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Israeli AI learns to describe the secret lives of proteins
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (232+ words) Ynetnews Researchers from the Technion and Tel Aviv University have developed an artificial intelligence system that translates protein sequences into natural-language descriptions, a tool they say could help accelerate drug development, biotechnology and material design The system, called Beta Describe,…...
Can AI catch itself lying? New tools spot hallucinations from inside the model
2+ week, 2+ day ago (431+ words) Researchers propose methods to detect LLM failures by analyzing internal signals, including activations, attention patterns and output probabilities, using specialized deep learning models that outperform standard probes and generalize across models...
AI and scientific peer review: an Israeli tool tackles a Sisyphean burden
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (66+ words) Will an artificial intelligence tool change the way scientific papers are reviewed and evaluated? AI and scientific peer review: an Israeli tool tackles a Sisyphean burden Will an artificial intelligence tool change the way scientific papers are reviewed and evaluated?...
Scala Biodesign secures $16 M to expand AI-driven protein development with Scala OS
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1067+ words) Funding will support global expansion of Scala OS, a hybrid AI-driven protein design platform enabling faster development and optimization of biologics, enzymes, antibodies and vaccines Scala Biodesign, a biotech company developing computational tools for protein engineering, has raised $16 million in…...
Shaping the new battlefield: how the IDF uses AI to sync hundreds of strikes in Iran and Lebanon
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (1035+ words) Military deploys AI agents in classified systems to detect missile launchers, generate real-time aerial intelligence and sharpen strike speed and precision; officials say operations on this scale would be impossible without human-machine integration The IDF has begun deploying "AI agents,…...
AI tool developed at Technion could transform how doctors decide on chemotherapy
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1043+ words) International study led by Technion validates model in large-scale randomized clinical trial and on data from hospitals around the world, offering a fast and accessible alternative to expensive genomic tests in breast cancer Researchers at the Technion say they have…...