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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
From Schneier on Security Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration … B. Schneier | February 29, 2024
Mind Over Mass Media
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mind Over Mass Media

Always interesting Steven Pinker writes an opinion piece in the NYT entitled Mind over Mass Media. ' ... NEW forms of media have always caused moral panics: the... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | June 12, 2010 at 08:02 PM
From Apophenia

(Newbie note: If you have never heard of 4chan, start with the Wikipedia entry and not the website itself. The site tends to offend many adults’ sensibilities.... zephoria
From Apophenia | June 12, 2010 at 03:40 PM
Hectic Week, Finally Over!
From My Biased Coin

Hectic Week, Finally Over!

Co-located conferences make for a hectic week!  Again, my thanks to the Microsoft local arrangement team (especially Paul Oka) for setting up STOC, which I thought... Michael Mitzenmacher
From My Biased Coin | June 12, 2010 at 02:24 PM
Closing the digital frontier
From Putting People First

Closing the digital frontier

Experientia
From Putting People First | June 12, 2010 at 09:38 AM
The defense of computers, the Internet and our brains
From Putting People First

The defense of computers, the Internet and our brains

Experientia
From Putting People First | June 12, 2010 at 09:24 AM
Using stories for a better user experience
From Putting People First

Using stories for a better user experience

Experientia
From Putting People First | June 12, 2010 at 09:18 AM
How Blind to Change are We?
From The Eponymous Pickle

How Blind to Change are We?

From the BBC, via Richard James. A good piece about how neuroscience and artificial intelligence have been exploring how our filters work and don't work when we... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | June 12, 2010 at 04:12 AM
Auctioning History Update
From The Eponymous Pickle

Auctioning History Update

Based on messages received I know that some of you have been following my auction technology thread. I wrote about the Cowan auction of Lincoln history. That auction... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | June 12, 2010 at 02:12 AM
Future of Education
From The Eponymous Pickle

Future of Education

Does this mean the commoditization of higher education? Once you have lots of training courses online, and a way to rate them AND a means to pay the teachers, will... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | June 12, 2010 at 01:28 AM
Software Cost in Cars
From The Eponymous Pickle

Software Cost in Cars

Even our locomotion is getting more complex:How much does software add to the cost of today's vehicles? How about tomorrow's electric cars?by Sebastian Blanco Back... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | June 12, 2010 at 01:23 AM
Friday Squid Blogging: Polymer Clay Squid Ornament
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Polymer Clay Squid Ornament

Cute. schneier
From Schneier on Security | June 11, 2010 at 09:32 PM
Senator Lieberman and Colleagues Introduce Another Cybersecurity Bill
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Senator Lieberman and Colleagues Introduce Another Cybersecurity Bill

Cybersecurity legislation is sort of popular in this Congress. Several bills have been introduced, but there are enough cybersecurity bills working through the...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | June 11, 2010 at 08:20 PM
Security Cartoon
From Schneier on Security

Security Cartoon

Hi and Lois, no less. schneier
From Schneier on Security | June 11, 2010 at 07:12 PM
STOC/FOCS Opinion : Guest Post by Boaz Barak
From My Biased Coin

STOC/FOCS Opinion : Guest Post by Boaz Barak

Boaz Barak asked to give a guest post on the recent STOC/FOCS issue and the question of accepting more papers. So I hand the floor over to Boaz:Do we really need... Michael Mitzenmacher
From My Biased Coin | June 11, 2010 at 06:56 PM
Augmented Reality on Bloomberg Innovators, and Current Gaps
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science

Augmented Reality on Bloomberg Innovators, and Current Gaps

The weekly links post over at Games Alfresco - a blog about the latest and greatest industry and research advances in augmented reality - had a link to a documentary... Gail Carmichael
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science | June 11, 2010 at 05:09 PM
Mainstream Cost-Benefit Security Analysis
From Schneier on Security

Mainstream Cost-Benefit Security Analysis

This essay in The New York Times is refreshingly cogent: You've seen it over and over. At a certain intersection in a certain town, there'll be an unfortunate... schneier
From Schneier on Security | June 11, 2010 at 05:08 PM
Botox as a Terrorist Threat
From Schneier on Security

Botox as a Terrorist Threat

From Scientific American, no less. schneier
From Schneier on Security | June 11, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Poor user experience with smart meters a risk for energy suppliers
From Putting People First

Poor user experience with smart meters a risk for energy suppliers

Experientia
From Putting People First | June 11, 2010 at 06:17 AM
Clay Shirky
From Putting People First

Clay Shirky

Experientia
From Putting People First | June 11, 2010 at 05:58 AM
Recognising the nuances of privacy
From Putting People First

Recognising the nuances of privacy

Experientia
From Putting People First | June 11, 2010 at 05:24 AM
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