acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Blogroll


bg-corner

AI Teaching Itself
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI Teaching Itself

 Its al about setting goals, metagoals in the right context. Why AI That Teaches Itself to Achieve a Goal Is the Next Big Thingby 7wData  April 24, 2021  by Kathryn...

How Effective are top Edu Apps
From The Eponymous Pickle

How Effective are top Edu Apps

 Good feedback as to what works in the new contexts.Top Educational Apps for Children Might Not Be as Beneficial as PromisedPenn State News, Katie Bohn, May 11,...

P&G Admits What Worked, What Didn't  in Pandemic
From The Eponymous Pickle

P&G Admits What Worked, What Didn't in Pandemic

Some rare inside information re Digital details from my former colleagues at P&G.  Recall I have mentioned here that P&G was an early pioneer in AI based methods...

Boxes with Personality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Boxes with Personality

 Does personality buy you something with speaking devices?   With Robots?   Maybe, sometimes, in the right environment.  Its been tried many times.   Alexa does...

Controlling Drones with Minds
From The Eponymous Pickle

Controlling Drones with Minds

 Not unexpected, have seen the forerunners of the idea.  Will also require much in the way of collaboration between drones, goals, controllers and troops.  It will...

Malware Tricks
From The Eponymous Pickle

Malware Tricks

 Recorded Future, a podcast and text. With a look to the future of cybersecurity. This is an area where you are likely to see advanced tech applied, for good and...

Emergence of AI Factories
From The Eponymous Pickle

Emergence of AI Factories

 Most interesting, what are the particular skills involved?   Software tools at what level.   Linkages to data?  Considerable effort if there are 60 projects underway...

Cryptographers on Non Fungible Tokens
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cryptographers on Non Fungible Tokens

 Not quite sure why they had a direct problem with NFTs.  Besides some general level of incredulity.  I will agree.ACM NEWSCryptography Experts Trash NFTs on First...

Virtual Agents
From The Eponymous Pickle

Virtual Agents

 Virtual Agents, not commonly mentioned these days.   Adding 'intelligent' implies some goal, directive.  Typically at the individual agent level.    When we often...

Google Project Starline for High Quality Personal Comm
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Project Starline for High Quality Personal Comm

Google has created and writes about their Project Starline.   Which they say a very high quality communications capability that mimics live face to face interaction...

Signal Analytics and Baby Care
From The Eponymous Pickle

Signal Analytics and Baby Care

I see some of my former employers are involved.   Platform for predictive demand forecasting based on marketing decisions is a good thing. Signals Analytics Launches...

Massive Cell Data sets
From The Eponymous Pickle

Massive Cell Data sets

Analyzing organisms with minimal computing power. Algorithm Uses Online Learning for Massive Cell DatasetsMichigan Medicine, Kelly Malcolm, April 19, 2021An algorithm...

Grand Transitions
From The Eponymous Pickle

Grand Transitions

Makes you think.A Theory of (Almost) EverythingA new book / Podcast  analyzes the seven grand transitions that have formed the modern world  By Steven CherryWe’ve...

Superforecasting Update
From The Eponymous Pickle

Superforecasting Update

For some time have followed GoodJudgment  and their 'superforecasting' services.   Most recently got a new overview with considerable efforts and claims.    Since...

Amazon Echo Tries Smart Glasses
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Echo Tries Smart Glasses

A number of companies have tried the wearable assistant idea, announced originally in December, now Amazon will try the idea in earnest.  Will the idea work this...

Using the Rust Language for Code Safety
From The Eponymous Pickle

Using the Rust Language for Code Safety

In a recent dev oriented conversation someone mentioned Rust as a programing Language to improve code safety.   I heard about it again today re Facebook's usage...

Google Machine Learning Glossary
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Machine Learning Glossary

 Ajit Jaokar Sends along his AI Newsletter, he writes: Open this article on LinkedIn to see what people are saying about this topic. Open on LinkedInEdition 4:Our...

Microsoft Teams now for Friends, Family, Fun, Slack  .... and Free too
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft Teams now for Friends, Family, Fun, Slack .... and Free too

Players have decided that free group software in all contexts is the way to win big and broadly post pandemic.Microsoft Teams is ready for 'friends and family'After...

Critical US Infrastructure and Fair Fights
From The Eponymous Pickle

Critical US Infrastructure and Fair Fights

Recent direct attacks on critical US infrastructure lead us to ask:  How much of that is there?Bruce Schneier asks:Is 85% of US Critical Infrastructure in Private...

Building AIs that Feels Emotion, Empathy
From The Eponymous Pickle

Building AIs that Feels Emotion, Empathy

Work by Microsoft's  'Human Understanding and Empathy' group.  New to me but likely useful as a component of other sensory measures.   In context, as always.  Building...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account