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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 ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Welcome to our new ACM-W Newsletter Editor!
Taneea S Agrawaal will be the next ACM-W Newsletter Editor, effective September 2022. Taneea is a PhD student in the Computer Science Department at University of...
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Science and Technology links (September 12 2022)
A standard dataset in artificial-intelligence research has ten percent of its images mislabeled. Yet state-of-the-art algorithms achieve better-than-90% classification...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reading Lips Thorough Masks
And even less security.Next Generation of Hearing Aids Reads Lips Through MasksBy University of Glasgow (U.K.), September 9, 2022An international team led by researchers...
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Algorithm Learns to Correct 3D Printing Errors
Seems a very useful capability. Algorithm Learns to Correct 3D Printing ErrorsUniversity of Cambridge (U.K.)August 16, 2022An algorithm developed by researchers...
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Cybercurrency/Blockchain Vulnerabilities
Disclosure for Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Security Vulnerabilities. Consider how this mixes through to blockchain applications.Via Schneier (with comments) :...
From Computational Complexity
Thirty Years of Dagstuhl
Dagstuhl old-timers at the original castle I'm back at Dagstuhl for the seminar on Algebraic and Analytic Methods in Computational Complexity. My first seminar...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Demos Soda-Fetching Robots
Interest, relatvely simple application. More good hospitality applications?From ReutersGoogle Fetching SodaParesh DaveAugust 16, 2022Alphabet subsidiary Google...
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Cheating at Arts Competition?
Expect to see more things of this type. Redefining art?AI Used win Arts Competition By The New York TimesSeptember 12, 2022 When Jason Allen submitted his...
From insideHPC
How Aerospace/Defense Can Harness Data with a Well-Designed AI Infrastructure
In this sponsored post, our friends over at Silicon Mechanics discuss how solving mission-critical problems using AI in the aerospace and defense industry is becoming...
From The Eponymous Pickle
TikTok Browser Can Track Users' Keystrokes
TikTok Browser Can Track Users' KeystrokesThe New York TimesPaul Mozur; Ryan Mac; Chang Che, August 19, 2022Privacy researcher Felix Krause found the TikTok video...
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U.S. Recovers Over $30 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen by North Korean Hackers
U.S. Recovers Over $30 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen by North Korean HackersFROM ACM NEWSSum is only a fraction of hundreds of millions siphoned in breach of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Your Smartphone Could Recognize You by How You Hold It
Somewhat new recgnition approach Your Smartphone Could Recognize You by How You Hold ItBy New Scientist, August 22, 2022An algorithm trained to identify people...
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Cities Using Digital Twins Examine SimCity for Policymakers: Metaverse
Note considerable detail in the simulation here.Cities Using Digital Twins Like SimCity for PolicymakersBy Bloomberg CityLab, April 6, 2022A collage of 3-D reality...
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A More Resilient Supply Chain From Optimized Operations Planning
Optimization still useful here.A more resilient supply chain from optimized operations planningSeptember 1, 2022 | Article Form McKinseyA more resilient supply...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
The 4th Summit on Gender Equality in Computing (GEC’22)
by Alexia Giouroukou The 4th Summit on Gender Equality in Computing (GEC’22) took place in Thessaloniki on June 16th -17th, 2022. GEC’22 summit was opened with...
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GM Recalls RoboTaxi Code for Update after Crash
An example of how automotive complexity will increase in context. GM's Cruise Recalls, Updates Software in RobotaxisBy TechCrunch, September 9, 2022A crash in June...
From insideHPC
@HPCpodcast: Hot Chips Conference, UCIe, 3D Packaging, CXL and a Revival of Moore’s Law?
This week’s episode takes a look at emerging technologies driving new chip design and performance, which is to say many of the topics highlighted at the recent@HPCpodcast...
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What Data Does Facebook Have?
From Schneier, with considerable comment .... From a Court Deposition: " .... Facebook’s stonewalling has been revealing on its own, providing variations on...
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On the Tesla Data Hoard
Consider the Depth and Breadth of Data UseThe Radical Scope of Tesla’s Data Hoard Logs and records of its customers’ journeys fill out petabytes—and court case ...
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