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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 insideHPC
EuroHPC JU Issues Procurement Call for LUMI-Quantum
The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched a call for tender for the installation of LUMI-Q, a new EuroHPC quantum computer...
From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2024 in Munich, Germany, on Friday, February...
From insideHPC
IQM Quantum Announces Co-CEO
Espoo, Finland, 14th February 2024 – IQM Quantum Computers announced it is implementing a dual leadership structure, appointing two Co-CEOs. Former sole CEOIQM...
From insideHPC
Quantum: PASQAL Announces New Chairman, Deputy CEO
PARIS – February 13, 2024 — PASQAL, a company focused on neutral atoms quantum computing, today announced the appointment of Wasiq Bokhari as chairman of its board...
From Schneier on Security
Improving the Cryptanalysis of Lattice-Based Public-Key Algorithms
The winner of the Best Paper Award at Crypto this year was a significant improvement to lattice-based cryptanalysis. This is important, because a bunch of NIST’s...
From insideHPC
VAST Data and Run:ai Announce AI Solution with NVIDIA Accelerated Computing
NEW YORK – February 13, 2024 – VAST Data, the AI data platform company, today announced a partnership with Run:ai, a company focused on compute orchestration for...
From insideHPC
D-Wave Announces Availability of 1,200+ Qubit Advantage2 Prototype
PALO ALTO, Calif., BURNABY, B.C., — February 12, 2024 — Quantum computing company D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) has announced that the 1,200+ qubit Advantage2...
From insideHPC
DOE $36M Funding Opportunity: AI for Science
Feb. 13, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program, is issuing a $36 million funding opportunity...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Watch CCC Sponsored Sessions at AAAS – February 15th – 17th
The 2024 AAAS Meeting is coming up later this week, beginning on Thursday, February 15th and ending on Saturday, February 17th in Denver, Colorado. This year...
From Schneier on Security
Molly White Reviews Blockchain Book
Molly White—of “Web3 is Going Just Great” fame—reviews Chris Dixon’s blockchain solutions book: Read Write Own: In fact, throughout the entire book, Dixon fails...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
A visit to the Turing Machine: a short story
by Greg Michaelson Greg Michaelson is an Emeritus professor of computer science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He is also a novelist and a short storyContinue...
From insideHPC
HPC User Forum Announces Agenda for April 9-10 Event in Reston, Virginia
ST PAUL, Minn., February 12, 2024— The HPC User Forum, established in 1999 to promote the health of the global HPC industry and address issues of common concern...
From Schneier on Security
On Passkey Usability
Matt Burgess tries to only use passkeys. The results are mixed.
From insideHPC
HPC News Bytes 20240212: Honda Taps Cadence CFD Supercomputer, Chip Industry Gyrations, Yelick in ISC Spotlight
Good day-after-Super-Bowl morning to you! It was an interesting week in HPC-AI last week, here’s a quick (5:47) run through some of the latest goings on: HondaHPC...
From Computational Complexity
Are there any REAL applications of Graph Isomorphism?
Lance's post on Babai's result on Graph Isomorphism (henceforth GI) inspired some random thoughts on GI. (Lance's post is here.) 1) Here is a conversation withOrganic...
From Putting People First
Applying AI in UX research
Practitioners praise some efficiency gains in process tasks, but are skeptical about the real value in analysis and insight gathering, despite the many marketing...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Stop Cheating—Again
More than just stopping carelessness Sholto David is featured in this past Tuesday’s New York Times Science section for his work on cheating in papers on medical...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: A Penguin Named “Squid”
Amusing story about a penguin named “Squid.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read...
From insideHPC
Trillions for Chips: A Roiled Semiconductor Industry Strains to Meet AI Demand
We’re seeing the chip industry’s version of the scientific aphorism: “nature hates a vacuum.” The vacuum is the short supply of – and vast demand for – AI chips...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog