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Novel AI technique able to distinguish between progressive brain tumours and radiation necrosis, York U study finds

While targeted radiation can be an effective treatment for brain tumours, subsequent potential necrosis of the treated areas can be hard to distinguish from the tumours on a standard MRI. A new study led by a York University professor in the Lassonde School of Engineering found that a novel AI-based method is better able to distinguish between the two types of lesions on advanced MRI than the human eye alone, a discovery that could help clinicians more accurately identify and treat the issues.

CIFAR launches new AI safety Networks to address synthetic evidence in the legal system and linguistic inequality

Each Solution Network will receive $700,000 over two years to design, develop and implement AI safety solutions to pressing challenges. Reposted with permission from CIFAR and written by Justine Brooks. See original story here. CIFAR has launched its first two AI safety Solution Networks under the Canadian AI Safety Institute (CAISI) Research Program at CIFAR. The […]

New research finds specific learning strategies can enhance AI model effectiveness in hospitals

If data used to train artificial intelligence models for medical applications, such as hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area, differs from the real-the world data, it could lead to patient harm. A new study

Experimenting with generative AI to kibbitz and futz towards more inclusive futures

What does it mean to think, act and work as a Jewish professor when human freedoms are under siege and authoritarian power gains ground? And how can we draw on our Jewish identities to navigate the sweeping encroachment of new technologies like AI? As communication scholars, colleagues and collaborators, we have spent a lot of […]

Canada is lagging in innovation, and that’s a problem for funding the programs we care about

As Canadians prepare to vote in another federal election, the country’s economy faces a sobering reality. As the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) notes, productivity is stagnating, our innovation performance lags global peers and high-potential startups often fail to scale.

Remembering Professor Emeritus Alan Young, and more

Professor Emeritus Alan Young, a lawyer and legal scholar known for leading the challenge of Canada's prostitution laws before the country's top court, has died at age 69. Osgoode Dean Trevor Farrow calls his death is "a profound loss" for the legal profession.

York experts discuss Canada's campaign to discourage asylum claims, news outlets suing OpenAI, the Canada Post strike, and more

York experts discuss Canada's new ad campaign to discourage asylum claims, news outlets suing OpenAI, the Canada Post strike, and more.

York experts discuss TD Bank's money-laundering scandal, the Canada Post strike, AI in the workplace and more

York experts discuss TD Bank's money-laundering scandal, the Canada Post labour action, AI in the workplace, and more.

York experts comment on U.S. election results, immigration and illegal border crossings, and more

York experts discuss U.S. election traditions, and results, as well as illegal crossings at the Canada-U.S. border, immigration and more.

York experts discuss masking behaviours, involuntary psychiatric care, AI in hiring, baby boomers, bees and more

York experts discuss masking behaviours in autistic women that lead to burnout, the downside of involuntary psychiatric care, AI being used the hiring process, baby boomers, and over-reliance on bees.