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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
Google Doing Mobility Reports
More on what Google can track.Google Is Tracking Whether You're Staying HomeThe company released "mobility reports" that show how people are social distancing in...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: On Squid Communication
They can communicate using bioluminescent flashes: New research published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences presents evidence for a previously...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Talk on the AI Revolution
Cable TV Future Talk: “The AI Revolution”by Steve omohundroOn February 26, 2020 Steve Omohundro was interviewed by Marty Wasserman for the Palo Alto Cable TV program...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cloud Based Reactions to Natural Disasters
Basic idea is good, support the system with useful and readily available knowledge to support operations. Probably harder though to actually make decisions based...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Engineers 3D Print Brain Implants
Considerably more at the link.Engineers 3D-Print Soft, Rubbery Brain ImplantsMIT NewsJennifer ChuMarch 30, 2020Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
From insideHPC
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Resources Available for COVID-19 Research
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), a joint effort between Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, has allotted computing time on its...
From The Eponymous Pickle
P&G Speaks to the Role of Data in Marketing
Relatively short interview on the topic. I like to see that Procter is pulling thoughts together as to what digital means for marketing.P&G’s brand chief on what...
From insideHPC
ICHEC: Satellite Data Indicates Illegal Burning in Rural Areas of Ireland During COVID-19 Shutdown
Satellite Data analyzed by scientists from ICHEC (Irish Centre for High-End Computing) using European Space Agency Sentinel 5-P satellite data shows evidence of...
From insideHPC
CXL and Gen-Z Consortiums to Collaborate
Today the Compute Express Link (CXL) Consortium and Gen-Z Consortium announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) describing a mutual plan for collaboration between...
From Schneier on Security
Security and Privacy Implications of Zoom
Over the past few weeks, Zoom's use has exploded since it became the video conferencing platform of choice in today's COVID-19 world. (My own university, Harvard...
From insideHPC
HPC at Scale Enabled by DDN A3i and NVIDIA SuperPOD
William Beaudin from DDN gave this talk at GTC Digital. "Enabling high performance computing through the use of GPUs requires an incredible amount of IO to sustain...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Three Weeks of Teaching From Home
two of my international students have returned home to China. I spent some time talking to one of them after class today.It was interesting to talk to someone in...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wearable Strain Sensor
Appears to be a new method, brought to my attention by a colleague looking at new sensors. Note implications beyond healthcare. Image at the link.Wearable Strain...
From The Eponymous Pickle
New in Alexa Skills
Understanding and leveraging the confidence of what you are hearing and presenting for a 'Skill' is important. As in human conversation it is often not perfect...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Hands-on Look at Quantum Computing
A look at several kits from IBM and Microsoft that demonstrate the concepts for public access.A hands-on look at quantum computing in InfoWorldWhile we wait for...
From Schneier on Security
Bug Bounty Programs Are Being Used to Buy Silence
Investigative report on how commercial bug-bounty programs like HackerOne, Bugcrowd, and SynAck are being used to silence researchers: Used properly, bug bounty...
From Putting People First
Covid-19 storytelling platforms
Two new initiatives - one from the US and one from Utrecht (NL)
From insideHPC
Scientists Look to Exascale and Deep Learning for Developing Sustainable Fusion Energy
Scientists from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are leading an Aurora ESP project that will leverage AI, deep learning, and exascale computing power to advance...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Computing Researchers Respond to COVID-19: Running a Virtual Conference
In two weeks you are hosting 1,800 scientists, engineers, designers, and other experts at a five day conference but then the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
From Computational Complexity