George Hopkin

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theFreesheet editor George Hopkin is a veteran journalist with over 35 years of experience. As a specialist in technology reporting, Hopkin covers the full spectrum of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
Professor Hans Breiter

Simple picture test helps AI diagnose addiction with over 80% accuracy

Diagnosing addiction is notoriously difficult due to stigma and denial, but scientists…
Bubble Bots.

Tiny ‘bubble bots’ powered by body waste hunt down tumors

A team of engineers has developed a new generation of “smart” microrobots…
MRI scanner.

New AI model reads brain scans in seconds with 97.5% accuracy

A new artificial intelligence model developed at the University of Michigan can…
Inception.

Real-life Inception study uses sound to hack dreams and help solve problems

It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi thriller, but scientists have…
AIs talking.

AI performs better when acting ‘chaotic’ and allowed to be ‘rude’ and interrupt

In a surprising twist for computer science, researchers have found that artificial…
Bay at a nightclub.

Babes to the rhythm: Newborns enter the world ready for beats but deaf to tunes

Humans enter the world with an innate ability to predict rhythmic patterns…
Avriel Epps & Brendesha Tynes.

Black and Latino teens outperform white peers at spotting online lies

Adolescents from minoritised backgrounds possess significantly stronger digital literacy skills than their…
Nostalgia.

Once called a ‘demonic brain disease,’ nostalgia is actually a key to happiness

If you typically skip school reunions or avoid dwelling on the past,…
Medical AI.

Medical AI fails in real-world clinics due to ‘contextual errors’

Despite the massive hype surrounding artificial intelligence in healthcare, a vast gap…