Can you tell which of these two reviews was written by a person?

  1. Absolutely stellar! From the moment I walked in, the Hilton Chicago exceeded expectations. The room was spacious, elegant, and offered breathtaking views of the city. The staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating, ensuring a seamless stay. With its prime location and top-notch amenities, this hotel is a definite must for anyone visiting Chicago.
  2. Stayed here for several nights. The hotel is quite rich in history and they do a great job of sharing that throughout the hotel. The location is terrific and within walking distance to so many things. Our room was well-appointed and housekeeping did a good job.

The answer: 2

Part eleven of our AI Researcher Profile series invites Professor Tengfei Ma, Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedical Informatics, with affiliation to the Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics & Statistics at Stony Brook University, to discuss his research interests and knowledge surrounding healthcare, AI, and machine learning.

AI Institute: You’ve had an exciting career before you started teaching at Stony Brook — from obtaining your Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo to working at IBM. What was your research focus at IBM, and what inspired you to switch to academia?

Can AI help with the shortage of therapists the country is experiencing?

The short answer: There’s potential.

“I think the need to aid in therapy is definitely there, but at the same time, the risks are great,” said H. Andrew Schwartz, an associate professor at Stony Brook University. He is also the director of the Human Language Analysis Lab.

Schwartz was an author of research released this year that looks at how large language models could change the future of behavioral health care.

He said there are pros and cons to using AI in the therapy space.

How many times do you wonder if the photo you just clicked on your phone is safe? Are you sure it will not be seen by anyone? Or that it won’t be used by Snapchat or Meta or Midjourney to train their AI models to do better? The latest social media trends populating our feeds today are images and videos edited by these AI tools, which, when they ask users to sign over their rights, create a disturbing sense of mistrust, begging the question — Have we given up on privacy in the name of progress?

How often do you wonder where your day went, if it was as productive as you wanted it to be, and if not, what disrupted your schedule? For over a decade, people have been using wearable devices, like a smartwatch, to count how many steps they took, measure their heart rate, and track their sleep patterns. But what if you could also check how much time you spent cooking dinner, ironing your clothes, or playing the guitar?