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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 My Biased Coin
David Johnson
I was sad to learn that David Johnson passed away. David was a leader in the theoretical computer science community for decades, both in his research and in his...
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Distinguished Service Award
Nominations are open for the SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize.More information is available at the SIGACT web site. Here's the key info: Nominations Nominations...
From Blog@Ubiquity
Is the End Near for the Apple iPhone?
Alphabet recently became the largest company based on its market capitalization, squeezing out Apple for the number one spot of all-time successful companies. Perhaps...
From The Noisy Channel
I agree with the widely expressed concern that the ubiquity of AIs gendered as female is…
That said, I understand the desire to humanize AIs, and gender is part of what makes us human. I just wish we could approach humanization…Continue reading on Medium...
From The Noisy Channel
I agree that the last thing we need in the tech industry is a reinforcement of gender stereotypes.
But to answer your question, yes, the AIs to create the calendar invitations. And I wouldn’t even have seen most of the conversation had I…Continue reading on Medium...
From The Noisy Channel
I don’t know for sure, but I suspect that Clara knows that Sightglass Coffee is Jason’s default…
coffee spot for meetings, since that’s how x.ai works. Also, Jason did specify the Mission as a location in the initial email to Clara.Continue reading on Medium...
From The Noisy Channel
I don’t know much about Clara, but I’m quite sure x.ai
is not. My understanding is that humans only intervene when the AI’s confidence level falls below a certain threshold.Continue reading on Medium »
From The Noisy Channel
"A Conversation Between Two AIs" in ART + marketing
The other day, I was introduced to Jason at Clara Labs, a startup whose product is an AI personal assistant to schedule meetings. As it so…Continue reading on Medium...
From Blog@Ubiquity
The Backdoor is a Victory for Terrorists
When authorities realized the Paris terrorists used strong encryption to send messages to one another they went off the encryption deep end. Now, many nations are...
From Blog@Ubiquity
How Much Higher Can ICT Rise? On the Final Limits of ICT
Information and communication technology (ICT) is the most distinctive cultural accomplishment of the last half century. It is unprecedented in sophistication and...
From My Biased Coin
Graduating Bits Announcement
Boaz asked me to remind people about ITCS, and in particular the Graduating Bits Event. Just in time for those of us reading application folders....ITCS 2016 will...
From Blog@Ubiquity
Language Lessons from a Steam-powered Light Bulb
People who make a career in science, computers or otherwise, generally do so because they are naturally drawn to it. They find science fascinating and entertaining...
From Blog@Ubiquity
My GPS Car Is Smarter Than Your Honor Student
Driverless cars may know how to negotiate intersections and park themselves better than humans, but so far I haven’t read about a smart car that can get me through...
From Blog@Ubiquity
Sirens’ Song of the IoT
These days we are witnessing a gold rush to the shining, promising new trillions of dollars market consisting of 30-50 billion devices interconnecting anything....
From Blog@Ubiquity
Who Shaped Modern Computing — Part 2?
Legends like John McCarthy, Edsger Dijkstra and John Backus made significant impacts in the field and shaped modern computing as we know it today. By developing...
From Blog@Ubiquity
Who is Big in Computing – Part 1?
We should never forget the roots of our profession, and humble programmers should remember who made modern computing. The post Who is Big in Computing – Part 1?...
From Blog@Ubiquity
Imitators and Innovators Adopt RISC
While it may come as a surprise, today RISC architecture computer systems dominate the mobile computing landscape. It has been 40 years in the making. The post ...
From My Biased Coin
Yes, We Have Postdocs This Year
The Harvard Theory of Computation group has postdocs. This year, besides our usual general call for postdocs, we are also inaugurating the Michael O. Rabin Postdoctoral...
From Blog@Ubiquity
What Can Paragons of Literature Teach Us about Writing Better Computer Programs?
While grappling with mechanics of writing, we all too often lose sight of another important insight into effective communication. The post What Can Paragons ofBLOG...
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