writers’ attitudes, even when they’re watching for bias

Artificial intelligence-powered writing tools such as autocomplete suggestions can definitely change the way people express themselves, but can they also change how they think? Cornell researchers think so.

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IEEE Spectrum features the MirrorBot
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AI tools to help vision-impaired are good, but could be better
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Making AI safer for victims of intimate partner violence
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‘Moonshot’ project aims to restore trust in the digital public sphere
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Cornell researchers contribute more than 40 papers to CHI 2026
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Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking breakthrough
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Decoding great teaching and more: New app analyzes conversational data at scale
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Namaan talks with The Guardian about the impact of AI on book publishing
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