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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
AI and Robotics for Eldercare
We worked with researchers in Japan on related efforts.Collaborators Launch AI-Robotics Initiative to Aid Older Adults in Daily Care By University of Massachusetts...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Making Pseudo Coffee
I did technical analysis work for one of the world's largest coffee companies. So this was interesting. But I disagree that the environmental issues here are...
From The Noisy Channel
Thoughts on Search Result Diversity
Regular readers know that search is about much more than ranking. If you’re new here, you might want to read this post about ranking vs. relevance.But a topic I...
From The Eponymous Pickle
From CIS: Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law
Very good piece from Stanford Law on technology. Below intro and beyond.From: The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is a leader in the study...
From The Eponymous Pickle
MFA is Phishable
Multi factor authentication (MFA) is seen as a strong means of security, but can be less so, here some reasons why.Why Is the Majority of Our MFA So Phishable?Published...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Watch Who You Talk to
More details about the approach at the linkTwitter accounts linked to cyberattacks against security researchers suspendedNorth Korean hackers are luring professionals...
From Computational Complexity
Squaring the circle is mentioned in a Gilbert and Sullivan comic Opera.
The problem of squaring the circle: Given a circle, construct (with ruler and compass) a square with the same area. While browsing the web for more informationhere...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Is AI Re-Inventing Computers?
Very interesting piece. Anything can become a computer?Three key ways artificial intelligence is changing what it means to compute.By Will Douglas Heaven, October...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft: Orbit Database of Objects
Microsoft Announces a teachable database of objects.Announcing the ORBIT dataset: Advancing real-world few-shot learning using teachable object recognitionPublished...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Moscow Implements Metro Facial Recognition
Expect parts of the world without these 'fears' to quickly implement many kinds of such recognition systems, for greater efficiency. Privacy Fears as Moscow Metro...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (October 23rd 2021)
Apple announced new processors for its computers. Here is a table with the transistor count of some recent Apple processors: processor release year transistorsContinue...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Putting Living Cells on Chips
Linking biological responses to Computer ChipsPutting Living Cells on ChipsBy University of Nebraska-Lincoln, October 21, 2021University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Abhijeet...
From Putting People First
UX Theatre, or the rise of UX design without users
UX Theatre is "the application of any sort of design methodology without including a single user in the process, or including users but merely for show."
From Putting People First
An anthropologist on Facebook’s new “Ray-Ban Stories” glasses
With this product, writes anthropologist Sally Applin in MIT's Technology Review, "Facebook is claiming the face as real estate for its own technology."
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Training Proof for Quantum AI
Technical finding regarding CNN and the ability to train. Applicability to discovering new materials. Breakthrough Proof Clears Path for Quantum AILos Alamos...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
An Annoying Problem
It’s the stupid questions that have some of the most surprising and interesting answers — Cory Doctorow ACM Turing Award source Robert Tarjan is well known to most...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Recent AI books are Described in CACM
Some good recent books brought to my attention, intro below.AI Futures: Fact and FantasyThree books offer varied perspectives on the ascendancy of artificial intelligence...
From insideHPC
LLNL Joins Human Vaccines Project
Oct. 21, 2021 — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has joined the international Human Vaccines Project (HVP), bringing lab research and computing resources...
From The Eponymous Pickle
MIT Media Lab RFusion Finds Hidden, Missing Things
A classic problem for mapping, decluttering the Smart HomeMIT Media Lab: RFusion52.9K subscribersThis video presents a new robot from MIT called RFusion, whichFor...
From insideHPC