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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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Computer science
Computer vision helps Orioles build better bats
Published April 17, 2025 Video
As torpedo bats sweep across Major League Baseball, the Baltimore Orioles are partnering with Hopkins engineering students on a high-tech bat optimization project of their own
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America's scientific edge relies on investment in research
Published Feb 24, 2025
Computer scientist Mathias Unberath, a leading expert in AI-assisted medicine, says cuts to research funding imperil the nation's ability to attract the world's best and brightest scientists
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Artificial intelligence
AI-powered map of the abdomen could help find cancer early on
Published Feb 3, 2025
Hopkins researchers use AI to create the largest, most comprehensive dataset of abdominal organs to date
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Artificial intelligence
Gendered voice assistants may reinforce gender biases
Published Jan 16, 2025
Johns Hopkins computer scientists explore how gendered voice assistants influence user behavior
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Artificial intelligence
AI finds biased Wikipedia content
Published Jan 9, 2025
New tool analyzes and addresses cultural disparities across language versions, paving the way for more-balanced information
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Artificial Intelligence
New AI tool pinpoints gene splicing
Published Dec 11, 2024
A recent innovation from Johns Hopkins researchers enables deeper insights into gene function and disease-linked mutations
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HopHacks
Coding crusaders
Published Oct 2, 2024
Apps promoting accessibility took center stage at this year's HopHacks coding marathon, which challenges college students from across the country to design projects that address critical issues like health care access and human safety
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Artificial intelligence
Chatbots tell us what we want to hear
Published May 13, 2024
JHU-led team finds that chatbots reinforce our biases, providing insight into how AI could widen the public divide on controversial issues
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Artificial intelligence
Multi-language mastery
Published Dec 7, 2023
Johns Hopkins computer scientists introduce a new method to reduce the size of multilingual language models