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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 The Eponymous Pickle
Explainnets
Brought to my attention, you can register to be on the wait-ist. Also more at the link. Intrigues me.ExplainnetsThe Black Box problemMost of the AI used today...
From insideHPC
KKR to Acquire CoolIT Systems
CALGARY, Alberta & NEW YORK– KKR investment firm and CoolIT Systems, a provider of scalable liquid cooling solutions for demanding computing environments, today...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Announcing Call for Blue Sky Papers Track at ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction
The 25th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction will be in Paris, France from October 9-13th, 2023. The CCC is pleased to partner with the Computing...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Graviton 3, Apple M2 and Qualcomm 8cx 3rd gen: a URL parsing benchmark
Whenever you enter a URL into a system, it must be parsed and validated. It is a surprisingly challenging task: it may require hundreds of nanoseconds and possibly...
From The Noisy Channel
Maximal Marginal Creativity
In 1998, Jaime Carbonell and Jade Goldstein proposed maximal marginal relevance (MMR) as way to balance the concerns of relevance and diversity. This measure is...
From The Eponymous Pickle
EU Lawmakers Pass Draft of AI Act
EU Lawmakers Pass Draft of AI ActBy VentureBeat, April 28, 2023While a variety of state-based AI-related bills have been passed in the U.S., it is larger government...
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Applying blockchain to digital advertising
Intriguing application.Applying blockchain to digital advertisingby Erica Techo, University of GeorgiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe same technology that...
From Schneier on Security
SolarWinds Detected Six Months Earlier
New reporting from Wired reveals that the Department of Justice detected the SolarWinds attack six months before Mandient detected it in December 2020, but didn...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Neural Networks on Photonic Chips
More on thisNeural networks on photonic chips: Harnessing light for ultra-fast and low-power artificial intelligenceby Polytechnic University of MilanNeural networks...
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Biocomputing
Biological components in computers.Researchers Flesh Out BiocomputingBy Samuel Greengard, Commissioned by CACM Staff, May 2, 2023Researchers suggest it’s time...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Isbell Accepts
Charles Isbell was my colleague at Georgia Tech for a long time. He has some news, which I am glad to convey in the words of the UW Madison Chancellor, Jennifer...
From The Eponymous Pickle
After Quitting, Hinton Warns
No comments from PNC, NKorea or Soviets. Agree to more cautions.AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google. In the BBCWatch: AI 'godfather'...
From insideHPC
Hyperion Research HPC Market Update Breakfast Briefing to Be Held May 23 During ISC23
ST PAUL, Minn., May 2, 2023 — Hyperion Research, the industry analyst and market intelligence firm for high performance computing (HPC), AI, cloud, quantum, and...
From insideHPC
Tenstorrent Selects Arteris IP for HPC RISC-V Chiplets
CAMPBELL, Calif. – May 2, 2023 – Arteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIP), a provider of system IP designed to accelerate system-on-chip (SoC) creation, today announced that...
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IBM halts hiring for 7,800 jobs that could be replaced by AI
Not unexpected, like more on the detailed type of these jobsIBM halts hiring for 7,800 jobs that could be replaced by AI Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert in BusinessInsider...
From The Eponymous Pickle
GPT is Back in Italy
This block was reported some time ago and now has been resolved. How this will long time connects with Euro GDPR is still unclear. ChatGPT accessible again in,...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Engineering a Cloak of Invisibility: Manipulating Light with Metamaterials
by Akram Alomainy and Paul Curzon, QMUL You pull a cloak around you and disappear! Reality or science fiction? Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak is surely Hogwarts’...
From Schneier on Security
NIST Draft Document on Post-Quantum Cryptography Guidance
NIST has release a draft of Special Publication1800-38A: Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparation for Considering the Implementation and Adoption of....
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Reinventing the Alphabet?
AI Is Not Going to Reinvent the Alphabet Anytime SoonBy Wired, May 1, 2023Illustration shows a mechanical, metal brain superimposed on a host of letters and typerwriter...
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