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A new AI model could help radiologists identify brain abnormalities in MRI scans for neurological conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis and brain tumours, in a new study from researchers at UCL and King’s College London.

The first evidence that humans have the ability to sense objects without direct contact, a form of ‘remote touch’ that birds such as sandpipers have, has been presented in a new study from researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London.

A new AI curriculum, designed to equip the next generation of researchers with a deep understanding of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has been developed by UCL and Google DeepMind.

The research explores how humanoid robots can listen to sound and respond in real time with expressive, whole-body movement.

UCL has launched a new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber-Physical Risk, uniting world-leading researchers to address emerging security challenges across digital and physical domains.

For the first time, artificial intelligence has identified two distinct biological types of multiple sclerosis (MS) using a simple blood test and standard MRI brain scans.

“AI is now part of everything we use in a daily basis. It is nearly everywhere – in your phones, smart tv, cameras in the shops we walk through, bank accounts as well,” said Dr Larissa Suzuki (UCL Computer Science) on how AI (artificial intelligence) is almost unavoidable.

Professor Yvonne Rogers (UCL Computer Science) argues that AI users often fear being rude to robots because they psychologically interpret them as human – and fear potential repercussions.

“The image of the animals on the boat shows signs of manipulation by generative AI… suggesting that the cat photo may have been added afterwards,” said Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) on the viral images of a dog rescuing a cat in floods in southern Thailand.