A new artificial intelligence based chatbot, ChatGPT, released by OpenAI last week is turning heads for its ability to accurately mimic human prose. It also raises concerns about the ethics of AI and the implications for its potential use. Western has the following...
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Study looks at impact of artificial intelligence on primary health care
Researchers have identified key issues regarding the use of AI tools in primary healthcare by connecting directly with practitioners.
Western student estimates real-time mortality rates during pandemic using cremation records
Western undergraduate student Gemma Postill is helping fill the information gap by providing a reliable source of data to Ontario’s Chief Coroner.
Western University study charts how the world ‘views’ Drake’s new album on Twitter
During the four days following the release of Drake's Views on Friday, April 29, Twitter was flooded with fan excitement about the new album. There were 3,828,931 tweets related to Drake's Views in that period, most of them original tweets, not retweets, in what seems...
Western welcomes new neuroscientist who unlocks minds with machines
If you watch science fiction movies from 1970s, you would think by the year 2016 there would be a robot in every home performing tasks like cooking, cleaning and cutting the lawn. But there isn't. Jörn Diedrichsen, who has come to Western University from University...
Western and IBM host workshop to solve complex problems for local industry
Western University and IBM are hosting a four-day Industry Problem Brainstorming Workshop on Tuesday, February 19 where teams from Western will put their heads together to solve complex problems for local industry.