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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
Classifying Quantum Sources
An interesting kind of classification. Perhaps determining it origins. And as suggested, a faster way to do the classification. This is another example atML...
From insideHPC
Why HPC and AI Workloads are Moving to the Cloud
This sponsored post from our friends over at Dell Technologies discusses a study by Hyperion Research finds that approximately 20 percent of HPC workloads are now...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Are Black Holes Necessary?
Our congratulations on the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics Composite crop of src1, src2 Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez have won the 2020 Nobel Prize...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Code Can Now be added in arXiv Manuscripts
Code is often very important in current research, so it makes sense to include it. But code of any non trivial amount is difficult to prove correct. so it adds...
From Putting People First
How an AI tool for fighting hospital deaths actually worked in the real world
It wasn’t just technical work but also significant social and emotional labor that turned Sepsis Watch, a Duke University deep-learning model, into a success story...
From Putting People First
How constant tech is breaking our brains
Fast Company spoke with tech pioneer Jaron Lanier, Microsoft CVP Emma Williams and Stanford professor Jeremy Bailenson.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sometimes Deep Learning Needs Help
Have had a long time interest in language, and as to how and why AI/DeepLearning, can serve in practice a means of (mostly) recognizing via an learned taxonomy...
From The Eponymous Pickle
An Internet of Plastic, Wireless Things?
Now here is something quite different. Thinking packaging applications. Others? Here Comes the Internet of Plastic Things, No Batteries or Electronics Required...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Fully Driverless Ride Hailing Begins in AZ with Waymo
In Arizona. Could be a lead in to broad use of fully driverless vehicles. Consider the data being gathered an leveraged for use.Waymo Begins Fully Driverless ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI in Cybersecurity Attacks
We don't often think of this way, but tech like AI can be turned on us as well. Here a broad set of examples to consider as threats.3 ways criminals use artificial...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Voice vs Touchscreen at McDonalds
I note below the role of touch in spreading COVID, driving touch technology, but still a matter of public perception.COVID-19 may push retailers to use voice assistants...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Why is 0.1 + 0.2 not equal to 0.3?
In most programming languages, the value 0.1 + 0.2 differs from 0.3. Let us try it out in Node (JavaScript): > 0.1 + 0.2 == 0.3 false Yet 1 + 2 is equal to 3. Why...
From Schneier on Security
Hacking Apple for Profit
Five researchers hacked Apple Computer’s networks — not their products — and found fifty-five vulnerabilities. So far, they have received $289K. One of the worst...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Views of Future Risks
We rarely look at risks well. Thoughts and directions. A Holistic View of Future Risks By Peter G. NeumannCommunications of the ACM, October 2020, Vol. 63 No...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Future of Grocery is Omnichannel
Clearly, but the how the sculpted elements of the supply chain, from supplier to store to door will require much technology and behavioral experimentation.The ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Rolling Newspaper Delivery Drones in Tokyo
More advances in navigating street and sidewalks for automated delivery. Lifting of restrictions on autonomous systems will also be key.Japan Post Delivery Robot...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Getting Serious about Data Science
Fairly obvious, seen many of these situations occur over the years in analytics and data interactions. And how they are linked to business results. Good checklist...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Comparing Human vs Computer Viruses
Interesting view with potentially useful comparisons.Protecting Computers and People From Viruses By Robin K. Hillin in ACMCommunications of the ACM, October...
From insideHPC
Report: AMD in Xilinx Acquisition Talks
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that AMD is in “advanced talks” to buy FPGA chip maker Xilinx, a deal valued at approximately $30 billion that would...
From insideHPC