Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
February 2023
From The Eponymous Pickle
How Digital Twins Could Protect Manufacturers from Cyberattacks
How Digital Twins Could Protect Manufacturers from Cyberattacks
NIST News, February 23, 2023
At the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Michigan, researchers have…From The Eponymous Pickle
Killer App for Web 3
Seeking, for implementation. As Always Advertising is out to find the money everywhere. But AI/ML has some points. Monitize. Before getting it right?
What’s the Killer App for Web3?, By Q McCallum in O'Reilly
February…From The Eponymous Pickle
Map for Innovation.
Useful tale about mapping innovation, reminding me of Covey's 'Seven Habits', Choosing the right map.
Map for Innovation? By Peter J. Denning
Communications of the ACM, March 2023, Vol. 66 No. 3, Pages 28-31 10.1145/3581762…From The Eponymous Pickle
Securing Supply Chains with Quantum Computing
These days a very important domain toimprove.
Securing Supply Chains with Quantum Computing
By Sandia National Laboratories, February 15, 2023
Researchers are actively developing algorithms for large-scale optimizations on future…From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Processing Facility
This video of a modern large squid processing ship is a bit gory, but also interesting.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Read my blog posting guidelines…From The Eponymous Pickle
Mercedes-Benz cars to have 'supercomputers', unveils Google Partnership
Mercedes and Google partner for Supercomputer Cars
Mercedes-Benz cars to have 'supercomputers', unveils Google partnership
By Victoria Waldersee and Joseph White
Mercedes-Benz holds a strategy update event focused on software[1…From The Eponymous Pickle
3D Heart Replica
Uses include individual study, for diagnosis and planning care.
3D-Printed Heart Replicas Look, Pump Like the Real Thing, By MIT News, February 24, 2023
A doctor holds a custom-made robotic heart.
MIT engineers are hoping to help…From insideHPC
HPE Acquires 5G Company Athonet
HOUSTON – February 23, 2023 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced the expansion of its connected edge-to-cloud offering with the acquisition of Athonet, a private cellular network technology provider that delivers…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Integrated Photonic Circuits Could Help Close the 'Terahertz Gap'
Towards improved chip Fabrication.
Integrated Photonic Circuits Could Help Close the 'Terahertz Gap'
EPFL News (Switzerland),Celia Luterbacher, December 1, 2023
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL)…From The Eponymous Pickle
Should Algorithms Control Nuclear Launch Codes? The U.S. Says No
But what should further limit human alone decisions? Algorithm / Bot indication of consequences?
Should Algorithms Control Nuclear Launch Codes? The U.S. Says No
By Wired,February 23, 2023
U.S. military leaders have often said…From The Eponymous Pickle
German Constitutional Court Strikes Down Predictive Algorithms for Policing
Noting specially algorithms. Meat to control a that level of specification? Specifications of prediction?
German Constitutional Court Strikes Down Predictive Algorithms for Policing
By Euractiv, February 17, 2023
Surveillance…From Schneier on Security
Putting Undetectable Backdoors in Machine Learning Models
This is really interesting research from a few months ago:
Abstract: Given the computational cost and technical expertise required to train machine learning models, users may delegate the task of learning to a service provider…From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Does It Run in the IDE?
I was reading a tweet from a person saying they lost points a program written with pen and paper because the teacher thought the code would not run. When the student asked the teacher to write the code on the computer it ran.
…From insideHPC
Google Claims Quantum Error Correction Advance
Google has claimed an advance in quantum computing related to the devilishly difficult problem of quantum error correction. In a blog post from Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, he said company quantum AI researchers have…
From The Eponymous Pickle
TenCent Abandons VR
I recall getting a note about TenCent's VR effort with an outline. Is it now over? Would not bet on it. Researching.
Tencent reportedly abandons VR hardware plans
It created an XR unit last June, which had produced a “ring…From The Eponymous Pickle
The 26 Words that Created the Internet
Recall having this being pointed out to us when we started advertising online. Plan to buy.
Important book, Supreme Court today arguing on today on related work. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. …From insideHPC
AMD to Expand 5G Telecom Ecosystem
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced it will expand support of its 5G partner ecosystem spanning from core to radio access networks (RAN) applications, delivering additional…
From insideHPC
NCSA Facilitating Access to IBM Quantum Computing for Univ. of Illinois Researchers
Urbana-Champaign, IL — The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has released a story on improved access to IBM Quantum computing systems for UofI researchers through…
From Putting People First
Toward best practices for human-centered machine learning
A new area called "human-centered machine learning" (HCML) promises to balance technological possibilities with human needs and values. However, there are no unifying guidelines on what "human-centered" means, nor how HCML research…
From insideHPC
OpenNMS Releases Cloud-enabled OpenNMS Meridian 2023
MORRISVILLE , N.C.–The OpenNMS Group, Inc., a subsidiary of NantHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: NH), today announced the release of OpenNMS Meridian 2023. With this release, the fully open source Meridian product, which is the optimized…
From Computational Complexity
The Virtual Grad Student
Martin Haug, who is working on a LaTeX alternative Typst, asked me if I had updates on a LaTeX rant from 2011. I haven't seen any new serious backward compatibility problems. We have easier collaboration through on-line editors…
From The Eponymous Pickle
If Search is Really Reinvented
Seen from the retail direction, if Search is reinvented significantly, what will that mean? Faster, more accurate? Supply chains? Search engine optimization certainly. Mused about in pundits from Retailwire.
Will ChatGPT…From The Eponymous Pickle
What to Expect in AI in 2023
Where this is being exercised the most, lots of testing in context now under way. Where it is most valuable still being determined. Many investments still needed, though lots of free platforms out there for exploration,…
From The Eponymous Pickle
3D Human Printed Organs
Printing Organs to be common soon?
3D-Printed Organs May Soon Be a Reality
By Fortune, February 17, 2023
Multilayered skin, bones, muscle structures, blood vessels, retinal tissue and even mini-organs all have been 3D printed.Wake…From Schneier on Security
Cyberwar Lessons from the War in Ukraine
The Aspen Institute has published a good analysis of the successes, failures, and absences of cyberattacks as part of the current war in Ukraine: “The Cyber Defense Assistance Imperative Lessons from Ukraine.”
Its conclusion…From The Eponymous Pickle
An AI Controlled Jet fighter
The future. Automated AI defense and combat.
ACM TECHNEWS
U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests AI-Controlled Jet Fighter, By Ars Technica, February 16, 2023
The X-62A Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft, or VISTA…From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Tool Guides Users Away from Incendiary Language
Cleaning up language.
AI Tool Guides Users Away from Incendiary Language
By Cornell Chronicle, February 16, 2023
Cornell University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can track online conversations in…From insideHPC
Cognigy Joins AWS Independent Software Vendor Accelerate Program
DÜSSELDORF & SAN FRANCISCO — Conversational AI company Cognigy announced today it has been selected to participate in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS…
From insideHPC
Panasas Survey: Specialty Knowledge Top Challenge for Managing High-Performance Storage
SAN JOSE, February 22, 2023 – High performance storage vendor Panasas today announced results of a global survey on the challenges enterprises face with storage infrastructure for high-performance applications. Lack of specialty…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Researchers Use ChatGPT to Control Robots, Drones
Seems very novel, but makes sense, pics at the link below, shows the approack,
Microsoft Researchers Use ChatGPT to Control Robots, Drones
PC Magazine, Michael Kan, in PCMag, February 21, 2023
Microsoft scientists are controlling…