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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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Unlocking the Industrial Potential of Robotics and Automation
From McKinsey Global Robotics Survey.Unlocking the industrial potential of robotics and automationJanuary 6, 2023 | Article in McKinseyResults from the 2022Across...
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Advanced Speech Simulation
Security is slipping everywhere ...Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audioText-to-speech model can preserve speaker's emotional tone...
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UK Considers the Implications of the Digital Pound
Implications need to be very closely examined. Is 'long way down the road' they sayCryptocurrency: UK Treasury considers plan for digital pound By Shiona McCallum...
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Acquabots
Robots to be nearly everywhere. ACM TECHNEWSResearchers Pioneer Biocompatible All-Water 'Aquabots'By Asia Research News, December 22, 2022Micrometer-scale multicompartmental...
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Restaurant Robotics
Always having a consistent, simplest, correct answer is best.Cheerful Chatbots Do Not Necessarily Improve Customer ServiceGeorgia Tech ResearchDecember 21, 2022...
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CUDA Graphs
Includes some useful examples below. Enabling Dynamic Control Flow in CUDA Graphs with Device Graph LaunchBy Sally Stevenson, Stephen Jones and Fred OhCUDA Graphs...
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DOE Announces $17M in R&D Grants to Small Businesses
Jan. 10, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $17 million for small businesses in 25 states. The 77 projects are in the fields...
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Altair Releases Simulation 2022.2 Software Update
TROY, Mich., January 9, 2023 – Altair has announced simulation portfolio updates, collectively called Simulation 2022.2, designed to improve Altair’s cloud elasticity...
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ChatGPT Tutorial
Experimenting with an interaction with learning, Generative AI system. Now very much in the news. Search for GPT for much more about it in this blog. This...
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Intel Launches 4th Gen Xeon Scalable Processors, Max Series CPUs and GPUs
Calling it a “pivotal moment” in its turnaround, Intel today made it official: the company launched its new and much-discussed 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors...
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Networked Quantum Computers: IonQ Acquires Entangled Networks
COLLEGE PARK, Md. & TORONTO — Today, IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ), announced its acquisition of the operating assets of Entangled Networks , a Toronto-based companyNetworked...
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Reminder: CCC Call for Council Member Nominations
Thank you to everyone who has nominated a colleague or self-nominated themselves for the opportunity to be a CCC Council member. As a reminder, nominations are...
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More Fast Food Robotics
Have seen several food oriented robotics demonstrations lately. Why Restaurant Chains Are Investing in Robots and What It Means for WorkersCNBC, Amelia Lucas, December...
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Gripping Better, Smarter
Robots Grip Better when They Grip SmarterIEEE SpectrumCharles Q. Choi, December 28, 2022A robot has been trained by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University...
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Veeral Shah Named 1st Chief E-comm & Digital Officer at Nestlé USA
Came from CPG, and strong use of consumer data, so of interest. Veeral Shah Named 1st Chief E-comm & Digital Officer at Nestlé USAPersonnel Moves (of interest)...
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UC Berkely Does Skypilot
Interesting direction, UC Berkeley Launches SkyPilot to Help Navigate Soaring Cloud CostsBy Jaime Hampton, DatanamiRunaway cloud computing costs can stifle machine...
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Kepler Planet Doomed?
Space musings based on new devices and findings.Is The first planet found by the Kepler space telescope is doomed?Every year, the planet inches closer to its star...
From Schneier on Security
ChatGPT-Written Malware
I don’t know how much of a thing this will end up being, but we are seeing ChatGPT-written malware in the wild. …within a few weeks of ChatGPT going live, participants...
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DOE: $56M for Traineeships Supporting Historically Underrepresented Groups and Institutions
Jan. 9, 2023 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $56 million to provide research opportunities to historically underrepresented groups and institutions...
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