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Artificial intelligence
Talking robots learn to manage human interruptions
Published July 30, 2025
Johns Hopkins computer scientists designed an interruption-handling system to facilitate more natural conversations with social robots
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Breast cancer
Environment near tumors may hold key information
Published July 16, 2025
By using AI to analyze tissue patterns, researchers gain new insights into why some patients respond better to specific treatments
The Surgical Robot Transformer-Hierarchy performing a gallbladder surgery
Mechanical engineering
Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help
Published July 9, 2025 Video
In work led by Johns Hopkins researchers, the robot performed unflappably across trials and with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, even during unexpected scenarios typical in real life medical emergencies
Domenico Giannone
Economic forecasting expert Domenico Giannone joins Johns Hopkins
Published July 8, 2025
Giannone, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Statistics, searches for ways to improve how economic activity and risks are monitored in low-income countries
Computer science teams tackle critical gaps in EMS training and mass casualty response with innovative digital platforms
Undergraduate research
From classroom to crisis
Published July 1, 2025
Computer science teams develop new digital platforms to tackle critical gaps in EMS training and mass casualty response
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Artificial Intelligence
Teaching AI to admit uncertainty
Published June 26, 2025
Johns Hopkins researchers show how different "odds" can teach AI models to admit when they're not confident enough in an answer
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Q&A
Finding the virtue in AI
Published Summer 2025
Feeling uneasy about the rise of AI? Microsoft data scientist and Whiting School alum Lavista Ferres finds virtue in the technology and is more bullish about than bullied by its rise. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Government+Policy
Technology, law, and institutional economics expert joins JHU
Published June 26, 2025
Gillian Hadfield, the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance, leads research to reimagine how systems can evolve to meet the demands of a changing world and emerging technologies
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Q+A
Could artificial intelligence make war and peace decisions?
Published June 12, 2025
Engineering instructor and former NSA strategist Russ Berkoff discusses how AI tools could prevent—or escalate—international foreign relations crises
Global Map Charting A Virus Pandemic
Public health
AI reimagines infectious disease forecasting
Published June 6, 2025
The new tool is the first to use large language modeling to predict infectious disease risk