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Most Americans See Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Jobs (Just Not Theirs)
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Most Americans See Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Jobs (Just Not Theirs)

The vast majority of Americans expect artificial intelligence to lead to job losses in the coming decade, but few see it coming for their own position.

Bioengineers Today Emphasize the Crucial Ingredient Dr. Frankenstein Forgot: Responsibility 
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Bioengineers Today Emphasize the Crucial Ingredient Dr. Frankenstein Forgot: Responsibility 

Mary Shelley was 20 when she published "Frankenstein" in 1818. Two hundred years on, the book remains thrilling, challenging and relevant—especially for scientists...

Student-Run Hackathons ­se ­ncommon Approaches to Educate and Inspire
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Student-Run Hackathons ­se ­ncommon Approaches to Educate and Inspire

A hackathon organized by student groups at the University of Chicago helped introduce middle-school girls to app design and tech careers, and challenged more seasoned...

­T Computer Science Adding Ethics Courses to Curriculum
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­T Computer Science Adding Ethics Courses to Curriculum

The University of Texas at Austin is offering a new computer science course this semester which introduces first-year students to ethical dilemmas and helps them...

AI's Dirty Little Secret: It's Powered by People
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AI's Dirty Little Secret: It's Powered by People

There's a dirty little secret about artificial intelligence: It's powered by hundreds of thousands of real people.

Student ACM to Host Hacklahoma Competition
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Student ACM to Host Hacklahoma Competition

The Student ACM chapter at the University of Oklahoma will host Hacklahoma, a 24-hour hackathon that a co-founder describes as an "invention marathon."

AI Will Create New Jobs But Skills Must Shift, Say Tech Giants
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AI Will Create New Jobs But Skills Must Shift, Say Tech Giants

AI will create more jobs than it destroys was the not-so-subtle rebuttal from tech giants to growing concern over the impact of automation technologies on employment...

The 5 Most Popular Programming Languages Among Female Developers
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The 5 Most Popular Programming Languages Among Female Developers

Computer science is growing in popularity among young women, according to HackerRank's 2018 Women in Tech Report. Java, JavaScript, C, C++, and Python top the list...

Feeding Frenzy for AI Engineers Gets More Intense
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Feeding Frenzy for AI Engineers Gets More Intense

In December, Bloomberg reported that desperate demand for software engineers who know how to build artificial intelligence systems turned a previously low-key academic...

Scientists Aim To Pull Peer Review Out Of The 17th Century
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Scientists Aim To Pull Peer Review Out Of The 17th Century

Some researchers want to modernize the peer review process to make it more fitting for a world that now lives online.

Forget Learning to Code, Bosses Value Collaboration and Communication
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Forget Learning to Code, Bosses Value Collaboration and Communication

While automation is requiring workers to maintain technical fluency, the top priority for developing talent is to train for soft skills, according to LinkedIn's 2018...

Tech Companies Should Stop Pretending AI Won't Destroy Jobs
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Tech Companies Should Stop Pretending AI Won't Destroy Jobs

I took an Uber to an artificial-­intelligence conference at MIT one recent morning, and the driver asked me how long it would take for autonomous vehicles to take...

This 'Gray Hat' Hacker Breaks Into Your Car, to Prove a Point
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This 'Gray Hat' Hacker Breaks Into Your Car, to Prove a Point

Cybercrime is expanding beyond computers and cellphones. Cars, washers and dryers, and even toasters are going online—an evolution of technology called the ...

Countries With Greater Gender Equality Have Lower Percentage of Female STEM Graduates, Study Finds
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Countries With Greater Gender Equality Have Lower Percentage of Female STEM Graduates, Study Finds

Researchers at the University of Missouri and Leeds Beckett University found as societies become wealthier and more gender-equal, women are less likely to obtain...

Researcher Identifies Ways to Break the Bias of STEM Stereotypes
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Researcher Identifies Ways to Break the Bias of STEM Stereotypes

A collection of scholarly articles examines gender roles and inequity and the impact of unintentional and purposeful efforts to undermine women's equality in the...

Why A.I. Researchers at Google Got Desks Next to the Boss
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Why A.I. Researchers at Google Got Desks Next to the Boss

If you want to understand the priorities of a technology company, first look at the seating chart.

How to Make Replication the Norm
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How to Make Replication the Norm

Replication is essential for building confidence in research studies, yet it is still the exception rather than the rule.

Mattel and Tynker Will ­se Barbie to Teach Kids to Code
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Mattel and Tynker Will ­se Barbie to Teach Kids to Code

Mattel said it will introduce 10 million kids to coding by 2020 through an expanded partnership with Tynker.

Rise of the Data Protection Officer, the Hottest Tech Ticket in Town
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Rise of the Data Protection Officer, the Hottest Tech Ticket in Town

They may not have the cachet of entrepreneurs, or geek chic of developers, but data protection officers are suddenly the hottest properties in technology.

Who Killed The Junior Developer?
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Who Killed The Junior Developer?

New developers are having trouble getting their first job. These days it's rare to find even a job posting for a junior developer position. Why? Companies say can't...
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