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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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In American fiction, it’s a small world after all
In American fiction, it’s a small world after all
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App creates time-lapse videos of the body for telemedicine
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Nirbhay Narang ’25 wearing smart glasses he created that use AI to provide transcriptions of conversations in real time.
New Atlas
New Atlas features the AirCaps glasses that transcribe conversations in real time developed by Narang ’25 and Parikh
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Nirbhay Narang ’25 wearing smart glasses he created that use AI to provide transcriptions of conversations in real time.
Student creates smart glasses for people with hearing loss
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Disclose invisible disabilities in social VR? It depends
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Koenecke discusses Meta’s new SEAMLESSM4T system with Nature
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Koenecke discusses a major glitch found in the AI-powered transcription tool ‘Whisper’ with The Associated Press
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A graphic showing the Supreme Courthouse building dividing with text bubbles displaying "Us", "Ours", "Me", "My" and "Mine."
Justices use rhetoric to affirm high court’s power, influence
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A woman greets a donated Sony aibo social robot at a senior care facility in Japan’s Hokkaido region.
Death of a robot: Repairing robots fosters social bonds
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AI-powered ‘sonar’ on smartglasses tracks gaze and facial expressions 
AI-powered ‘sonar’ on smartglasses tracks gaze and facial expressions 
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