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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 …
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Into HPC History: NCSA’s Blue Waters Supercomputer Ceasing Operations
Catching up on a development possibly missed during the holidays, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) last month announced that one of the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IT Solutions for Stable Supply chains
Good example.Fraunhofer LogisticsIT solutions for stable supply chains Research News / December 01, 2022Global supply chains comprise complex networks, making...
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Intel Releases oneAPI 2022 Toolkits
Jan. 4, 2022 — Intel today released oneAPI 2022 toolkits, which the company said have expanded cross-architecture features to provide greater utility and architectural...
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Exascale: ALCF and Intel to Host Aurora Learning Paths Series
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) in partnership with Intel will host the ALCF Aurora Learning Paths learning seriesto explore use of oneAPI andExascale...
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Creating Text Out of Thin Air
New means of interaction with dataCreating Text Out of Thin AirBy IEEE SpectrumResearchers at China's Zhejiang University have developed and tested a smartwatch...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
How programmers make sure that their software is correct
Our most important goal in writing software is that it be correct. The software must do what the programmer wants it to do. It must meet the needs of the user.Continue...
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Finally, Manufacturing in Space
Had long heard about this being a big reason for going into space, now details of some serious movement.These Robotic Factories Will Make Supermaterials in Space...
From insideHPC
Susan Hubbard Named ORNL Deputy for Science and Technology
Susan Hubbard has been named deputy for science and technology at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory effective March 1, 2022. “Dr. Hubbard...
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Livermore Innovation Incubator for Applied AI
Looks to be a useful direction, given the groups involved. AI Innovation Incubator Aims for Advances for Applied ScienceBy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory...
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On Quantum Related Risk
Good overview of the risks to be considered regarding.Quantum Computing Is for Tomorrow, But Quantum-Related Risk Is Here Today By Kevin Townsend on JanuaryBooz...
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Pew Research on the Gig 2021 Economy
FromSmallBizLabs, reporting on the Gig Economy: Pew Research on The State of the Gig Economy in 2021The Pew Research Center, a highly regarded non-profit, non-partisan...
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Does AI Understand Our Language?
Some good points made here regarding the context of language understanding. Does AI Understand Our Language?By TechTalks, December 27, 2021If a computer gives you...
From Putting People First
Misinformation is a pandemic that doesn’t have a vaccine
Conspiracy theories and misinformation about QAnon, COVID-19 and 2020 election fraud took a deadly turn in 2021. As bad as things were last year, experts worry...
From Computational Complexity
Did Betty White die in 2021?/Why do people have their `end-of-the-year' lists before the end of the year?
I am looking at Parade Magazine's issue whose cover story is We say goodbye to the stars we lost in 2021.The date on the...
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Liquid Testing with Smartphones
Like the idea that we are extending smartphone use as sensors. It provides another means for gathering and utilizing complex data. Here a good example:LiquidBy...
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Tasteable Films
A space we also looked at for food. in the BBC. Netlicks? 'The TV screen you can taste’A prototype "lickable" TV screen which can mimic food flavours has been developed...
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Towards AI Explainability and Audits
Will continue to increase in application.Explainable AI is about to become mainstream: The AI audits are here - Impact of AI recruitment bias audit in New York...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Looking Back on Computer Science Education in 2021
I’ve never felt less prepared to write a look back on CS education than I do today. I’ve been retired from most of the year and the world has been changed a bit...
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Brain Cells Learn Pong
Seems quite remarkable, if it is what I think it is, how far could be be extended, repeated? Is it ethical to use human brain cells for this?ACM TECHNEWSHuman...
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