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Ai Learning Patterns of Human Language
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Ai Learning Patterns of Human Language

 Trained and tested from Linguistic textbooks in  languages.  Some surprises in learning cross languages. AI Can Learn the Patterns of Human LanguagesIn MIT News...

The Challenges of IoT, TLS, and Random Number Generators in the Real World
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The Challenges of IoT, TLS, and Random Number Generators in the Real World

 Well put piece, technical  .... introduction. The Challenges of IoT, TLS, and Random Number Generators in the Real WorldBad random numbers are still with us and...

Sensors and AI Improve Plant Environments
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Sensors and AI Improve Plant Environments

 Via BBC,  Claim to improved agriculture. 'We talk to plants - they tell us how happy they are'Vertical farming - growing plants indoors, on stacked levels, inAnd...

ESG:  Environmental, Society and Governance
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ESG: Environmental, Society and Governance

OK, I admit I had to look up the definition of ESG.   Yes, all three things are important to manage carefully.   We did in the enterprise.  I was part of one aspect...

Algorithmic Anxiety
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Algorithmic Anxiety

Overblown.The Age of Algorithmic AnxietyBy The New Yorker, July 29, 2022It can feel as though every app is trying to guess what you want before your brain has time...

3D Artificial Pneumatic Muscles
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3D Artificial Pneumatic Muscles

Robotic applications 3D Artificial Pneumatic Muscles for Future 'Makers'IIT - Italian Institute of Technology, August 30, 2022Researchers at Italy's Istituto Italiano...

Hardware Offers Faster Computation for AI with Much Less Energy
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Hardware Offers Faster Computation for AI with Much Less Energy

Another dip into analog computing? Hardware Offers Faster Computation for AI with Much Less EnergyMIT News, Adam Zewe, July 28, 2022Researchers at the Massachusetts...

3D Printing Process Faster,  More Precise Than Conventional Methods
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3D Printing Process Faster, More Precise Than Conventional Methods

 Seems complex, but perhaps a game changer for 3D printing. 3D Printing Process Faster, More Precise Than Conventional MethodsRutgers TodayGreg Bruno, August 1,...

AI Animal Translation
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AI Animal Translation

 Can see how this could be done, to map to behavior, context,  but how consistent?The Animal Translators  By The New York TimesThe naked mole rat may not be much...

Cell Factory Modeling
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Cell Factory Modeling

Predicting how fast and efficiently enzymes work.ACM TECHNEWSAlgorithm Uncovers Secrets of Cell FactoriesBy Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), September...

Highlights Risks of Quantum Simulation Technology
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Highlights Risks of Quantum Simulation Technology

 Tech Bulletin form ACM Policy Council (TPC) ACM TechBrief Highlights Risks of Quantum Simulation TechnologyACMAugust 2, 2022A technical bulletin from ACM's Technology...

AI Helped Create a Vaccine
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AI Helped Create a Vaccine

I Was There When: AI Helped Create a VaccineBy In Machines We Trust in ACM OpinionSeptember 1, 2022As soon as the first genetic sequence of the COVID-19 virus was...

NFTs Targeted
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NFTs Targeted

Laundering of assets via NFTs seen.    NFTs Increasingly Targeted by CriminalsBy The Wall Street JournalAugust 30, 2022Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic warned...

Streetlights as Wi-Fi Hotspots
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Streetlights as Wi-Fi Hotspots

Generally useful?  Ultimately automotive application?Streetlight Wi-Fi Hotspots: A Bright Ideain IEEE Spectrum,  Charles Q. Choi, August 30, 2022A new algorithm...

Face Recognition Struggles to Recognize Us After Five Years
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Face Recognition Struggles to Recognize Us After Five Years

Useful indication of how this changesFace Recognition Struggles to Recognize Us After Five YearsNew ScientistMatthew Sparkes, August 24, 2022A test designed by...

Robot Dogs Learning Tough Terrain
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Robot Dogs Learning Tough Terrain

Been following this for some time, and potential uses. Robot Dog Learns to Walk Tough Terrain in 20 MinutesNew Scientist, Alex Wilkins,  August 26, 2022Researchers...

3D Printable Bioelectronic Inks
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3D Printable Bioelectronic Inks

Researchers Design Inks for 3D-Printable Wearable Bioelectronics, By Texas A&M University Engineering,   August 25, 2022A new class of biomaterial inks developed...

COPPA and more Online
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COPPA and more Online

More on COPPA and updates, protecting children online.ACM NEWSProtecting Children's Privacy Online   By Gregory Goth, Commissioned by CACM Staff, August 30, 2022...

LastPass Hacked
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LastPass Hacked

Reasons still unclear.LastPass, Password Manager with Millions of Users, Is HackedThe Wall Street JournalBy Alyssa Lukpat, August 26, 2022On Aug. 25, online password...

Towards Helpful Robots: Grounding Language in Robotic Affordances
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Towards Helpful Robots: Grounding Language in Robotic Affordances

In Google Blog,   what and how can we get things done with commands?    How will the language models help.  Towards Helpful Robots: Grounding Language in Robotic...
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