Abstract Mpox lesions can resemble other dermatological conditions, motivating image-based screening, yet published studies remain difficult to compare owing to differences in dataset construction, augmentation policy, and evaluation design. This study provides a leakage-aware benchmark for binary mpox classification using a unified dataset assembled from MSLD v1.0 and v2.0. Seven pretrained backbones and a weighted

Summary: A new study from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) shows that humans draw a strict psychological line between intelligent behavior and true subjective experience in artificial intelligence. Published in Cognition, the study found that even when an AI system behaves identically to a human under the exact same conditions, people refuse to attribute consciousness to it.

Harvard Business Review Logo Bernhard Lang/Getty Images Hierarchy does more than route information; it also verifies: deciding what information means, what deserves the firm’s attention, which outputs can be trusted, and which are worth Somewhere in your company today, an expert rejected a perfectly plausible answer. A controller caught a revenue figure that counted deferred

Researchers built a closed-loop AI scientist that generated biological hypotheses, designed experiments, directed laboratory automation, analyzed results and used new evidence to refine later questions. Working with brewer’s yeast, the system generated 1,933 candidate hypotheses and experimentally uncovered previously underexplored interactions, including aminoadipate partially protecting cells from formic acid stress. The laboratory was not completely

Atmospheric Soaring Technologies (Atmosoar) is a leading climate change startup utilizing big data to improve predictions. Specifically, when working with aerial technologies like drones, climate change is making it more difficult to predict when is a good time to operate. This summer, I led the evaluation and integration of AI into regional weather prediction, selecting

Search agents powered by large language models (LLMs) are transforming how enterprises retrieve information. Rather than requiring users to craft the perfect query, a search agent autonomously decides what to search for, which retrieval strategy to use, and when to stop searching. It does this across multiple rounds of interaction, refining its approach based on

Ruth Brown, Senior Principal Analyst, Omdia October 1, 2026 5 Min Read (Source: Siarhei Yurchanka/Alamy Stock Photo) Every mobile generation begins with a familiar cycle—what to keep, what to remove and what to improve. The 4G and 5G standards took the whiteboarding approach, including engineering designs from scratch with grand visions, fewer constraints and greater

Western University has named six faculty members as recipients of the 2026 Western Research Excellence Awards, recognizing research leadership in artificial intelligence, cardiovascular disease, music education, accessibility, nuclear waste management and gender-based violence prevention. Since 2023, the annual Western Research Excellence Awards have honoured outstanding researchers whose work has significant impact within and beyond academia