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A team from the US, UK and Switzerland is using artificial intelligence (AI) to effectively use cancer drugs. Using AI technology, it is being known which prostate cancer drugs will work for which patients. This will reduce the patient’s risk of death by half. Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool test.

AI is predicting which drugs can reduce the risk of death in patients with prostate cancer. A life-saving drug called abiraterone is being used to treat cancer. Scientists are using new AI to figure out which patients abiraterone will be useful for. The AI ​​is advising doctors on who to give the drug to and who not to give it to. Scientist Gert Attard says the natural history of aggressive prostate cancer is highly variable. Using the new AI algorithm, doctors are recommending specific treatments for specific patients.

AI is being used to analyze tumor images. Scientists have tested biopsy images of more than 1,000 men with high-risk prostate cancer. Using the new AI test, researchers have been able to almost halve the risk of death in about 25 percent of men with prostate cancer. Abiraterone blocks the production of testosterone in all tissues of the body, including tumors. Another scientist, Professor Nick James, said that the new study shows that AI can provide information about which patients abiraterone will work well for. AI is being used to accurately show who will need the drug. The results of research on the effective use of the drug with AI were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Many people play games regularly on their smartphones. And so, keeping mobile gamers in mind, Microsoft is launching an AI assistant called ‘Copilot for Gaming’. In the meantime, the company has added the AI ​​assistant experimentally to the beta version of the Xbox mobile app. Initially, certain people living in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore will be able to use the AI ​​assistant on smartphones running the iPhone and Android operating systems.

Copilot for Gaming can basically assist gamers in various tasks while playing games. And so, using the AI ​​assistant, gamers can learn about their various achievements as well as analyze their game playing history. Not only that, but the AI ​​assistant will also provide recommendations for playing different games based on the interests of gamers and will also provide various suggestions for achieving success in the game.  

Microsoft said the Copilot for Gaming app will feature a chatbot-based interface, with the user also being able to choose their preferred voice. It will act as a ‘second screen’ on mobile devices, providing additional information and assistance without disrupting the main gaming experience. In the future, Copilot for Gaming will be further developed into a full-fledged AI gaming coach.

Xbox Principal Program Manager Taylor O’Malley said the assistant can analyze a user’s gaming style and answer questions about specific games. It can also provide specific suggestions based on a gamer’s account, play style, and achievements.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, regularly conducts risk assessments before releasing its various technologies and services. For this, the company also has a separate workforce consisting of security experts. This time, Meta is moving towards using artificial intelligence (AI) instead of humans to assess the risks of new technologies and services. Under this new plan, 90 percent of Meta’s ‘Privacy and Integrity Review’ process will be done through AI. This information was recently reported by NPR in a report that reviewed Meta’s internal documents.

According to NPR, Meta currently conducts risk reviews with its employees before updating its algorithms or introducing new security features. This process involves experts analyzing the potential social, ethical, and informational risks of the technology. However, the new plan is reducing human involvement in these decisions.

In April, Meta’s oversight board, while supporting the company’s stance on “controversial” speech, expressed concerns about the weaknesses in Meta’s policies and practices when it comes to content moderation. The board’s statement said that as these changes take effect globally, Meta should now assess the human rights impacts of these measures. Overreliance on automated content identification systems could lead to uneven responses globally.

In April, Meta discontinued its fact-checking efforts and launched a public verification system called ‘Community Notes’. Meta acknowledged that it would use AI to assess the risks of its various technologies and services, but said that AI would initially only be used to launch low-risk technologies and features.