Communications of the ACM
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May 2023
From insideHPC
@HPCpodcast: Former AWS Sustainability VP on the State of Decarbonization in HPC and IT
The growing imperative of ESG- and carbon-related issues in the HPC industry – and in IT generally – is the topic of this week’s @HPCpodcast episode (sponsored by Lenovo). Shahin and Doug speak with Adrian Cockcroft, an analyst…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Metaverse Seoul?
Have seen this kind of thing proposed way back, can it work?
Metaverse Seoul: How One City Used Citizen Input to Pilot a Government-Run Metaverse
In May 2022, the Seoul Metropolitan Government in Seoul, Korea launched the pilot…From The Eponymous Pickle
Explainnets
Brought to my attention, you can register to be on the wait-ist. Also more at the link. Intrigues me.
The Black Box problem
Most of the AI used today is based on Deep Neural networks. These algorithms often haveThe…From insideHPC
KKR to Acquire CoolIT Systems
CALGARY, Alberta & NEW YORK– KKR investment firm and CoolIT Systems, a provider of scalable liquid cooling solutions for demanding computing environments, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which KKR
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From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Announcing Call for Blue Sky Papers Track at ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction
The 25th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction will be in Paris, France from October 9-13th, 2023. The CCC is pleased to partner with the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) to continue the Blue Sky Paper track…
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Graviton 3, Apple M2 and Qualcomm 8cx 3rd gen: a URL parsing benchmark
Whenever you enter a URL into a system, it must be parsed and validated. It is a surprisingly challenging task: it may require hundreds of nanoseconds and possibly over a thousand cycles to parse a typical URL. We can use URL…
From The Noisy Channel
Maximal Marginal Creativity
In 1998, Jaime Carbonell and Jade Goldstein proposed maximal marginal relevance (MMR) as way to balance the concerns of relevance and diversity. This measure is certainly useful in the context of search result diversity. Butgenerative…
From The Eponymous Pickle
EU Lawmakers Pass Draft of AI Act
EU Lawmakers Pass Draft of AI Act
By VentureBeat, April 28, 2023
While a variety of state-based AI-related bills have been passed in the U.S., it is larger government regulation, in the form of the EU AI Act, for which many inAfter…From The Eponymous Pickle
Applying blockchain to digital advertising
Intriguing application.
Applying blockchain to digital advertising
by Erica Techo, University of Georgia
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain
The same technology that secures cryptocurrency systems could also protect users from invasive…From Schneier on Security
SolarWinds Detected Six Months Earlier
New reporting from Wired reveals that the Department of Justice detected the SolarWinds attack six months before Mandient detected it in December 2020, but didn’t realize what they detected—and so ignored it.
WIRED can now confirm…From The Eponymous Pickle
Neural Networks on Photonic Chips
by Polytechnic University of Milan
Neural networks on photonic chips. Credit: Politecnico di Milano
Neural networks…From The Eponymous Pickle
Biocomputing
Biological components in computers.
Researchers Flesh Out Biocomputing
By Samuel Greengard, Commissioned by CACM Staff, May 2, 2023
Researchers suggest it’s time to create a new type of computer that uses biological components…From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Isbell Accepts
Charles Isbell was my colleague at Georgia Tech for a long time. He has some news, which I am glad to convey in the words of the UW Madison Chancellor, Jennifer Mnookin: I am delighted to share the terrific news that Dr. Charles…
From The Eponymous Pickle
After Quitting, Hinton Warns
No comments from PNC, NKorea or Soviets. Agree to more cautions.
AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google. In the BBC
Watch: AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton tells the BBC of AI dangers as he quits Google…From insideHPC
Hyperion Research HPC Market Update Breakfast Briefing to Be Held May 23 During ISC23
ST PAUL, Minn., May 2, 2023 — Hyperion Research, the industry analyst and market intelligence firm for high performance computing (HPC), AI, cloud, quantum, and associated emerging markets, today announced that registration is…
From insideHPC
Tenstorrent Selects Arteris IP for HPC RISC-V Chiplets
CAMPBELL, Calif. – May 2, 2023 – Arteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIP), a provider of system IP designed to accelerate system-on-chip (SoC) creation, today announced that Tenstorrent, the Toronto-based AI chip startup, has licensed Ncore…
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM halts hiring for 7,800 jobs that could be replaced by AI
Not unexpected, like more on the detailed type of these jobs
IBM halts hiring for 7,800 jobs that could be replaced by AI
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert in BusinessInsider ...
