
scientific research
AI Needs Its Linux: Oumi Comes Out of Stealth with an Open Source Vision
A new company called Oumi has just been launched, emerging from stealth today with $10 million in seed funding. The company’s founders describe Oumi as the world’s first unconditionally open source ...Full Article
AI’s Role in Revolutionizing Scientific Research
Scientific researchers are responsible for conducting experiments and making discoveries that improve our lives or, sometimes, even save them. However, the process of scientific research — from forming and ...Full Article
Alps Scientific Symposium Highlights AI’s Role in Tackling Science’s Biggest Challenges
ETH Zürich recently celebrated the launch of the AI-optimized “Alps” supercomputer with a scientific symposium focused on the future possibilities of scientific AI thanks to increased compute power and ...Full Article
Machine Learning Fuels Scientific Skepticism
Scientists are raising red flags about the accuracy and reproducibility of conclusions drawn by machine learning frameworks. Among the remedies are developing new ML systems that can question their ...Full Article
Another GDPR Issue: Impact on Scientific Research
Amid the angst over preparations—or lack thereof—for new European Union data protections entering into force at week’s end is the equally worrisome issue of the rules’ impact on scientific ...Full Article