UBC research shows AI chatbots can be more persuasive than humans—raising concerns about manipulation, mental health risks and the need for safeguards.

Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, developed a new method for time series forecasting, powered by deep learning, that can improve its predictions based on data from the near future.  When they applied this approach to the critical task of seizure prediction using brain wave data, they found that their strategy offers up to 44.8% improved performance for predicting seizures compared to baseline methods.

NTU Singapore launches four new Master's programmes leveraging advancements in AI

 

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is launching four new master’s degree programmes in 2026 to prepare professionals for the opportunities and challenges of an AI-driven future.

 

The programmes are:

•         Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIMed),

•         Master of Arts in Digital Humanities (MADH),

•         Master of Science in Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (Enterprise AI), and

•         Master of Science (Chinese Medicine).

 

AIMed will train healthcare professionals, engineers and technologists to apply AI responsibly in clinical settings; MADH, the first of its kind in Singapore, will connect digital tools with humanistic inquiry to address the cultural and ethical dimensions of digitalisation; Enterprise AI will produce “AI-savvy” professionals who can translate AI potential into enterprise value; and the MSc in Chinese Medicine will advance holistic healthcare by combining traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge with modern clinical and research practices.

 

These programmes are designed to tackle pressing challenges in healthcare, business, culture, and holistic medicine, while advancing Singapore’s priorities in cultivating a future-ready workforce, driving responsible AI adoption, and reinforcing the nation’s standing as a trusted global hub for innovation and integrative healthcare.

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Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE is considered optional – and not necessarily even encouraged – new research shows. The University of Cambridge study of 615 state schools in England found that poorer students are disproportionately concentrated in schools that deprioritise language learning. This significantly reduces their chances of learning a foreign language after the age of 14. The research identified a seven percentage point gap between the proportion of disadvantaged students at schools where languages were optional at GCSE, and at schools where they were considered ‘core’. It then found an enormous difference, exceeding 50 percentage points, in the average proportion of students at these schools who studied a language to GCSE. These findings suggest that disadvantaged students have been worst affected by the national decline in language study since 2004, when GCSE languages ceased to be compulsory.