Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
September 2024
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Cooking up computer style
Use the recipe for hummus and tomato pasta to learn about creating a good computer program (and have a delicious meal at the end!).
From Computational Complexity
How will chatGPT affect Homework?
LANCE: I gave my final exam for my ugrad theory course (regular, Context Free, P, NP, Decidable, Undecidable) to the new ChatGPT o1 that claims to reason about math to see how it would do.
BILL: How did it do?
LANCE: Impressive…From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak:
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid as a Legislative Negotiating Tactic
This is an odd story of serving squid during legislative negotiations in the Philippines.
From Schneier on Security
My TedXBillings Talk
Over the summer, I gave a talk about AI and democracy at TedXBillings. The recording is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqC4nb7fLpY”>live.
Please share. I’m hoping for more than 200 views….
From insideHPC
Sept. 29 Registration Deadline for ALCF Virtual Intro to AI-driven Science on Supercomputers
Sept. 13, 2024: The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility will host a seven-week virtual training series for undergraduates and graduates on the fundamentals of applying world-class supercomputers to advance the use of AI for…
From insideHPC
Quantum Source Raises $50M Series A Funding
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 10, 2024 — Quantum Source, an Israel-based company developing, technology for photonic quantum computers, announced today it has raised a $50M Series A investment round led by Eclipse, with participation…
From insideHPC
CIQ Launches Ledger Pro for IT Infrastructure Oversight
RENO, Nev. — September 12, 2024 — Businesses aiming to optimize IT system automation with precision and efficiency now have a solution — Ledger Pro, the newest product from CIQ. An all-in-one solution for proactive infrastructure…
From insideHPC
Samsung Announces Production of QLC 9th-Gen V-NAND Flash Memory
Sept. 12, 2024 — Memory technology company Samsung Electronics today announced it has begun mass production of its 1Tb quad-level cell (QLC) 9th-generation vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory. “With the industry’s first mass…
From insideHPC
Pete Ungaro Joins VDURA Board
SAN JOSE, Sept. 12, 2024 — AI and HPC data infrastructure software company VDURA, formerly Panasas, announced the appointment of Peter Ungaro to its company board of directors. In addition, VDURA has established a Technical
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From insideHPC
Quandela Unveils European Quantum Computer in North America
Montreal and Paris, September 12th, 2024 – Quandela, a European photonic quantum computing company, announced the launch of its Canadian subsidiary, Quandela Canada, in Montreal. This is accompanied by the deployment of the first…
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Ask About Asthma
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From insideHPC
3 Max Planck-Humboldt Award Winners Named
Sept. 12, 2024 — The Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award, endowed with 1.5 million euros, goes to Geordie Williamson, professor at the University of Sydney, for his use of artificial intelligence for fundamental work in mathematics…
From Schneier on Security
Microsoft Is Adding New Cryptography Algorithms
Microsoft is updating SymCrypt, its core cryptographic library, with new quantum-secure algorithms. Microsoft’s details are here. From a news article:
The first new algorithm Microsoft added to SymCrypt is called ML-KEM. Previously…From insideHPC
BQP Reports on Aircraft CFD Simulations with Quantum Computing
New York, September 12, 2024 – BQP, a startup developing quantum-based engineering simulations, today announced what it said is a research milestone for simulating computational fluid dynamics. The milestone was achieved using…
From insideHPC
Aramco and Cerebras Sign AI MoU
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Cerebras Systems today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Aramco under which they aim to bring high performance AI inference to industries, universities, and…
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Working in Computer Science: An Autistic Perspective (Part 2)
by Daniel Gill, Queen Mary University of London In Part 1, we spoke to Stephen Parry about his experiences of working in computer science as an autistic person. In this second part, we discuss with him his change from this stressful…
From insideHPC
Kong Updates Its Cloud API Platform for AI
SAN FRANCISCO, September 11, 2024 – Kong Inc., a developer of cloud API technologies, today announced the launch of the latest version of Kong Konnect, its API platform for AI, at the API Summit 2024 conference. As organizations…
From insideHPC
IonQ and the University of Maryland in $9M Quantum Partnership
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Sept. 11, 2024 – Quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) and the University of Maryland today announced an agreement to expand their partnership to provide quantum computing access at the National Quantum…
From insideHPC
Oracle Announces Zettascale Cloud Supercomputing Cluster with 131,000 Nvidia Blackwells
Oracle today announced what it said is the first zettascale cloud HPC cluster, powered by Nvidia’s forthcoming Blackwell GPUs, scheduled for shipment in the first half of 2025. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will be available with…
From Computational Complexity
Natural Proofs is Not the Barrier You Think It Is
If there's a position where I differ from most other complexity theorists it's that I don't believe that natural proofs present a significant barrier to proving circuit results. I wrote about this before but I buried the lead…
From Schneier on Security
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Reward Modeling of Generative AI Systems
New research evaluating the effectiveness of reward modeling during Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF): “SEAL: Systematic Error Analysis for Value ALignment.” The paper introduces quantitative metrics for evaluating…
From insideHPC
Qumulo Announces Cloud Native Unstructured Data System on AWS
SEATTLE – 10 September 2024 – Cloud data platforms company Qumulo today announced the availability of Cloud Native Qumulo (CNQ) on Amazon Web Services. This release delivers a multi-protocol system designed to manage unstructured…
From insideHPC
Gates Launches Data Master Hose for Data Center Cooling
DENVER, Sept. 10, 2024 — Power transmission and fluid power product maker Gates (NYSE: GTES) announced the launch of the Data Master Data Center Cooling Hose. This fluid conveyance solution, a result of Gates Eco-Innovation process…
From insideHPC
ISC 2025 Is Open for Submissions
The ISC 2025 Contributed Program is now open for submissions. Scientists and engineers from academia, industry and government are invited to submit proposals. The contributed program comprises research papers, posters, birds
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From insideHPC
SambaNova Launches AI Inference Cloud Platform
PALO ALTO, CA — Sept. 10th, 2024 — AI chips and models company SambaNova Systems announced SambaNova Cloud AI inference service powered by its SN40L AI chip. The company said developers can log on for free via an API today —…
From insideHPC
DDC Expands Engineering Leadership Team
Sept. 10, 2024 – San Diego – DDC Solutions, formerly DDC Cabinet Technology, maker of hybrid liquid-air cooling cabinet technology and dynamic monitoring and management DCIM software, announced the expansion of its engineering…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Fight Against Human Trafficking
In March 2020, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) partnered with the Code 8.7 Initiative to bring together over fifty experts from the computing research community, along with anti-slavery practitioners and survivors. The…
From The Noisy Channel
All Else Equal
In The Three-Body Problem, Liu Cixin describes how an alien species drives scientists to suicide by making it impossible for them to produce consistent experimental results. Some might find it difficult to relate to the scientists…
From Schneier on Security
New Chrome Zero-Day
According to Microsoft researchers, North Korean hackers have been using a Chrome zero-day exploit to steal cryptocurrency.