Communications of the ACM
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April 2023
From The Eponymous Pickle
Supply Chain Transparency and Sustainability
Whats important in Supply Chain
Why Supply Chain Transparency And Sustainability Are So Important Right Now
AUTOMATION ROBOTS SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY TRANSPARENCY
Apr 04, 2023, by Ron Margulis, with further expert comment…From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Stretching your keyboard – getting more out of QWERTY
How the QWERTY keyboard has been adapted for languages with different alphabets, using Input Method Editors.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Nordstrom and Panera Using AI
AI Usage examples
Nordstrom and Panera Leverage AI and Automation to Enhance Operations
AI AUTOMATION NORDSTROM PANERA BREAD
Mar 30, 2023, by Melissa Minkow
Alexis DePree, chief supply chain officer of Nordstrom,…From The Eponymous Pickle
SAS on Data Driven to AI Driven
Talk: https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2023/03/27/from-data-driven-to-ai-driven-scaling-human-productivity-and-decision-making/
https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/2023/03/27/from-data-driven-to-ai-driven-scaling-human…From Schneier on Security
North Korea Hacking Cryptocurrency Sites with 3CX Exploit
News:
Researchers at Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky today revealed that they identified a small number of cryptocurrency-focused firms as at least some of the victims of the 3CX software supply-chain attack that’s unfolded…From insideHPC
IQM Quantum Computers Expands into Asia-Pacific
Singapore and Espoo, Finland, April 4, 2023 – IQM Quantum Computers (IQM) today announced the expansion of its global operations into Asia-Pacific with an office opening in Singapore, its first in the region and outside Europe…
From Putting People First
The business value of user experience
UXMatters devoted two articles to the business value of user experience: one by Irwin Hau (Chromatix, Australia) on why companies reject it, and one by Irfan Rehman (Clickysoft, USA) on the benefits of user experience consulting…
From The Eponymous Pickle
How and When the Chip Shortage Will End
As we use more AI to train and solve, increasingly important.
How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts Fabs using older process nodes are the key SAMUEL K. MOORE
ONE LOOMING ARTIFACT of the pandemic that remains inAs…From Daniel Lemire's Blog
What are we going to do about ChatGPT?
Generative artificial intelligence, and in particular ChatGPT, has taken the world by storm. Some intellectuals are proposing we create a worldwide ban on advanced AI research, using military operations if needed. Many leading…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Webinar on NSF Proposal Solicitation: Safe-Learning Enabled Systems
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold a webinar for their proposal solicitation “Safe-Learning Enabled Systems” on April 5th, 2023, 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Time. Webinar Synopsis: As artificial intelligence (AI) systems…
From insideHPC
Ezunial “Eze” Burts Named Director of Duality Quantum
April 3, 2023 — Ezunial “Eze” Burts III has been named the new director of Duality, a quantum startup accelerator operated by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the…
From insideHPC
DOE/ASCR Picks 3 National Labs for HPC and Post-Exascale Software Sustainability
April 3, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science today announces the selection of six collaborations focused on scientific-software sustainability. DOE said the collaborations will explore the stewardship…
From The Eponymous Pickle
How Generative AI Will Change Sales
Thinking of testing this in the real world where enough data exists.
How Generative AI Will Change Sales by Prabhakant Sinha, Arun Shastri, and Sally E. Lorimer, March 31, 2023
Sales teams have typically not been early adopters…From The Eponymous Pickle
On Cubesats Tech
From The Eponymous Pickle
Self-Aware AI
Why Should We Look Forward to Self-Aware AI?
by bigdata 28 February 2023 Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Tags: Artificial intelligence, chatbots, chatGPT, IoT, machine learning, Predictive Analytics, Robotic ProcessTechnology…From Schneier on Security
UK Runs Fake DDoS-for-Hire Sites
Brian Krebs is reporting that the UK’s National Crime Agency is setting up fake DDoS-for-hire sites as part of a sting operation:
The NCA says all of its fake so-called “booter” or “stresser” sites - which have so far been …From The Eponymous Pickle
Select Plugin Partners with ChatGPT
The list makes sense for initial collaborators, but most any provider of services could be here.
Via Digital Trends:
Select plugin partners to GPT with OpenAI
OpenAI just announced that ChatGPT is getting even more powerful with…From The Eponymous Pickle
An AI Drummer Robot
ACM NEWS
Meet The Band's New Drummer: Keirzo the Robot
By The Lighthouse, Macquarie University (Australia), March 30, 2023
Macquarie University's Richard Savery playing along with Keirzo the drummer robot.
Macquarie University's…From The Eponymous Pickle
Considering Fact Checking on Google Search
Its Fact Checking Day!
The topic comes up again, How do we do this well? Oddly though not a think about 'Bard' where it has come up too.
Five new ways to verify info with Google Search Mar 28, 2023
Itamar Snir, Product Manager…From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Regulation Examined
Looking at how AI may be regulated.
AI News
What will AI regulation look like for businesses?
Unlike food, medicine, and cars, we have yet to see clear regulations or laws to guide AI design in the US. Without standard guidelines…From Putting People First
[Book] Everyday Life in the Culture of Surveillance
Today, it is of utmost relevance to study people’s attitudes, motives, and behaviours in relation to the fact that we live in a culture of surveillance. This includes the need for cultural and ethical perspectives to understand…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Book: In the Age of AI, 'What Does it Mean to be Smart?'
Here an intro to McKinsey's 'Author Talks', which interviews Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on his new book on AI and Automation. Plan to Read it.
Author Talks: In the ‘age of AI,’ what does it mean to be smart?
March 16, 2023 | Interview…From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Addressing Dangerous Solar Storms
Am a long time follower of this very dangerous and inevitable natural event.
Deep Learning to Address Impact of Solar Storms.
NASA AI model could help world prepare for impact of solar storms
DAGGER artificial intelligence model…From The Eponymous Pickle
Made Me Think: About SynthAI
Still thinking this, Like to test its usefulness, efficiency. Join me.
For B2B Generative AI Apps, Is Less More? by Zeya Yang and Kristina Shen in Andreessen Horowitz
AI, machine & deep learning enterprise & SaaS Generative…From The Eponymous Pickle
Russian Cyberwarfare Docs Leaked
As usual interesting piece in Schneier. Including useful commentary. We need to think of these ideas as a powerful form of warfare
Russian Cyberwarfare Documents Leaked
Thousands of pages of secret…From The Eponymous Pickle
Pausing AI is a Bad idea. I agree.
Sure, we should allocate time to make it safer, and more useful. But that is already happening. Lets not let China and Russia get ahead. Unless they are pausing too?
Pausing AI is a Bad Idea. By SpencerAnte in FastCompany…From The Eponymous Pickle
Meta Still Happening
Needs better design, communications, Sensible value, AI that really helps.
Meta Declares the Metaverse Is Still Happening, but It Might 'Take a While'
The company's head of global affairs recently doubled down on the company's…From The Eponymous Pickle
Venus Flytrap Cyborg Snaps Shut with Smartphone Commands
Venus Flytrap Cyborg Snaps Shut with Smartphone Commands By New Scientist March 29, 2023
The jaws of a Venus flytrap attached to a robotic arm.
Li says these new electrodes stay more securely attached to the plant thanWenlong…From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Bard had some issues, Plan is to try again
Google to try again with GPT
Google promises to unleash more of Bard’s potential in the 'next week'
By David Nield published ago
Like a "souped-up Civic"
Google Bard being used on a phone
Google Bard is currently available to test…From Computational Complexity
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