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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
HPC4Energy Innovation Program Funds Manufacturing Research
Today the High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation program (HPC4EI) announced the nine public/private projects awarded more than $2 million from the DOE...
From Computational Complexity
Degree and Sensitivity
Hao Huang's proof of the sensitivity conjecture that I posted on last week relied on a 1992 result of Gotsman and Linial. Let's talk about that result. Consider...
From insideHPC
NERSC Computer Scientist wins First Corones Award
Today the Krell Institute announced that Rebecca Hartman-Baker, a computer scientist at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Energy Research Scientific Computing...
From insideHPC
Podcast: ExaScale is a 4-way Competition
In this podcast, the RadioFree team discusses the 4-way competition for Exascale computing between the US, China, Japan, and Europe. "The European effort is targeting...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Machine Learning Interpretability: Free eBook
Its the ultimate need for any problem solving method, interpreting the results you get from complex methods.Just scanned this new O'Reilly eBook. 30+ pages, nicely...
From insideHPC
Video: Verne Global joins NVIDIA DGX-Ready Program as HPC & AI Colocation Partner
In this video, Bob Fletcher from Verne Global describes advantages the HPC cloud provider offers through the NVIDIA DGX Ready Data Center program. "EnterprisesVideo...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Parsing JSON quickly on tiny chips (ARM Cortex-A72 edition)
I own an inexpensive card-size ROCKPro64 computer ($60). It has a ARM Cortex-A72 processors, the same processors you find in the recently released Raspberry PiContinue...
From insideHPC
Achieving Parallelism in Intel Distribution for Python with Numba
The rapid growth in popularity of Python as a programming language for mathematics, science, and engineering applications has been amazing. Not only is it easyAchieving...
From insideHPC
Rigetti Computing acquires QxBranch for Quantum-powered Analytics
Today Rigetti Computing announced it has acquired QxBranch, a quantum computing and data analytics software startup. "Our mission is to deliver the power of quantum...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Integrating Metadata
In the latest ACM, interesting piece on transferring data. And notable about mentioning the metadata ultimately involved ....Extract, Shoehorn, and Load By Pat...
From Schneier on Security
Resetting Your GE Smart Light Bulb
If you need to reset the software in your GE smart light bulb -- firmware version 2.8 or later -- just follow these easy instructions: Start with your bulb off...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
What do Companies Get Out of Supporting CS Education
After the announcement of a millions dollar grant by Google to CSTA and the new “Code with Google” program I was asked “what does a company get out of this sort...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Random Thoughts on #CSTA2019
I’m pretty sure I have been to every CSTA conference going back to when it was the CS & IT conference and there was no CSTA organization. This year’s was by far...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CSTA 2019 Day 3
So I missed the opening keynote which I am sure was amazing but I spent the time catching up with a good friend who I see too rarely. Time well spend. Leigh Ann...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Nestle Open Blockchain Pilot
Always impressed by Nestle's efforts in tech, Note the consumer facing direction. Again another example of seriousness in CPG, Retail and Supply Chain. Here...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart and the Workforce of the Future
In HBS Working Knowledge, interesting view of changes in the workplace once it is digitized and moves towards automation. With Wal-Mart as example.Walmart's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Children's Intelligence in Connections and Flexibility
I have a very young granddaughter, so I am alert to examples of intelligence and how it can come about. It is an old AI model, if you could build a very flexible...
From insideHPC
Google Cloud and NVIDIA Set New Training Records on MLPerf v0.6 Benchmark
Today the MLPerf effort released results for MLPerf Training v0.6, the second round of results from their machine learning training performance benchmark suite....
From insideHPC
David Bader to Lead New Institute for Data Science at NJIT
Professor David Bader will lead the new Institute for Data Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Focused on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research...
From The Eponymous Pickle