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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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Going Sensorless
Very interesting direction. Ditching sensors for streamlined control of microdevices by King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyThe ability to precisely...
From Computational Complexity
Does the Social Media Law in Texas affect theory bloggers?
A new law in Texas states that any social media sites that has at least 50 million subscribers a month cannot ban anyone (its more nuanced than that, but that's...
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Bruce Schneier on the Broken Internet
Good piece worth reading by Bruce Schneier: " ..Back in November 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, ... gave a virtual talk at the International Symposium...
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Taser Armed Drones for Defending Schools?
But no development is underway. .... Firm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings by Matt O'brien and Michael Balsamo In TechExploreTaser developer...
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Is Gato Approaching an AGI?
Saw this mentioned. Gato/DeepMind push us towards AGI ( Artificial General Intelligence) Does not seem to be close as yet, but is it the right direction? Still...
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Quick Guide to AI Law and Regulation
AI TECH POLICYA quick guide to the most important AI law you’ve never heard ofThe European Union is planning new legislation aimed at curbing the worst harms associated...
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Video Games Might Make Kids Smarter?
Not the games I have seen them play, here some interesting results.Boomer Humor Was Wrong: Video Games Might Make Kids Smarter in ExtremetechBy Jessica Hall on“TV...
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What Is So Great about Quantum Computing?
Good thoughts out of NIST. Note thoughts about measurement. What Is So Great about Quantum Computing? By National Institute of Standards and Technology NISTJune...
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LEGO Expands to More Software Engineering
Lego to Expand Online Ambitions by Tripling Total of Software Engineers, By Financial Times. May 10, 2022Lego’s biggest announced digital project is a partnership...
From Putting People First
Special issue on machine anthropology
Bringing together a motley crew of social scientists and data scientists, the aim of this special theme issue of Big Data & Society is to explore what an integration...
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Scammers on Crypto
Passed on to me ... Reports show scammers cashing in on crypto craze from ftc.gov By Emma FletcherFrom Super Bowl ads to Bitcoin ATMs, cryptocurrency seems...
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Google Bans Deepfake Training on Colab
Why not be able to create deepfakes for testing the concept? Shouldn't it be banned for the improper use of the idea? Something valuable could come out of aGoogle...
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Seeing How Odor Is Processed in the Brain
Worked with the use of Odors for consumer interaction. Never went far, now a breakthrough? Very interesting details.From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2022FROM ACMResearchers...
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AI Based Gun Image Detection
Useful in todays world. False positives? Easy concealment?Oxford High Turned to AI to Detect Weapons After ShootingBy The Detroit News, June 2, 2022Oxford High...
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Wearable for Plants
Completely new to me, but have done some work in agri, seems a good directiion.ACM TECHNEWSWearable Technology for Plants By American Chemical Society, May 12...
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Crowdfunding a War
ACM NEWSCrowdfunding a War: How Online Appeals Are Bringing Weapons to Ukraine By The New York Times, May 11, 2022A Ukrainian drone operator demonstrates a modified...
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Embracing a Day-One Machine Learning Mindset
CommunityEmbracing an ML-first mindset helps startups accelerate time-to-market and build long-term competitivenessAllie K. Miller, AWS, @alliekmiller in Venturebeat...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Women In Theory
I like crossing the imaginary boundaries people set up between different fields—it’s very refreshing. There are lots of tools, and you don’t know which one would...
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Google Street View Turns 15
Always been a big fan, a way to record the whole earth! And always expanding in new ways. And Free. Very impressive Google. I am also struck about how Google...
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