Ai With Ai

Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including: 0:57: The Allen Institute for AI and others come together to create a publicly available “COVID-19 Challenges and Directions” search engine, building off of the corpus of COVID-related research. 5:06: Researchers with the University of Warwick perform a systematic review of test accuracy for the use of AI in image analysis of breast cancer screening and find most (34 or 36) AI systems were less accurate than a single radiologist, and all were less accurate than a consensus of two or more radiologists (among other concerning findings). 10:19: A US judge rejects an appeal for the AI system DABUS to own a patent, noting that US federal law requires an “individual” to be an owner, and the legal definition of an “individual” is a natural person. 17:01: The US Patent and Trademark Office uses machine learning to analyze the history of AI in patents. 19:42: BCS publishes Priorities for the National AI Strategy, as the UK seeks to set global AI stan