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An inexpensive and commonly used steroid can save the lives of people seriously ill with COVID-19, a randomized, controlled clinical trial in the United Kingdom has found. The drug, called dexamethasone, is the first shown to reduce deaths from the coronavirus that has killed more than 430,000 people globally. In the trial, it cut deaths by about one-third in patients who were on ventilators because of coronavirus infection. “It’s a startling result,” says Kenneth Baillie, an intensive-care physician at the University of Edinburgh, UK, who serves on the steering committee of the trial, called RECOVERY. “It will clearly have a massive global impact.” The RECOVERY study announced the findings in a press release on 16 June, but its researchers say that they are aiming to publish their results quickly and that they are sharing their findings with regulators in the United Kingdom and internationally. Read more  Stanford Computer Science professor Fei-Fei Li's Mission to transform Health...

After ImageNet transformed AI vision, superstar Stanford computer science professor Fei-Fei Li has turned her attention to advancing healthcare. Fei-Fei Li, co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute, is leading the next generation of interdisciplinary technologists. She joins Azeem Azhar to explore her journey from pioneering AI vision to her current focus on healthcare, and to discuss the need to craft AI systems that enhance human flourishing. They also discuss: How AI technologies could support the isolated and elderly during the pandemic. Why machine values must mirror human values, and how to embed that connection. What allowed Li’s — and the industry’s — early naivete to the dangers of facial recognition. Why Li’s health technologists must work with doctors and patients, not just medical data. Listen Full Podcast at  Exponential View with Azeem Azhar   Further reading: “ Fei-Fei Li’s Quest to Make AI Better for Humanity ” (Wired, 2018) “ AI Pioneer Fei-Fei Li...

The Artificial Intelligence Portal launched by Government of India launched by National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTy). Read more:  Spreading fake news in politics and business: The misuse of new AI tools Read more:  Find a Bug in The Aarogya Setu App or Suggest Improvements [Aarogya Setu Bug Bounty Programme] : An Opportunity to Be a Bounty Hunter This is joint initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, National e-Governance Division and National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom). The aim of this initiative is to provide trusted content on Artificial Intelligence such as articles, investment funding news, case studies, research reports, etc. The idea behind this initiative is that to bring the government agencies on table through leaders participation from Indian governments including Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Nati...