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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 Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
A Hidden Heroine
William Friedman was famous as one who broke codes during both world wars. I knew about him from articles such as this. But wait His wife Elizebeth Smith Friedman...
From Yoshua Bengio
FAQ on Catastrophic AI Risks
I have been hearing many arguments from different people regarding catastrophic AI risks. I wanted to clarify these arguments, first for myself, because I would...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Generative AI Could Add $4.4 Trillion a Year to the Global Economy, McKinsey Finds
Generative AI Could Add $4.4 Trillion a Year to the Global Economy, McKinsey FindsVanessa Bates Ramirez in SigularityHubThere’s been concern about artificial intelligence...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Is the Digital Twin of the Customer Emergent?
At an engineering conference I talked about digital twins of Jet Engines useful as well for flesh and blood consumers. Intrigued.Brought to my attention in Gartner...
From Computational Complexity
Can you put n pennies on an n x n chessboard so that all of the distances are distinct/how to look that up?
In Jan 2023 I went to the Joint Math Meeting of the AMS and the MAA and took notes on things to look up later. In one of the talks they discussed a problem and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Help me Organize in Google Sheets
'Help me' gives google an edge. AI-powered ‘Help me organize’ starts rolling out in Google SheetsAvatar for Abner Li Jun 22 2023 - 11:22 am PTThe latest Duet...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Why is There a Data Trust Deficit?
Why is There a Data Trust Deficit?ACMJune 21, 2023ACM’s TechBrief on “The Data Trust Deficit“ https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3605240 examines why better...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Giggling Squid
Giggling Squid is a Thai chain in the UK. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
A Summer Message from the ACM-W Chair
This June I was very pleased to meet the ACM-W Executive Committee at the ACM Headquarters in New York. Our committee is made up of representatives from all ACM...
From insideHPC
Why HPC Storage at the Edge Is a More Viable Option
The edge is growing fast. Deloitte predicts that the enterprise market for edge computing will see 22 percent growth in 2023, in comparison to 4 percent in spending...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Harvard's New Computer Science Teacher is a Chatbot
Once people get used to using particular chat framework, and comfortable with it use, they can be ready for any kind of training. See my previous post on this...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Learning some things from Bing
I happened on this while exploring the Bing Chat GPT system from Microsoft. I admit I have had some less than useful interactions with Microsoft. But here I...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Lab-Grown Chicken Is Now Legal for Sale in the US
But how does it taste?Lab-Grown Chicken Is Now Legal for Sale in the USVanessa Bates Ramirez i SingularityHubThe world’s first lab-grown burger was completed...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Meta making LLaMA commercially available, despite lawmaker inquiries
Meta Making LLaMA commercially available, despite lawmaker inquiriesMeta reportedly making LLaMA commercially available, despite lawmaker inquiriesSharon Goldman...
From Schneier on Security
UPS Data Harvested for SMS Phishing Attacks
I get UPS phishing spam on my phone all the time. I never click on it, because it’s so obviously spam. Turns out that hackers have been harvesting actual UPS delivery...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Wearable Robotic Assistant That's All Over You
A Wearable Robotic Assistant That's All Over YouIEEE SpectrumMat Sadowski, June 19, 2023The Calico assistive robot developed by researchers at the University of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Welcome to White Castle. Would You Like Human Interaction with That?
Welcome to White Castle. Would You Like Human Interaction with That?The Wall Street JournalHeather Haddon, June 13, 2023Fast-food chains like White Castle are...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Sets up AWS Generative Innovation Center
Amazon steps in for generative AIAmazon Invests $100M in AWS Generative AI Innovation CenterERIC HAL SCHWARTZ in Voicebot.ai on June 22, 2023 at 7:30 pmAmazonGENERATIVE...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unlocking AI's Potential: Embracing Collaboration for Rapid Innovation
Good thoughts, an intro: Unlocking AI's Potential: Embracing Collaboration for Rapid InnovationAI collaboration across corporate boundaries can greatly accelerate...
From The Eponymous Pickle