All Posts: artificial intelligence

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GUMC Stories

AI Can Now Bioengineer Viruses. Should We Let It?

Scientists just used AI to create viruses not found in nature. Are we ready? Two Georgetown ethicists break down the potential medical benefits and biosecurity.…

August 25, 2026

GUMC Stories

Medical Students Host Healthcare Hackathon with AI

Undergraduate and graduate students and recent graduates from around the country journeyed to Georgetown University for a three-day hackathon competition designed to tackle a set…

March 19, 2025

News Release

Tweaking AI Software to Function Like a Human Brain Improves Computer’s Learning Ability

WASHINGTON (January 12, 2021) — Computer-based artificial intelligence can function more like human intelligence when programmed to use a much faster technique for learning new…

January 12, 2021