Tel Aviv University

Israeli researchers develop method letting AI teach itself without human-generated data

Unlike conventional AI training, which depends on enormous quantities of existing information, the new approach allows models to build predictive capabilities before encountering real-world material.

An illustrative image of a brain with artificial intelligence (AI).
'Voices Etched in Memory - Open Memorial Space', designed by architect Lihi Davidovich Ein Gedi

Tel Aviv University unveils October 7 memorial honoring victims of attack

Tel Aviv University’s 2026 Honorary Degrees Ceremony Recipients

Tel Aviv University Honors US Envoy Steve Witkoff and Hostage Advocate Einav Zangauker at Ceremony

Josef & Bareket Buchmann at a concert of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Symphony Orchestra at the 2005 TAU Board of Governors

Josef Buchmann: A legacy that lives on


New Tel Aviv exhibition shows never-before-seen private work from six Israeli artists

A new exhibition at Tel Aviv University draws on the private archives of six major Israeli artists, presenting materials never shown before.

MENASHE KADISHMAN: Portrait, unidentified figure.

Eating with someone you love could help your body regulate blood sugar, Israeli study finds

A Hebrew University study finds that eating with someone close may reduce blood sugar spikes and help the body regulate itself more efficiently.

Women sit together to enjoy a pizza (illustrative)

Israeli scientists help solve genetic mystery linking hearing loss and gray hair

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and international partners identified a rare genetic variant that disrupts hearing and may alter hair pigmentation.

THE NORMAL, healthy cellular architecture of the inner ear.

Using babies, Israeli study reveals why AI fails to truly understand animal calls

Even as AI masters human language, a groundbreaking Israeli study reveals a fundamental flaw in how AI decodes the animal kingdom: It hears the volume and pitch, but misses the point.

German shepherd barking (illustrative)

Tel Aviv University, German Institute Expand Brain Research Collaboration

The partnership will focus on electrophysiology, neuroimaging and training for early-career researchers, with joint summer schools planned in Germany and Israel.

(L to R) Dr Arseny Finkelstein, Dr Amit Vinograd, Prof. Dr Inna Slutsky, Prof. Dr Stefan Remy, Dr Alessio Attardo, Prof. Dr Kristine Krug and Prof. Dr Janelle Pakan.

Blood test found to detect lung cancer with nearly 93% accuracy for average cost of $60 - study

The test involves using a dedicated chip and fluorescence analysis, in which fragments of cell-free DNA in the blood are examined for distinct methylation patterns. 

A blood test

Israel unlikely to improve Saudi ties despite Houthi threat, expert tells 'Post' - interview

“If there was a new governing coalition that seemed more committed to discretion, then perhaps there would be an opening for greater cooperation,” Dr. Brandon Friedman suggested.

Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025; illustrative

Brain drain: Israel’s medical exodus grows as nearly 1,400 doctors leave inside three years

In 2023, 416 doctors left Israel for at least one year, compared with 530 in 2024 and a preliminary estimate of 419 in 2025.

Doctors at Shaare Zedek in Jerusalem; illustrative.

New technology emerging from TAU's Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine

A step toward the world’s first transplantation of an engineered spinal cord

Professor Tal Dvir

Tech Talk: TAU launches one of world’s first Deep-Tech MBAs as science reshapes Israel's startups

As more Israeli startups emerge from laboratories, a new Tel Aviv University MBA aims to help scientists turn complex research into global companies.

Sofaer Global MBA Graduates and Staff.