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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
Wall Climbing Robotics
Recall some related designs some time ago.ACM TECHNEWS'Spider-Man' Robot Can Climb Walls, Cling to CeilingsBy EuroNews, February 16, 2023Credit: KAISTResearchers...
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Consider the AI Mirror Test
Intelligence in a mirror.Introducing the AI Mirror Test, which very smart people keep failingAI chatbots like Bing and ChatGPT are entrancing users, but they’re...
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Microsoft Has 'Lobotomized' Its Rebellious Bing AI
An update of Bing AI ...Microsoft Has 'Lobotomized' Its Rebellious Bing AIBy Futurism, February 21, 2023Despite changes, the tool still has a strong tendency to...
From Schneier on Security
A Device to Turn Traffic Lights Green
Here’s a story about a hacker who reprogrammed a device called “Flipper Zero” to mimic Opticom transmitters—to turn traffic lights in his path green. As mentioned...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Dear Colleague Letter: Bioinspired Design Collaborations to Accelerate the Discovery-Translation Process (BioDesign)
The following is a joint Dear Colleague Letter from three Assistant Directors at the National Science Foundation – Simon Malcomber (Directorate for Biological Sciences)...
From insideHPC
EuroHPC Summit 2023: March 20-23 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Feb. 21, 2023 — The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking is organising the EuroHPC Summit 2023 in coordination with the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Presidency...
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Examining the use of ChatGPT
You might notice, as part of a broad test, and client requests, I am looking up definitions/descriptions with the AI ChatGPT as they come up during my normal...
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Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP)
Spent most of my early optimization career doing this kind of problem. Here a technical introduction. Still has lots of value. I post it here both for nostalgic...
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Intro to Microsoft Bing AI Chat
Microsoft's take no AI Chat. Have not used Bing Chat yet, but interesting in having modes of use, some game features. Uses ChatGPT and adds interesting features...
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AI Chatbots are Hallucinating?
An overstatement, but since they are based on human language data input, always possible. As in anything written by a human generator. Caution required asACM...
From Schneier on Security
The Insecurity of Photo Cropping
The Intercept has a long article on the insecurity of photo cropping: One of the hazards lies in the fact that, for some of the programs, downstream crop reversals...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
A Message from the ACM-W Chair
Today the ACM-W is thinking of our members in Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquakes. Mothers seeking children, sisters seeking siblings, men, women...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
ACM-W India Decade Celebration
Theme: Women in Computer Science Research ACM W India celebrated its 10th anniversary with a special decade celebration on February 10th, 2023, at the Oriental...
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A Law Firm and Generative AI
Legal direction make sense, if the results are good. Note uses ChatGPT.\ model. Hello, Harvey: This Elite Biglaw Firm Is The First To Partner With 'Game-Changing'...
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Does it Pay to be a Whistlebower? and ChatGPTs General Answer.
In HBS Working Knowledge and Podcast ... Business Research for Business LeadersTopics, Sections 14 FEB 2023 COLD CALL PODCAST follows ... Does It Pay to Be a Whistleblower...
From insideHPC
James Barr von Oehsen Named Director of Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
James Barr von Oehsen has been selected as the director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), a joint research center of Carnegie Mellon University and...
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Microsoft's AI Chatbot is Going Off the Rails
Quality very Important. My own examinations of these methods found nothing so egregious.Microsoft's AI Chatbot is Going Off the RailsBy The Washington Post, February...
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Malicious ChatGPT Use
As usual, interesting piece on security issues.Twit.tv Security Now, Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo LaporteSecurity Now episode 910 Ascon - Malicious ChatGPTMore...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NSF Welcomes Newly Appointed National Science Board Members
Last week, the National Science Foundation (NSF) welcomed the eight newly appointed National Science Board (NSB) Members to NSF headquarters to identify issues...
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