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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Schneier on Security
Molly White Reviews Blockchain Book
Molly White—of “Web3 is Going Just Great” fame—reviews Chris Dixon’s blockchain solutions book: Read Write Own: In fact, throughout the entire book, Dixon fails...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
A visit to the Turing Machine: a short story
by Greg Michaelson Greg Michaelson is an Emeritus professor of computer science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He is also a novelist and a short storyContinue...
From insideHPC
HPC User Forum Announces Agenda for April 9-10 Event in Reston, Virginia
ST PAUL, Minn., February 12, 2024— The HPC User Forum, established in 1999 to promote the health of the global HPC industry and address issues of common concern...
From Schneier on Security
On Passkey Usability
Matt Burgess tries to only use passkeys. The results are mixed.
From insideHPC
HPC News Bytes 20240212: Honda Taps Cadence CFD Supercomputer, Chip Industry Gyrations, Yelick in ISC Spotlight
Good day-after-Super-Bowl morning to you! It was an interesting week in HPC-AI last week, here’s a quick (5:47) run through some of the latest goings on: HondaHPC...
From Computational Complexity
Are there any REAL applications of Graph Isomorphism?
Lance's post on Babai's result on Graph Isomorphism (henceforth GI) inspired some random thoughts on GI. (Lance's post is here.) 1) Here is a conversation withOrganic...
From Putting People First
Applying AI in UX research
Practitioners praise some efficiency gains in process tasks, but are skeptical about the real value in analysis and insight gathering, despite the many marketing...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Stop Cheating—Again
More than just stopping carelessness Sholto David is featured in this past Tuesday’s New York Times Science section for his work on cheating in papers on medical...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: A Penguin Named “Squid”
Amusing story about a penguin named “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...
From insideHPC
Trillions for Chips: A Roiled Semiconductor Industry Strains to Meet AI Demand
We’re seeing the chip industry’s version of the scientific aphorism: “nature hates a vacuum.” The vacuum is the short supply of – and vast demand for – AI chips...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
JSON Parsing: Intel Sapphire Rapids versus AMD Zen 4
Intel has release a new generation of server processors (Sapphire Rapids) while the latest AMD technology (Zen 4) is now broadly available. There are extensiveContinue...
From Schneier on Security
No, Toothbrushes Were Not Used in a Massive DDoS Attack
The widely reported story last week that 1.5 million smart toothbrushes were hacked and used in a DDoS attack is false. Near as I can tell, a German reporter talking...
From insideHPC
Dell: Omnia Copes with the Complexity of Configuring HPC-AI Environments
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] Computer scientist Alan Perlis said fools ignore complexity while pragmatists suffer it. But when it comes to the complexity of configuring...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Lego Computer Science: Turing Machines Part 3: the program
by Paul Curzon, Queen Mary University of London We have so far built the hardware of a Lego Turing Machine. Next we need the crucial part: software. It needs aContinue...
From insideHPC
EuroHPC Issues Call to Host Industrial Supercomputers: March 4 Deadline
Feb. 8, 2024 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched a call for expression of interest to select hosting entities for industrial-grade supercomputers...
From insideHPC
Sylabs Announces SingularityCE 4.1.0
Reno, NV – (February 8, 2024) – Sylabs, a provider of tools and services for performance-intensive container technology, announced the release of SingularityCESylabs...
From Schneier on Security
On Software Liabilities
Over on Lawfare, Jim Dempsey published a really interesting proposal for software liability: “Standard for Software Liability: Focus on the Product for Liability...
From insideHPC
IBM AIU SoC Cluster to be Installed at Univ. of Albany
IBM's long, slow climb back into advanced computing prominence took a turn yesterday with news from the University at Albany that it will be the first academicIBM...
From insideHPC
European Research Consortium Reports Sustainable Fuel Progress Using HPC
A European research consortium has announced progress in the development of sustainable fuels. CoEC reported what it said is a “notable breakthrough” linked toEuropean...
From Computational Complexity