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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 Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC and CRA-I Respond to NIH RFI on Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies
Yesterday, CCC, in collaboration with CRA-Industry (CRA-I), responded to a Request for Information released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Developing...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Looking Forward to Computer Science Education in 2024
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future!” --Niels BohrMy track record at looking forward in CS education is a mixed bag. I kept expecting...
From Schneier on Security
Surveillance by the US Postal Service
This is not about mass surveillance of mail, this is about sorts of targeted surveillance the US Postal Inspection Service uses to catch mail thieves: To track...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
CS4FN Advent 2023 – Day 13: woolly hat: warming versus cooling
Welcome to Day 3 of the CS4FN Christmas Computing Advent Calendar. The picture on the ‘box’ was a woolly bobble / pom-pom hat, so let’s see if we can find something...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Measuring the size of the cache line empirically
Our computers do not read or write memory in units of bits or even bytes. Rather memory is accessed in small blocks of memory called “cache line”. For a given system...
From insideHPC
Terra Quantum Launches TQ42 Quantum-as-a-Service Platform
St. Gallen, Switzerland – December 12, 2023 – Quantum softare company Terra Quantum today launched TQ42, a quantum software-as-a-service platform designed to make...
From Schneier on Security
New Windows/Linux Firmware Attack
Interesting attack based on malicious pre-OS logo images: LogoFAIL is a constellation of two dozen newly discovered vulnerabilities that have lurked for years,...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
CS4FN Advent 2023 – Day 12: Computer Memory – Molecules and Memristors
Computer memory molecular style, memristors, maths puzzle answer and a “20 questions” activity Remember remember the 24th of December – as that’s the day to hang...
From insideHPC
IBM, Micron, Others Partner with NY State in $10B Project for Sub-2nm Chip Fab
New York state has announced a partnership with IBM, Micron, and other industry players to invest $10 billion into expanding the Albany NanoTech Complex with aIBM...
From insideHPC
Ayar Labs Names Mark Wade CEO
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Dec. 11, 2023 – Silicon photonics company Ayar Labs today announced the appointment of co-founder and CTO Mark Wade (pictured here) to serve...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Accepting Visioning Proposals from the Community
The mission of Computing Research Association’s (CRA) Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact research that aligns...
From Schneier on Security
Facebook Enables Messenger End-to-End Encryption by Default
It’s happened. Details here, and tech details here (for messages in transit) and here (for messages in storage) Rollout to everyone will take months, but it’s a...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
CS4FN Advent 2023 – Day 11: the proof of the pudding… mathematical proof
A mathematical proof and a maths puzzle (but no hard sums, promise). Thank you to everyone who’s been reading our Advent Calendar and said nice things about itContinue...
From Computational Complexity
Where do Journals go to Die?
In 2011 I had a post, here, about a real journal called The Antarctica Journal of Mathematics. Note that I put in the link in the last sentence; however, if you...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Virtual reality goggles for mice
To become a Jedi Knight you must have complete control of your thoughts. As you feel the force you start to control your surroundings and make objects move just...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Looking Back on Computer Science Education 2023
I’m posting this early this year. My thinking is clear so why wait?For many, 2023 was the year that Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and other tools, really toss...
From Geeking with Greg
Book excerpt: The rise and fall of wisdom of the crowds
(This is an excerpt from drafts of my book, "Algorithms and Misinformation: Why Wisdom of the Crowds Failed the Internet and How to Fix It") Wisdom of the crowds...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
CS4FN Advent 2023 – Day 10: #AI – Holly, Ivy and Alexa – chatbots & the useful skill of file management. Plus win at noughts and crosses
Venues around the UK will be livestreaming the Royal Institution's AI-themed Christmas Lectures this week (you can get tickets). Today's post features chatbots...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Influencer Accidentally Posts Restaurant Table QR Ordering Code
Another rare security + squid story: The woman—who has only been identified by her surname, Wang—was having a meal with friends at a hotpot restaurant in Kunming...
From Geeking with Greg