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AI and human error: Root Causes and Mitigation Strategies
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI and human error: Root Causes and Mitigation Strategies

Unintentional Human errors and Mitigation StrategiesExcerpt.   AI and human error: Root causes and mitigation strategies       in VenturebeatTaylor Hersom, Eden...

Programming-language popularity by GitHub pull requests
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Programming-language popularity by GitHub pull requests

GitHub is probably the most popular software repository in the world. One important feature on GitHub is the ‘pull request’: we often contribute to a piece of software...

Object-oriented pizza at the end of the universe
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)

Object-oriented pizza at the end of the universe

Object-oriented programming is a popular kind of programming. To understand what it is all about it can help to think about cooking a meal (Hitchhiker's Guide to...

Oak Ridge Lab Names Michael Parks Director of Computer Science and Mathematics Division
From insideHPC

Oak Ridge Lab Names Michael Parks Director of Computer Science and Mathematics Division

Oak Ridge, TN — The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named Michael Parks director of the Computer Science and Mathematics Division within...

An anthropology of algorithmic recommendation systems
From Putting People First

An anthropology of algorithmic recommendation systems

In this book meet the people who design the algorithms that capture our musical tastes.

New European Commission study on how digital advertising impacts privacy, publishers and advertisers
From Putting People First

New European Commission study on how digital advertising impacts privacy, publishers and advertisers

This study has collated evidence which on balance indicates a strong case to reform digital advertising. It indicates that the status quo is unsustainable for individuals...

An Architecture that Combines Deep Neural networks and Vector-Symbolic Models
From The Eponymous Pickle

An Architecture that Combines Deep Neural networks and Vector-Symbolic Models

New AI ArchitectureAn architecture that combines deep neural networks and vector-symbolic models  by Ingrid Fadelli , in Tech XploreResearchers at IBM Research"Our...

Serious Errors can be Made with ChatGPT
From The Eponymous Pickle

Serious Errors can be Made with ChatGPT

Care must be taken, security introduced.   Ease of use can mean ease of error.Samsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT  in TechRadar   By Lewis Maddison...

Are your memory-bound benchmarking timings normally distributed?
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Are your memory-bound benchmarking timings normally distributed?

When optimizing software, we routinely measure the time that takes a given function or task. The typical assumption is that we get a normal distribution, and so...

Walmart to Add EV Chargers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Walmart to Add EV Chargers

Spreading availability.Walmart to add EV chargers to thousands of US storesWalmart plans to add electric vehicle chargers to thousands of stores across the United...

Fraunhofer and Digital Medicine
From The Eponymous Pickle

Fraunhofer and Digital Medicine

 Fraunhofer at the DMEAFraunhofer to showcase digital healthcare of tomorrowPress Release / April 05, 2023Improved patient care, speedier diagnoses and savingsFraunhofer...

Seagull Algorithms and Cloud Computing.
From The Eponymous Pickle

Seagull Algorithms and Cloud Computing.

New to me.   Have a strong interest in bird flight and further behavior.   BiomimicryACM TECHNEWSSeagull Algorithms Could Hide Secret to Greener Cloud Computing...

Report: Former Intel Exec Koduri, Now at Generative AI Start-up, in Acquisition Talks with Indian Data Center Operator
From insideHPC

Report: Former Intel Exec Koduri, Now at Generative AI Start-up, in Acquisition Talks with Indian Data Center Operator

Raja Koduri, the former senior Intel architect who led the company’s accelerated computing and graphics chip efforts, is in acquisition discussions with a major...

“Health Equity: How Can Algorithms and Data Mitigate, Not Exacerbate, Harms?” AAAS Panel Recap
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

“Health Equity: How Can Algorithms and Data Mitigate, Not Exacerbate, Harms?” AAAS Panel Recap

An individual’s health is an incredibly personal subject, and going to the doctor can be an intimidating and stressful experience. This is especially true for people...

Robot Caterpillar Demonstrates Locomotion Approach for Soft Robotics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robot Caterpillar Demonstrates Locomotion Approach for Soft Robotics

Robot Caterpillar Demonstrates Locomotion Approach for Soft RoboticsBy NC State University News, March 28, 2023How the caterpillar-like soft robot moves.The caterpillar...

More New AI:  FreedomGPT, Controversy OK?
From The Eponymous Pickle

More New AI: FreedomGPT, Controversy OK?

 More AI, Open Source, with some interesting aspects.  Allows controversial topics?  Will try to examine. Meet FreedomGPT: An Open-Source AI Technology Built on...

DOE: 2024 Fermi Award Call for Nominations
From insideHPC

DOE: 2024 Fermi Award Call for Nominations

April 5, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a call for nominations for the 2024 Enrico Fermi Presidential Award. The deadline to submit a nomination...

Research on AI in Adversarial Settings
From Schneier on Security

Research on AI in Adversarial Settings

New research: “Achilles Heels for AGI/ASI via Decision Theoretic Adversaries“: As progress in AI continues to advance, it is important to know how advanced systems...

From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP

Neil Jones, 1941–2023

Neil Jones, sad to relate, just passed away. He was Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen, which he joined on a permanent basis...

Quantum Introduces Myriad, Software-Defined All-Flash Enterprise Storage Platform
From insideHPC

Quantum Introduces Myriad, Software-Defined All-Flash Enterprise Storage Platform

SAN JOSE, April 3, 2023 — High performance data storage company Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO), maker of solutions for video and unstructured data, has announced...
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