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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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Global Variances in Digital Trust
Digital Trust, supposedly accurately measured. Had not seen this before, probably useful if accurate. The components of the measure also seem they would be...
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DigiDog Policing Dog and Privacy
Seems the outgrowth of the 'Spot' dog, design from Boston Dynamics, which I have been following. Here called DigiDog. Not sure what this sure what this has to...
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Tezos and Wolfram for Blockchain
New to me, and interesting, with quite a bit of detail and even sample code. Will be examining smart contract implications.Third-Generation Blockchain Functionality...
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IBM Makes Encryption Paradox Practical in IEEE Spectrum
More on FHE and IBM. From IEEE Spectrum ... IBM Makes Encryption Paradox Practical in IEEE Spectrum“Fully homomorphic” cryptography allows partial access toBy...
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2FA as Security
Good overview piece abut 2FA and beyond. Is MFA Needed to Improve Security?By Keith Kirkpatrick Commissioned by CACM Staff February 25, 2021Many corporate...
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Universities Capturing More Value from Research
Sounds akin to our own work on gathering value from research. Our recent work with the DOD to understand what research it has paid for, and can be monetizedShould...
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BERT for Unsupervised Training
A nice, fairly compact, somewhat technical view of how to use BERT for unsupervised training problems. And some unexpected uses. True, everyone should know...
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RPA Examined
See also aspects of business process modeling for extensions to the idea. And likely combination with broader methods of ML and AISome thoughts on RPA: By Maria...
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Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology
Contributed article, excerpt below in the March 2021 CACM.My first reaction was No! But some very good points made ... 'The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose...
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Data and its Useful Nature as an Asset
Recall this echoes some of our own examination of 'data as an asset'. Thoughtful ideas here but I think it is still useful to consider it as an asset that...
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Talking Blockchain
Wladawsky talks Blockchain. Good thoughtful piece with lots of backup. How Can Blockchain Become a Truly Transformative Technology?I first became interested inThe...
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Scramble for Post Quantum
Moving more rapidly than expected. The Scramble for Post-Quantum CryptographyBy Samuel Greengard , Commissioned by CACM StaffResearchers are working to counter...
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Ring Door Bell Goes Radar
Like some of the directions the doorbell tech is going, getting to be quite common. Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 uses radar for bird’s-eye view of front door activity...
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You Need a Challenge Network
Good thought, agreed, always worked best when challenged. Why You Need a ‘Challenge Network’ in K@WIn the following excerpt from his new book, Think Again, Wharton...
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Real-Time Marker-Less Motion Capture for Animals
Real time feedback for animal movement and posture. Real time Studies of animal Motion by Neural activity.By EPFL (Switzerland)Nik Papageorgiou, December 10, 2020...
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Digitization of Creativity and the Maker Movement.
A considerable piece. In particular note the connection to the 'Maker Movement', an approach we were introduced to as early as the 80s. Of course 3D printing...
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AI Recodes Software
Another intriguing application. AI Recodes Legacy Software to Operate on Modern PlatformsIBM's AI-based tools let engineers explore ways to extract value from legacy...
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Knowledge Sharing Across Silos
From the APQC Blog: Why Knowledge Sharing Across Siloes Is More Important in 2021Team-based collaboration got a huge boost in 2020However, we don’t seem the same...
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AI Everywhere: Implications of?
Thoughtfull. But I don't consider just algorithms to be AI. AI is adaptable and evolving abilities to do things that currently humans do best. Like reading...
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