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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 insideHPC
$750,000 Grant to Research of Nerve-Muscle Communication at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Pitt
A $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will continue a lab-computer collaboration that accurately simulated communications between nerve cells and...
From insideHPC
GTC: A Summary of Today’s Announcements from Nvidia
Here is a summary of today’s news and announcement released by Nvidia at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC), this year held virtually: Data Center and Networking...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Neural Networks Trained to Apply Anesthetics
Apparently an example of direct process control. Risk involved?Neural Network Trained to Control Anesthetic Doses, Keep Patients Under During SurgeryZDNet. BYResearchers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Do Robots Make us Happier?
Not sure they are meant to. Do calculators make us happier? Computers? The Internet? No they just give us the option for some assistive benefit ... whichRobots...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Risk Based Authentication
Had seen this before, not called this. Here in Schneier. As I recall in our brief look, a higher level of false negatives. Here a more serious look.On Risk...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Catalyzing Computing Podcast Episode 28 – Global Security and Graph Analytics with Nadya Bliss (Part 2)
A new episode of the Computing Community Consortium‘s (CCC) podcast, Catalyzing Computing, is now available. In this episode, Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Nadya...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Catalyzing Computing Podcast Episode 28 – Global Security and Graph Analytics with Nadya Bliss (Part 2)
A new episode of the Computing Community Consortium‘s (CCC) podcast, Catalyzing Computing, is now available. In this episode, Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Nadya...
From Schneier on Security
Swiss-Swedish Diplomatic Row Over Crypto AG
Previously I have written about the Swedish-owned Swiss-based cryptographic hardware company: Crypto AG. It was a CIA-owned Cold War operation for decades. Today...
From Schneier on Security
On Risk-Based Authentication
Interesting usability study: “More Than Just Good Passwords? A Study on Usability and Security Perceptions of Risk-based Authentication“: Abstract: Risk-based Authentication...
From insideHPC
DH2i Launches DxOdyssey for IoT, Edge-Optimized Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Solution
FORT COLLINS, CO – October 6, 2020 – DH2i, a provider of multi-platform Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) and Smart Availability software, today announced the launch...
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Nvidia Says It’s Building UK’s Most Powerful Supercomputer, Dedicated to AI Research in Healthcare
Santa Clara, CA, Oct. 05, 2020 — Nvidia announced today at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) it is building the United Kingdom’s most powerful supercomputer,...
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Nvidia Announces DGX SuperPODs for AI, Available in 20-Node Increments
Nvidia today announced at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) the Nvidia DGX SuperPOD Solution for Enterprise, the world’s first turnkey AI infrastructure, making...
From insideHPC
Radio Free HPC: RISC-V Deep Dive, CTO Interview
In this special edition of Radio Free HPC, we interview Mark Himelstein, RISC-V International Chief Technical Officer, looking at RISC-V from all angles, discussing...
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Taking Virtualization to a Higher Level at the University of Pisa
In this sponsored post, our friends over at Dell Technologies highlight a compelling case study: the University of Pisa gains greater flexibility and value from...
From Computational Complexity
MIP* = RE Redux
Everything pre-covid seems at least five years ago to me, so it's hard to believe that MIP* = RE is a 2020 result. To remind you, consider the model where we have...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Artificial Intelligence, Humor, and Appreciation of Beauty
Last night I started re-reading Heinlein’s The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. It’s an old book, written in the mid 1960s, so there are some old ideas about computers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Avoiding Space Junk
Classic problem, especially with all those new mini satellites in orbit. And ultimately also include other approaching objects? IBM to Open-Source Space JunkZDNet...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Examining Blockchain for Conditional Auto Access
More in my look at IOT's current activity. A blockchain type encoding to provide access keys for conditional access. Note the final suggestion that this could...
From Putting People First