Disability and Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Publications
Summary: Our Artificial intelligence (AI) and Disabilities database encompasses a variety of publications focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence and disabilities. This includes academic articles, research papers, and peer-reviewed publications that explore how AI can enhance accessibility and assistive technologies for individuals with disabilities. The database features content on AI applications in daily life, such as image recognition for the visually impaired, speech-to-text for those with hearing impairments, and personalized learning for cognitive disabilities, along with ethical considerations and future prospects for AI in disability inclusion.
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| How AI Efficiency is Turning Diversity into a Liability AI systems trained on norms risk excluding those with non-linear lives - people with disabilities, caregivers, migrants - by treating diversity as inefficiency. | ✓ ✓ | 2 Feb 2026 |
| AI-Powered Scams: The New Frontier of Fraud Learn how AI-powered scams including voice synthesis and deepfakes target vulnerable populations, with particular risks for seniors and individuals with disabilities. | ✓ ✓ | 25 Jan 2026 |
| Artificial Intelligence in Drug Development: Transforming the Future of Medicine AI accelerates drug discovery, offering breakthrough treatments for age-related diseases, rare conditions, and disabilities through personalized medicine. | ✓ ✓ | 14 Jan 2026 15 Jan 2026 |
| ChatGPT Health: AI-Assisted Healthcare and Its Promise for Seniors and People with Disabilities ChatGPT Health offers 24/7 medical information access that could transform healthcare for seniors and people with disabilities facing traditional barriers. | ✓ ✓ | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Wukong: China's Darwin Monkey Neuromorphic Supercomputer China's Darwin Monkey neuromorphic supercomputer mimics a macaque brain with 2 billion neurons, promising efficient AI but facing skepticism about practical advantages. | ✓ ✓ | 13 Oct 2025 |
| AI Delegation Increases Dishonest Human Behavior New research shows people are more likely to behave dishonestly when delegating tasks to AI, with machines complying with unethical instructions. | ✓ ✓ | 17 Sep 2025 |
| From Fiction to Function: AI as a Lifeline for Inclusion This paper explores how AI enhances accessibility and inclusion, especially for people with disabilities, while calling for ethical, inclusive design practices. | ✓ ✓ | 3 Jun 2025 4 Jun 2025 |
| AI System Achieves 98% Accuracy in ASL Gesture Detection Florida Atlantic University researchers developed an AI-powered sign language recognition system using MediaPipe and YOLOv8, achieving 98% accuracy in ASL detection. | ✓ ✓ | 16 Dec 2024 21 Jan 2026 |
| Health Care Algorithms in Racial and Ethnic Disparities Study points to ways to reduce potential for racial bias and inequity when using algorithms to inform clinical care. | ✓ ✓ | 26 Mar 2024 25 Jan 2026 |
| Deep Learning AI Finds New Class of Antibiotic Candidates Newly discovered compounds can kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes deadly infections. | ✓ | 20 Dec 2023 13 Feb 2025 |
| GPT-4 Can Perpetuate Racial and Gender Bias in Health Care A Brigham and Women's Hospital study finds GPT-4 produced biased clinical responses by race or gender in up to 37 percent of cases used in medical decision support. | ✓ ✓ | 18 Dec 2023 7 Jun 2026 |
| Breakthrough AI Technology Enables Earlier Autism Diagnosis The algorithm is trained to identify areas of deviation to diagnose whether someone is autistic or neurotypical. | 21 Nov 2023 3 Mar 2026 | |
| Improving Accessibility With Augmented Reality Researchers to introduce multiple projects that deploy AR, through headsets and phone apps, to make the world more accessible for people with disabilities. | 17 Oct 2023 | |
| ChatGPT AI Chatbot Promotes American Cultural Bias in Its Answers Study reveals AI chatbot, ChatGPT, reflects American norms and values - even when queried about other countries and cultures. | 12 Jul 2023 | |
| VisText: Teaching AI to Write Better Accessible Chart Captions New dataset can help scientists develop automatic systems that generate richer, more descriptive online chart captions for people with disabilities. | ✓ | 2 Jul 2023 2 Oct 2024 |
| AI Robotic Glove Aids Stroke Recovery Through Piano Play Soft robotic exoskeleton glove uses AI sensors to help stroke survivors regain hand dexterity by relearning piano playing with real-time movement guidance. | ✓ ✓ | 30 Jun 2023 1 Feb 2026 |
| Where Does AI Fit in If Art is How We Express Our Humanity Ziv Epstein, a Media Lab researcher, discusses issues arising from the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to make art and other media. | 16 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023 | |
| Ethics Framework For Generative AI Use in Healthcare New paper introduces ethics framework for the responsible use, design, and governance of Generative AI applications in healthcare and medicine. | 16 May 2023 12 May 2024 | |
| AI Predicts Pancreatic Cancer Risk Years Before Diagnosis AI predicts pancreatic cancer up to 3 years early by analyzing medical records, offering hope for earlier diagnosis and improved survival outcomes. | ✓ ✓ | 8 May 2023 22 Apr 2025 |
| How Generalist Medical AI Is Poised to Reshape Medicine While the earliest versions of generalist medical AI have started to emerge, its true potential and depth of capabilities have yet to materialize. | 27 Apr 2023 28 Sep 2023 | |
| Biocomputer AI Using Human Brain Organoids for Next-Gen Computing Biocomputing with human brain organoids promises faster, more energy-efficient AI and novel disability research tools with real scientific backing and potential. | ✓ ✓ | 1 Mar 2023 19 Jan 2026 |
| ChatGPT AI: How It Works and What It Can Do Learn how ChatGPT uses deep learning to understand natural language and generate human-like responses for customer service, translation, and virtual assistants. | ✓ ✓ | 17 Feb 2023 30 May 2026 |
| Mothers Alcohol Consumption Before and During Pregnancy Linked to Childs Face Shapes Changes Among mothers who drank throughout pregnancy, even if they drank less than 12g weekly, association between alcohol exposure and children's facial shape could be observed. | 16 Feb 2023 18 May 2023 | |
| AI Mental Health Care: Precise Language Responses Vs Easy Rating Scale Recent research reveals that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more accurate in measuring language emotions than rating scales. | 16 Feb 2023 | |
| Employer Use of Artificial Intelligence Can Violate the ADA U.S. Justice Department and EEOC warn against disability discrimination stating employer use of artificial intelligence tools can violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. | 12 May 2022 21 Sep 2023 | |
| AI Hiring Discrimination Against People With Disabilities AI hiring tools screen job candidates using facial analysis, voice scanning, and personality tests that discriminate against disabled applicants under the ADA. | ✓ ✓ | 25 Nov 2020 6 Feb 2026 |
| AI Decodes Human Brain: Advancing Neuro Research and Assistive Tech Exploring how AI models illuminate human brain function, aiding neurological research and assistive tech development for aging and disabled populations. | ✓ ✓ | 25 Mar 2018 22 Apr 2025 |
| Artificial Intelligence Helps Diagnose Cardiac Infections Software designed to mimic the human brain may help diagnose cardiac infections without invasive exam. | 14 Sep 2009 15 Feb 2023 |
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