New EU laws now require risk management and compliance with ethical standards when using artificial intelligence (AI) is used. Validaitor, a start-up company spun off from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), assists organizations and businesses in implementing the rules. KIT has now decided to take a stake in the company.

People living in rural areas are at greater risk for obesity than the general population, and they often have limited access to healthy, affordable food, physical activity facilities, public transportation, and health care institutions. A research team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed an online weight management program that provides personalized assistance from a registered dietitian. In a new study, they collaborated with Illinois Extension to test the program’s efficacy among residents of rural Illinois.