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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 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
In Honor of BASIC
I found an interesting article today New Hampshire installs first historical marker to honor computer programming The BASIC programming language was invented at...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Florida Allows Self-Driving Cars without Backups
Are we read for this yet?Florida allows self-driving car tests without backup driversIt's the latest state to court autonomous driving startups.Jon Fingas, @jonfingas...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Apple to Implement iPhone Crypto Wallet Payment, Blockchain?
Speculation it seems, but intriguing to get this into the broader consumer use space. Payment with Cryptocurrencies>Apple may be prepping to turn your iPhoneApple's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Implementing Manufacturing Analytics
Good thoughts to start with. Start simple and obvious. Does not have to be 'AI'. There is always fruit to be gathered.Here’s How To Implement ManufacturingHere's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Military Needs Explainable AI
Well we all need explainable methods, and this always means explainable in a context. Reminds me of the After Action Review .... AAR .... We used it to support...
From insideHPC
Video: Jack Wells from ORNL on his new role as VP of OpenACC.org
Today OpenACC.org announced a newly elected vice president reflecting increased user influence within the organization. Additionally, the organization announced...
From insideHPC
Top 10 Things to Look Forward to at ISC 2019
In this special guest feature, Kim McMahon from Cloud Native Computing Foundation lists her favorite things coming up this week at ISC 2019 in Frankfurt. "For the...
From insideHPC
Six Nines to Showcase AWS-Powered HPC at ISC 2019
AWS HPC partner Six Nines is showcasing its HPC solutions for AWS this week at ISC 2019 in Frankfurt. Based in Oakland, Six Nines offers a full range of expert-level...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (June 15th 2019)
We know that naked mole rats are ageless mammals, in the sense that their mortality rate appear constant (not increasing with age). We believe that many sea creatures...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Learning from Camera Feeds
Technically interesting. Learning by seeing, like we do.Model-Based Reinforcement Learning from Pixels with Structured Latent Variable ModelsBy Marvin Zhang and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Seeks to Redefine Itself
A somewhat mysterious report on the BBC, but what this new 'big' will mean is unclear. Breadth versus depth? Dangers of major regulatory push backs?Amazon's next...
From The Eponymous Pickle
History and Current State of Teradata
Have encountered Teradata a number of times as it related to retail analyics. They turn 40 and encounter yet more competition. A considerable piece on theirTeradata...
From insideHPC
Video: Portable Programming Models Highlighted at PASC19
In this video from PASC19 in Zurich, Technical Papers co-chair Sunita Chandrasekaran provides some highlights from the conference. After that, Sunita previews the...
From insideHPC
Job of the Week: Virtualization Infrastructure Engineer at PSC
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is seeking a Virtualization Infrastructure Engineer in our Job of the Week. "In this role, you will primarily be responsible...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Climate Change Could be Good for Squid
Basically, they thrive in a high CO2 environment, because it doesn't bother them and makes their prey weaker. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk...
From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I'm speaking on "Securing a World of Physically Capable Computers" at Oxford University on Monday...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
ACM-W Connections–June 2019
Letter from ACM-W Chair News from ACM-W Celebrations News from ACM-W Scholarships News from ACM-W Student Chapters News from ACM-W Europe ACM India Grad Cohort...
From Schneier on Security
Computers and Video Surveillance
It used to be that surveillance cameras were passive. Maybe they just recorded, and no one looked at the video unless they needed to. Maybe a bored guard watched...
From insideHPC
Harris and Riesselman Share 2019 Howes Scholar in Computational Science Award
Two scientists who use HPC for divergent purposes – astronomy and biology – are recipients of the 2019 Frederick A. Howes Scholar in Computational Science Award...
From The Eponymous Pickle