IBM will slow or suspend hiring for back-office roles…From The Eponymous Pickle
GPT is Back in Italy
This block was reported some time ago and now has been resolved. How this will long time connects with Euro GDPR is still unclear.
ChatGPT accessible again in Italy, By Shiona McCallum,Technology reporter in the BBC
AccessIt…From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Engineering a Cloak of Invisibility: Manipulating Light with Metamaterials
by Akram Alomainy and Paul Curzon, QMUL You pull a cloak around you and disappear! Reality or science fiction? Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak is surely Hogwarts’ magic that science can’t match. Even in Harry Potter’s world…
From Schneier on Security
NIST Draft Document on Post-Quantum Cryptography Guidance
NIST has release a draft of Special Publication1800-38A: Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparation for Considering the Implementation and Adoption of Quantum Safe Cryptography.” It’s only four pages long, and it doesn…
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Reinventing the Alphabet?
AI Is Not Going to Reinvent the Alphabet Anytime Soon
By Wired, May 1, 2023
Illustration shows a mechanical, metal brain superimposed on a host of letters and typerwriter keys.
Looking at typography developed by AI is like looking…From The Eponymous Pickle
A New gel-based treatment for Glioblastoma
New Therapy Found to Prevent Aggressive Brain Cancer Recurrence in Mice
A new gel-based treatment for glioblastoma—a particularly lethal form of brain cancer—has shown promise in the lab.
By Adrianna Nine April 27, 2023
CT brain…From The Eponymous Pickle
'Smart Mines' Drive China's Coal Build-Out
ACM TECHNEWS
'Smart Mines' Drive China's Coal Build-Out in McKinsey
By Bloomberg, May 1, 2023
A shearing robot working in a Chinese mine
China invested $79 billion in coal production last year, according to the International Energy…From The Eponymous Pickle
Exploring Opportunities in the Generative AI Value Chain
Just gave a university talk on my work in this area, just reading this. Below just an intro. Read the whole thing.
Exploring opportunities in the generative AI value chain
This article is a collaborative effort by Tobias Härlin…From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Under Linux, libSegFault and addr2line are underrated
Many modern programming languages like Java produce useful error messages when they fail. Some indicate where in the program (e.g., down to the line of source code) the failure occurred. Slowly, the C++ language is moving inContinue…
From insideHPC
ALCF Developer Session May 24: Preparing XGC and HACC to Run on the Aurora Exascale Supercomputer
May 1, 2023 — An Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) Developer Session will be held from 11-noon CT on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 on porting strategies for ALCF’s upcoming Aurora exascale-class supercomputer for two applications…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Thirty Years Ago, One Decision Changed Our Connected World
Always interesting point of history how it has changed us.Will AI do the same?
Thirty Years Ago, One Decision Changed Our Connected World
By NPR, May 1, 2023
The first page posted to the Internet.
Today, nearly two-thirds of the…From The Eponymous Pickle
Do Retailers Need to Have the AI Talk With Consumers?
Large retail is already thinking this.
Do Retailers Need to Have the AI Talk With Consumers? in RetailWire
12 EXPERT COMMENTS Apr 27, 2023 by Tom Ryan
Recent surveys show consumers are interested in but also increasingly concerned…From The Eponymous Pickle
How to Ace Collaborative Problem Solving.
Often played with this problem. Built complex and expensive methods to address. Some good thoughts here.
How to Ace Collaborative Problem Solving. in McKinsey, Podcast
April 30, 2023They say two heads are better than one, but…From The Eponymous Pickle
Why You Should Not Trust AI Search Engines
Caution
Why You Should Not Trust AI Search Engines
By MIT Technology Review
February 17, 2023
Digital illustration shows a Pinocchio type character whose nose is a web search bar.
It is incredibly dangerous to combine AI languageApproximately…