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Should Algorithms Control Nuclear Launch Codes? The U.S. Says No
From The Eponymous Pickle

Should Algorithms Control Nuclear Launch Codes? The U.S. Says No

  But what should further limit human alone decisions?  Algorithm / Bot indication of consequences? Should Algorithms Control Nuclear Launch Codes? The U.S. Says...

German Constitutional Court Strikes Down Predictive Algorithms for Policing
From The Eponymous Pickle

German Constitutional Court Strikes Down Predictive Algorithms for Policing

Noting specially algorithms.  Meat to control a that level of specification?   Specifications of prediction? German Constitutional Court Strikes Down Predictive...

Putting Undetectable Backdoors in Machine Learning Models
From Schneier on Security

Putting Undetectable Backdoors in Machine Learning Models

This is really interesting research from a few months ago: Abstract: Given the computational cost and technical expertise required to train machine learning models...

Does It Run in the IDE?
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Does It Run in the IDE?

I was reading a tweet from a person saying they lost points a program written with pen and paper because the teacher thought the code would not run. When the student...

Google Claims Quantum Error Correction Advance
From insideHPC

Google Claims Quantum Error Correction Advance

Google has claimed an advance in quantum computing related to the devilishly difficult problem of quantum error correction. In a blog post from Google and Alphabet...

TenCent Abandons VR
From The Eponymous Pickle

TenCent Abandons VR

 I recall getting a note about TenCent's VR effort with an outline.    Is it now over?  Would not bet on it.  Researching. Tencent reportedly abandons VR hardware...

The 26 Words that Created the Internet
From The Eponymous Pickle

The 26 Words that Created the Internet

Recall having this being pointed out to us when we started advertising online.  Plan to buy. JEFF KOSSEFFImportant book,  Supreme Court today arguing on today on...

AMD to Expand 5G Telecom Ecosystem
From insideHPC

AMD to Expand 5G Telecom Ecosystem

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced it will expand support of its 5G partner ecosystem spanning from core to...

NCSA Facilitating Access to IBM Quantum Computing for Univ. of Illinois Researchers
From insideHPC

NCSA Facilitating Access to IBM Quantum Computing for Univ. of Illinois Researchers

Urbana-Champaign, IL — The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has released a story on improved...

Toward best practices for human-centered machine learning
From Putting People First

Toward best practices for human-centered machine learning

A new area called "human-centered machine learning" (HCML) promises to balance technological possibilities with human needs and values. However, there are no unifying...

OpenNMS Releases Cloud-enabled OpenNMS Meridian 2023
From insideHPC

OpenNMS Releases Cloud-enabled OpenNMS Meridian 2023

MORRISVILLE , N.C.–The OpenNMS Group, Inc., a subsidiary of NantHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: NH), today announced the release of OpenNMS Meridian 2023. With this release...

From Computational Complexity

The Virtual Grad Student

Martin Haug, who is working on a LaTeX alternative Typst, asked me if I had updates on a LaTeX rant from 2011. I haven't seen any new serious backward compatibility...

If Search is Really Reinvented
From The Eponymous Pickle

If Search is Really Reinvented

Seen from the retail direction, if Search is reinvented significantly, what will that mean?  Faster, more accurate?   Supply chains?   Search engine optimization...

What to Expect in AI in 2023
From The Eponymous Pickle

What to Expect in AI in 2023

Where this is being exercised the most, lots of testing in context now under way.  Where it is most valuable still being determined.     Many investments stillWhat...

3D Human Printed Organs
From The Eponymous Pickle

3D Human Printed Organs

Printing Organs to be common soon? 3D-Printed Organs May Soon Be a RealityBy Fortune, February 17, 2023Multilayered skin, bones, muscle structures, blood vessels...

Cyberwar Lessons from the War in Ukraine
From Schneier on Security

Cyberwar Lessons from the War in Ukraine

The Aspen Institute has published a good analysis of the successes, failures, and absences of cyberattacks as part of the current war in Ukraine: “The Cyber Defense...

An AI Controlled Jet fighter
From The Eponymous Pickle

An AI Controlled Jet fighter

The future.  Automated AI defense and combat.  ACM TECHNEWSU.S. Air Force Successfully Tests AI-Controlled Jet Fighter,    By Ars Technica, February 16, 2023The...

AI Tool Guides Users Away from Incendiary Language
From The Eponymous Pickle

AI Tool Guides Users Away from Incendiary Language

Cleaning up language.AI Tool Guides Users Away from Incendiary LanguageBy Cornell Chronicle, February 16, 2023Cornell University researchers have developed an artificial...

Cognigy Joins AWS Independent Software Vendor Accelerate Program
From insideHPC

Cognigy Joins AWS Independent Software Vendor Accelerate Program

DÜSSELDORF & SAN FRANCISCO — Conversational AI company Cognigy announced today it has been selected to participate in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) IndependentCognigy...

Panasas Survey: Specialty Knowledge Top Challenge for Managing High-Performance Storage
From insideHPC

Panasas Survey: Specialty Knowledge Top Challenge for Managing High-Performance Storage

SAN JOSE, February 22, 2023 – High performance storage vendor Panasas today announced results of a global survey on the challenges enterprises face with storage...
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