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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 Schneier on Security
UK Threatens End-to-End Encryption
In an open letter, seven secure messaging apps—including Signal and WhatsApp—point out that the UK’s Online Safety Bill could destroy end-to-end encryption: As...
From Computational Complexity
Thoughts on Gordon Moore
Gordon Moore passed away on March 24, 2023. He was 94 years old. He is best known for the article Cramming more components onto integrated circuits. It appeared...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Bard Now Supports Code Generation
Will be trying this with python and potentially other code types.Google is updating its Bard AI chatbot to help developers write and debug code. Rivals like ChatGPT...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AlphaFold Spreads through Protein Science
More on a topic we worked on, A yet better approach emerges for use.AlphaFold Spreads through Protein ScienceBy Chris EdwardsCommunications of the ACM, May 2023...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Not Training GPT5. In a Pause?
Is this part of the pause suggested?OpenAI is not currently training GPT-5By Ryan Daws | April 17, 2023 | TechForge MediaCategories: Applications, Artificial Intelligence...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
ACM-W Rising Star Award Recipient: Dr Manya Ghobadi
ACM-W would like to announce Dr. Manya Ghobadi as this year’s recipient of the ACM-W Rising Star Award! The ACM-W Rising Star Award recognizes a woman whose early...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Releases Copilot for Viva, as it Rolls Out Generative AI to Apps
Next steps with Microsoft, now integrated with AI from OpenAI. Will Microsoft be controlling an AI powered world?Microsoft releases Copilot for Viva, as it Rolls...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Advanced AI Faces New Regulatory Push in Europe
More regulatory pressure arises.Advanced AI Faces New Regulatory Push in EuropeBy The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2023The European Parliament in session.Members...
From The Noisy Channel
The Ultimate Question
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the supercomputer Deep Thought takes 7.5 million years of calculation to determine that the answer to the “ultimate question...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (April 22 2023)
There are many theories regarding what biological aging. Animals can differ by up to six orders of magnitude (100000x) in longevity. Some animal species like the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Google AI Model Developed an Unexpected Skill
ACM NEWSA Google AI Model Developed an Unexpected SkillGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai.Google CEO Sundar Pichai said there are elements of how artificial intelligenceConcerns...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Northrup Grumman on the Webb Telescope
Happened on a writeup on what Northrup Grumman did with the Webb Space Telescope. Good overview. Recalled some of our work with them in supply chain oriented...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Some Rice News
Lydia Kavraki is the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science at Rice University. She is also professor of Bioengineering, professor of Electrical and Computer...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Tools Will Inspire Hacks
Inevitable, especially as they are easier to test and use.AI Tools like ChatGPT likely to empower hacks, NSA cyber boss warnsBy Colin Demarest, Wednesday, Apr 12...
From The Eponymous Pickle
FREE Code Camp:A Guide to Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
Very nicely done Free Code Camp for beginners and beyondHow to Communicate with ChatGPT – A Guide to Prompt EngineeringBy Hillary NyakundiAI has become an integral...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Message from ACM-W Chair
ACM-W Events Await You Welcome to the April edition of the ACM-W Newsletter. The sun is out, events are on, so now is the time to get out there and make the most...![[Book] Attention Span](/system/assets/0000/1953/030209_Vanderbeeken_Mark_250.small_square.jpg?1476779420&1260281963)
From Putting People First
[Book] Attention Span
While the concept of “flow” has previously been considered the ideal state of focus, Dr. Mark offers a new framework to help explain how our brains function in...
From Apophenia
Deskilling on the Job
When it comes to AI’s potential future impact on jobs, Camp Automation tends to jump to the conclusion that most jobs will be automated away into oblivion. The...
From The Noisy Channel
Giving Bard a Coding Interview
Thanks to this post by Behdad Esfahbod, I’ve been reminiscing about an interview problem I used to use at Google and LinkedIn. Google just announced that Bard can...
From Schneier on Security