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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 The Eponymous Pickle
Pitfalls of Binary Decisions
Good thoughts, but simple is also good. Five ways to avoid the pitfalls of binary decisionsBefore you decide, check how the question is framed to ensure you have...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ajit Joakar on Digital Twins
Nicely placed background on analytical method and design based on physical models.The significance of Digital Twins in design and simulation By Ajit JaokarOpen...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (September 18th 2021)
4.5% of us are psychopaths. U.S. per capita CO2 emissions are lower than they were in 1918. 9/10 of People With Alzheimer’s Lose Some of Their Sense of Smell. Graphene...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Biases in AI Systems
Excellent piece, broadly useful beyond AI applications. May 12, 2021, Volume 19, issue 2Download PDF version of this article PDF Biases in AI Systems A survey...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Hacking of McD's Ice Cream Machine
A little surreal, but a reminder that anything can be hacked. I had heard of the problem from McDonalds, Had been unaware of some of the details involved. Just...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Machine Learning Developed in Space
We have used computers in space for a long term, now a continuation of developing code there.Raspberry Pi Heading into Space for Python Programming ChallengeZDNet...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart Testing Self Driving Cars with Ford
Unexpected thing. With a delivery angle too.. Walmart to Test Self-Driving Cars with Ford, Argo AICNBC, Michael Wayland, September 15, 2021Walmart, the world’s...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Debugging–Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast
Mike Zamansky had an interesting post called What They Used To Know that got me thinking about the old days. Now Mike is a youngster and didn’t really start in...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Visirule Business Risk Advisor
Have never stopped looking at simplified rule based systems to examine model decisions. Some time ago we looked at some of Clive Spenser's work in this area. Clive...
From The Eponymous Pickle
HBR IdeaCast on AI and Marketing
Brought to my attention, the podcast below, and ongoing ...HBR IdeaCastA weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.... What We Still...
From insideHPC
Riken Claims Quantum Breakthrough: Entanglement of Three Spin Qubits
Researchers at Japan’s RIKEN scientific research institute have claimed a breakthrough in quantum computing, increasing the number of silicon-based qubits thatRiken...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Hybrid Smart Contracts
Uses and considerations:5 Ways Hybrid Smart Contracts Are Changing the Blockchain Industry by 7wDataFor years, the blockchain industry has been defined by the...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Ram’s Horn Squid Shells
You can find ram’s horn squid shells on beaches in Texas (and presumably elsewhere). As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Driven Video to Enhance Work Environment?
Seen hints of this in my increased use of Youtube for keeping connected with tech changes. Of course it is Google that is controlling the details of the AIHow...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Happy UnBirthday Ken
Mad Hatter: Now, statistics prove, prove that you’ve one birthday. March Hare: Imagine, just one birthday every year. Mad Hatter: Ah, but there are three hundred...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quantum Computer Race in China
Why and in what direction?Competing Visions Underpin China’s Quantum Computer Race Alibaba builds their own qubits, Baidu remains quantum hardware-agnostic By ...
From insideHPC
Cerebras Alliance Offers CS-2 AI Supercomputer as Cloud Service
High performance AI chip maker Cerebras, maker of the Wafer-Scale Engine, the world’s largest computer chip, today announced Cerebras Cloud @ Cirrascale, delivering...
From Schneier on Security
Zero-Click iMessage Exploit
Citizen Lab released a report on a zero-click iMessage exploit that is used in NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Apple patched the vulnerability; everyone needs to update...
From insideHPC
Human Brain Project’s EBRAINS Shares Laptop-to-Supercomputer Brain Simulator
EBRAINS, a new digital research infrastructure set up by the EU-funded Human Brain Project, has made available a brain simulation software, called NEST 3, for use...
From insideHPC