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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 Computational Complexity
Queen Elizabeth is the 3rd longest reigning monarch; The problem with definitions
A few days ago Queen Elizabeth passed Johann II of Liechtenstein to be the third longest reigning monarch (see here). A summary of the top 4:4) Johann II, Liechtenstein...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Faster bitset decoding using Intel AVX-512
I refer to “bitset decoding” as the action of finding the positions of the 1s in a stream of bits. For example, given the integer value 0b11011 (or 27 in decimal)...
From The Eponymous Pickle
UK Blames Russia For Satellite Hack
In the BBC, more examples of tech warfare and implications.UK blames Russia for satellite internet hack at start of war By Chris Vallance, BBCTechnology Reporter...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM's Plan for Quntum
Reasonable? See links in the article to former quantum roadmaps. IBM wants its quantum supercomputers running at 4,000-plus qubits by 2025 By A. Tarantola in...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ricardian Contracts vs Smart Contracts
Brought to my attention, unsure as yet how broadly the definition is used at this time, can see the need for the understanding of such an agreement by human and...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Peter’s Face
Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding—Bill Thurston. Peter Weinberger is a computer scientist who...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Government Authority Falls Due to Algorithm
Regulation 0f algorithms causes Dutch Tax Authority to fail. An unusual event. Fairness and impacts. The Dutch Tax Authority Was Felled by AI—What Comes Next?...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reducing COVID-19 Patient Breathing Effort
Respitatory Support for COVID Patients with computational modelingReducing COVID-19 Patients' Breathing Efforts Could Be Key to Success of Non-Invasive Respiratory...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Swarms of Drones for Forestry
Recal my previous mentioning the use of drones in Forestry, with the potential of advanced sensors and cooperation with mapping and multitasking activity. WeChinese...
From insideHPC
Tesla: Cooling Tech Engineer Stole Dojo Exascale Supercomputer Secrets
Theft of secret information about Tesla’s in-house supercomputer, the exascale-class “Project Dojo” system due to be up and running this year, are at issue inTesla...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Beyond Interpretability, Towards Language
Yes, with training in the questions we need to ask to shape the results we need for a given context. Not always easy. Beyond Interpretability: Developing a Language...
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Building Decision Trees by Hand without Code
Cool little piece that is instructional and even inspirational. Math and process seen together to produce real value.Random Forest and Decision Trees by hand...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Yes to a Passkey Standard
Yes, need easy to use, clear, very secure and broadly available. Have now worked some of the methods from the major players. Work well, but not well enough together...
From insideHPC
Open Compute Project Global Summit Issues Call for Papers
May 9, 2022 — Call for papers for the 2022 OCP Global Summit is now open. The summit will take place over three days from October 18-20, 2022 and will offer keynotes...
From The Eponymous Pickle
IFIF Design Futures Class
I worked with IFTF for years as part of their connection to our big enterprise, connecting with our top corporate level. Were always very thought provoking...
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The Simulated Kiss in VR
New Experiences in VR VR Researchers Have Basically Figured Out How to Simulate the Feel of KissesA modified VR headset can create the sensation of touch, either...
From insideHPC
Exascale Computing Project BoF Days May 10-12
May 9, 2022 — The Exascale Computing Project (ECP) 2022 Community Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) Days will take place Tuesday, May 10–Thursday, May 12, with six to eight...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Better Mouse?
New Logitech Mouse. Better? We did many explorations of data and process entry in varying contexts. l mouse that’s easier to graspA trimmer build and left-handed...
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A Look at Ransomware
No End in sight?Researchers Share In-Depth Analysis of PYSA Ransomware GroupApril 18, 2022Ravie Lakshmanan in ThehackerNewsAn 18-month-long analysis of the PYSA...
From The Eponymous Pickle