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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 …
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Smart Contract Bug
Recall we looked at the concept of a 'smart contract'. Here a useful example of related bugsSmart Contract Bug Results in $31 Million Loss in SchneierA hacker...
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AWS Amplify Studio
Worth a look.AWS launches Amplify Studio, a new low-code app development toolFrederic Lardinois@fredericl / 12:45 PM EST•December 2, 2021 in TechCrunchAt its...
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3D Printed Eyeball
First Example of Eyeball Printing Man Becomes First 3D-Printed Eyeball RecipientNew York Post, Ben Cost, November 25, 2021The U.K.'s Steve Verze became the world's...
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Robots Reproducing
In what specific sense, we ask. Living Robots Can Now Reproduce, Scientists SayCNN, Katie Hunt, November 29, 2021Researchers at the University of Vermont, Tufts...
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Autonomous Ships for the Supply Chain
Improving supply chainsAutonomous Electric Container Ship Completes First TripInteresting Engineering,Ameya Paleja, November 22, 2021The world's first all-electric...
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Notes on Usage
“Crypto” Means “Cryptography,” not “Cryptocurrency” in SchneierI have long been annoyed that the word “crypto” has been co-opted by the blockchain people, and...
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Research Integrity Considered
Usefulness for internal research?Want research integrity? Stop the blame gameHelping every scientist to improve is more effective than ferreting out a few frauds...
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New Rowhammer
Schneier writes about rowhammer, I like the image of a rowhammer.New Rowhammer TechniqueRowhammer is an attack technique involving accessing — that’s “hammering...
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Covid ReShaping Supply Chains
Another example of ther need for needed disaster planning.How COVID-19 is reshaping supply chainsNovember 23, 2021 | Article, By Knut Alicke, Ed Barriball, and...
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Lotfi Zadeh and Fuzzy Logic
I note the post about Lotfi Zaheh and the connection to fuzzy logic, from the Language Log. Just featured in the Google Doodle. We used some of his methods to...
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Cisco on Zero Trust Security
Future of Zero TrustSecurityAn Open Security Ecosystem with Shared Signals is the Future of Zero TrustBy Nancy Cam-Winget CiscoZero Trust: as the name implies,...
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3D Printed Living Ink can Release Drugs
New possibilities for more directly efficient delivery methods. Continue to be impressed by the new capabilities introduced by 3D printing. 3D-Printed 'Living...
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AWS Does a RoboRunner
Will be interesting to see what such services will include.At a keynote during its Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent 2021 conference today, Amazon launched AWS...
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Detecting Sarcasm
Computers Detecting Sarcasm An important component of modern communicationHow Computers Can Finally Detect Sarcasm Ramya Akula and the tech that lets sentiment...
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Exotic Material for Superconductors
New materials for quantum computing are a big deal. Exotic New Material Could Be Two Superconductors in One – With Serious Quantum Computing ApplicationsTOPICS...
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Blog: AI in LIbraries
Like to be involved.Sunday, November 28, 2021New directions in AI: formation of an IFLA Special Interest Group on Artificial IntelligenceThere is an online meeting...
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Predicting Jet Engine Stability
Passing this along to my former colleagues at GE who may have comment, I am sure they already know of this simulation research. Tool Can Detect Precursor of Engine...
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Testing Clearview Face Recognition
Would expect such methods to ultimately be well calibrated and put to common use.Clearview AI Does Well in Another Round of Facial Recognition Accuracy TestsByAfter...
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AI Helping Data Management
Not unexpected, we often used analytic methods to provide predictive patterns to generate useful data streams. But makes much sense to explore this directionAI...
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