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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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Innovative, Practical Applications of the Metaverse: Podcast and Transcript
Good overview, Note it points to past pieces. Innovative and Practical Applications of the MetaverseMarch 29, 2022 | Podcast with Richard Ward, Mina Alaghband...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Floats have 15-digit accuracy in their normal range
In programming languages like JavaScript or Python, numbers are typically represented using 64-bit IEEE number types (binary64). For these numbers, we have 15 digits...
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PSC’s Neocortex HPC Upgrades to Cerebras CS-2 AI Systems
The Neocortex high-performance AI computer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) has been upgraded with two new Cerebras CS-2 systems powered by the second...
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Plants Talking
Am a long-time amateur botanist, and heard of such things long ago, thought little of it, but the science is still evolving. Here an excerpt of work underway...
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Russia Said to be Jamming GPS Signals
More about uses of digital at war.Russia is jamming GPS satellite signals in Ukraine, US Space Force says By Elizabeth Howell published, about 21 hours ago'Ukraine...
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A Sample Legal Chatbot
Clive Spenser sends this along, a demonstration chatbot set up for legal rules. Worth a look to see what can be done using logical rules. Worth a look. Forhttps...
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What Counts as Malware?
Tricky perhaps, maybe just what should not be there. What counts as ‘malware’? AWS clarifies its Definition By Kyle Alspach Amazon Web Services had...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Last Mile Education Fund–Making a Big Difference
We often underestimate the difference that small things can make. When I was in high school all I could afford was a cheap plastic slide rule (no calculators back...
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Are Chatbots Just an Illusion?
Good test and challenge of current 'best' performing AI, with comments. The AI Illusion – STATE-OF-THE-ART CHATBOTS AREN’T WHAT THEY SEEMGPT-3 is very much like...
From insideHPC
Facial Recognition, Video Analytics, Geospatial and Other AI Techniques Aiding Ukraine’s Investigations of Russian War Crimes
When war crimes are committed on a large enough scale, there’s too much evidence for retreating armies that committed them to hide. The Nazis left evidence of the...
From insideHPC
Bechtel Announces Engineering and Construction Services for Semiconductor, Data Center Sectors
RESTON, Va., April 12, 2022 — Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, construction, and project management, today announced the formation of its new Manufacturing...
From insideHPC
HPC4EI to Release Spring Solicitation Funding Opportunity
April 12, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation Initiative (HPC4EI) announced today it will issue a spring 2022...
From insideHPC
Altada Partners With Data Management Platform SlyceData
CORK, Ireland & NEW YORK — Apr 12, 2022: Altada Technology Solutions, a global provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that supercharge data-driven decision...
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Making Pizza etc. with Robots
Here a long time amateur cook, very interested in how this could all be well automated. Starting to see it in fast food. Like also the connection to things like...
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Does this AI Think like a Human?
Like the aspect of evaluating explanations. Quantifiable? Like a human? Trying to follow the details.Does This AI Think Like a Human?MIT News, Adam Zewe, April...
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Attacking Russian Hacking
Counter attacks occurring, overall net success?FBI Disrupts Russian Hackers U.S. FBI Says It Disrupted Russian HackersReuters, Sarah N. Lynch, April 6, 2022U.S....
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Footgear to Guide People with Vision Problems
Guiding Footware Engineer Makes Footgear to Guide People with Vision ProblemsAsahi Shimbun (Japan), Akiko Suzuki, April 8, 2022Japanese engineer Wataru Chino has...
From insideHPC
Ohio Supercomputer Center Acquires Dell HPC
April 12, 2022 — The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) will launch Ascend, a Dell Technologies-based high performance computing cluster with NVIDIA GPUs and AMDOhio...
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Miso Robotics at a Panera
Further goes automation of fast food and drinkPanera will test an AI coffee system from the makers of the Flippy burger bot in EngadgetMiso Robotics' CookRight...
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