Tag Archives: AI – Artificial Intelligence
Battling Anti-Israel Hate with AI Bots
Israel’s battle against misinformation and hate is overwhelming on most days. During a war, it goes on overdrive. By last measure, online anti-Semitism has spiked by a massive 1200% since October 7th When faced with a river of hate from legions of enemy countries and sympathizers, Israel’s Hasbara (positive PR) efforts are chronically understaffed, under-funded… Read More
‘Meta-Synergy’ for the Battle Against Cancer
Professor Yosi Shamay and his group at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology's Faculty of Biomedical Engineering have made major headway in a remarkable new approach to cancer treatment. Based on a new concept called “meta-synergy,” the group developed a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tool that makes it possible to find drug combinations that… Read More
AI in Pediatrics
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center continue to advance their data-driven research and education program. Experts within each institution are training a core group of investigators skilled in biomedical informatics, who will provide a platform for local expertise and collaborative studies. The goal is to use large data sets to help… Read More
Changing Medicine with AI
A new collaboration, focusing on the use of AI in the field of medicine, is taking shape these days. It will connect the University of Toronto's leading Center for AI in Medicine (T-CAIREM) to the Technion's Artificial Intelligence Hub (Tech.AI), specifically to Tech.AI.BioMed, Tech.AI's branch for the field of medicine. The collaboration will bring together… Read More
Prospects and Risks from the Forefront of AI
The annual conference of Tech.AI, the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Hub, was held on March 2 with the participation of about 500 experts, students, and guests. The conference focused on prospects and risks in the field and on ways to translate AI theories into useful applications. It was held with the… Read More
Technion AI #1 in Europe
For the second year in a row, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is Europe’s top-ranked university in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the prestigious international CSRankings. The consecutive win further establishes the Technion’s position as a leading institution in the field. The Technion’s efforts to promote its activities and standing in the… Read More
Technion Partners with IBM to Advance AI
The Technion and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have signed a partnership agreement with IBM Research to advance artificial intelligence capabilities and applications in Israel. The collaboration was announced this week at a conference held by IBM in Tel Aviv to mark 50 years since the establishment of the IBM Research Lab in Israel. Artificial… Read More
Why are autonomous cars afraid of flying plastic bags?
The Technion recently held a conference titled "AI: From Hype to Productivity," at the Elma Hotel in Zichron Yaacov. The 350 attendees included leading figures from the Technion, local AI industry, and the governmental sector. Technion President Professor Uri Sivan said at the opening of the event: "We have recently finished formulating the Technion’s strategic… Read More
The Digital Health Revolution
The Technion and Rambam Health Care Campus are setting up a new joint Technion-Rambam Center for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (CAIH) that will signal a revolution in medical decision-making. The CAIH, the first joint academic-hospital AI center in Israel and one of the first in the world, will develop advanced artificial intelligence systems to analyze… Read More
AI Improves Accuracy of Antibiotic Selection
Doctors at Maccabi Healthcare Services have recently begun to work with an AI-based predictive algorithm developed by the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology together with KSM (Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi), the Maccabi Research and Innovation Center. The new algorithm advises doctors in the process of deciding on personalized antibiotic treatment for patients. The first diagnosis on which… Read More