Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
September 2021
From The Eponymous Pickle
US Takes Stance in Patents by an Computer Using AI
In a previous effort I took a look at intellectual property law as used by the USAF. What is noted here are initial rulings by US courts. These, as it mentions, are being appealed. Note that an oath has to be taken by a human…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Immersive Drug Design with VR
In the much earlier days of VR we did something similar. Key is what insight you get from the VR and how do you put it to real value in a design effort? What is the value of the immersion? Like what I see, but not very much…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Molecular Device Reconfigured for Computational Tasks
Intriguing direction. How many such computational tasks?
Molecular Device Can Be Reconfigured for Different Computational Tasks, By Texas A&M University, September 9, 2021 in CACM.
An international team of researchers has described…From The Eponymous Pickle
Non Line of Sight Technology
Have written about related approaches here a number of times. NLOS it is called, Non-line-of-Sight technology. Obvious military applications. Autonomy data for complex environments. And privacy data implications. With…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Augmented Reality for the Ears: Sharing Music
Don't do this, but idea is interesting. Might also be used to share presentations and comments on them.
Augmented Reality Is Coming for Your Ears, Too
By Wired, August 20, 2021
Sharing your earbuds with somebody is, in every important…From insideHPC
NCSA Participating in $25M Programmable Plant Systems Initiative
Researchers from the Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) will be part of the newly-announced Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS). The new Center…
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group
Working Towards a Multilingual and Digitally Inclusive Internet: FY21 Progress and Looking Ahead
By Ajay Data, UASG Chair Since 2015, the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) has been working to make the Internet more inclusive for users around the world through the Universal Acceptance (UA) of all valid domain names…
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Possible Evidence of Squid Paternal Care
Researchers have found possible evidence of paternal care among bigfin reef squid.
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 Schneier on Security
ProtonMail Now Keeps IP Logs
After being compelled by a Swiss court to monitor IP logs for a particular user, ProtonMail no longer claims that “we do not keep any IP logs.”
From The Eponymous Pickle
Facebook Roy-Ban Smart Glasses
Happened on this, more on a Facebook Smart Glasses. Facebook Voice Assistant? Hmmm .. Too much in your face all the time digital world?
Facebook and Ray-Ban Debut ‘Stories’ Smart Glasses With Facebook Voice Assistant
ERIC…From The Eponymous Pickle
Decision Making in AI
Good thoughts here ... its not all about decisions, but decisions in real contexts.
The Future of Decision-Making in AI
How not to end up in a Skynet, The Architect, Ultron or HAL9000 situation
By Alex Elkjær Vasegaard
Generally…From insideHPC
DOE Funds $16M for Scientific ML Research
Sept. 9, 2021 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million for five collaborative research projects to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms for enabling scientific insights…
From insideHPC
On the Front Lines of AI Automation: Life Sciences and Chip Design
Given the right task, AI-driven machines can be empowered with supercharged IQs that make the smartest humans look dumb, or at least inefficient. As we watch advances made in task automation, we see it burgeoning into fields…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Thwarting Ransomware
Would have thought this is where you could unusual activity? is it enough? There will be challenges from both sides.
Your SSD may soon be able to detect ransomware attacks By Mayank Sharma in TechRadar
Best of all, the additional…From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Talks Decisions and their Completeness.
Good approach. There is I recall a way to rate how good an explanation of a decision is in healthcare. How well was this done? Also, since should be a complete conversation, a give and take set of statements and questions,…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CRA Executive Director Andrew Bernat Retires After Nearly Two Decades of Leadership
The following blog was first posted on the CRA Bulletin. After nearly 20 years at the helm of the Computing Research Association, Executive Director Andrew Bernat has retired from his position, marking the close of his incredible…
From insideHPC
OCP Global Summit Will Have In-person and Remote Attendees
The OCP Global Summit conference, scheduled for November 9-10 in San Jose, has received permission from local authorities to allow in-person attendance at the event. The Open Compute Project, now in its 10 year, said in an announcement…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Web Archives Lost
Have seen a number of such cases , you cant depend on data you don't actively manage.
Digital Archives Meant to Be Permanent Seem to Be Lost on the Web
New Scientist, Chris Stokel-Walker, August 30, 2021
Old Dominion University…From Computational Complexity
The Death of Expertise
Four years ago I tried to catch up with deep learning and this summer I aimed to try to catch up again. Who would've thought 2017 is ancient history.
I watched the lectures in the latest MIT course, played with GPT-3 and Codex…From Daniel Lemire's Blog
How I debate
Many of us feel that the current intellectual climate is difficult to bear. When I first noticed the phenomenon, people told me that it was because of Donald Trump. He just made it impossible to debate calmly. But now that Trump…
From BLOG@CACM
How Does One Divide with Napier's Rods?
Napier's multiplication and division rods, deriving from the basic multiplication table, simplify calculations considerably.
From insideHPC
NeoPhotonics Introduces CFP2-DCO Module with 0 dBm Optical Output Power
SAN JOSE — September 8, 2021 – NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN), a developer of silicon photonics and advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit-based lasers, modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications…
From insideHPC
IBM Unveils Power10 Servers Targeting Hybrid Cloud
IBM today announced the new IBM Power E1080 server, the first in a new family of servers based on the IBM Power10 processor, designed for hybrid cloud environments. “The IBM Power10-equipped E1080 server is engineered to be one…
From insideHPC
Supermicro Expands Portfolio of Single-Processor Systems
San Jose, Sept. 8, 2021 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), maker of enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, has announced an expanded portfolio of single-processor systems based …
From insideHPC
Kohler Power Wins Sustainability Award
Kohler, Wis., Sept. 7, 2021 — Kohler Power announced that it has been named to The Business Intelligence Group’s 2021 Sustainability Awards program, securing the Sustainability Product of the Year award. Kohler was named a Sustainability…
From The Eponymous Pickle
CMU Cloud Lab Links Automation to Labor
The linking of labor intensive needs is particularly interesting to testallternatives.
Carnegie Mellon's Cloud Lab to Automate Labor-Intensive Science Experiments
The Wall Street Journal, Sara Castellanos, August 30, 2021
Carnegie…From insideHPC
Krell Institute Launches ‘Science in Parallel’ Podcast Focusing on Computational Science Innovators
AMES, IOWA – The Krell Institute is launching Science in Parallel, a podcast highlighting people and projects at the interface of science and computing. The first season features scientists who use computers to design alternative…
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Collaborating with Dancers
Successful Collaboration a powerful idea, how is it fundamentally enhanced?
NSF Grant Sees Dancers and AI As Creative Collaborators, By Georgia Institute of Technology, August 31, 2021
A project predecessor is LuminAI, whichA…From The Eponymous Pickle
Gmail App to Make Voice and Video Calls
We were very early on testers of Gmail in the enterprise. Its good, but still has a bumpy ride for new users. And not enough support for general management of your mail and communications complexity. . Will this help or…
From insideHPC
Lenovo Launches ‘Everything-as-a-Service’ Single Contract Framework
September 8, 2021 – Today, at its annual Tech World event, Lenovo announced an evolution in its consumption-based business model, introducing Lenovo TruScale, a new portfolio-spanning everything-as-a-service offering. This announcement…