Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM News
Bigger, Not Necessarily Better
The inverse scaling issue means larger LLMs sometimes handle things less well.
From ACM News
What Would the Chatbot Say?
Seeking to explain the unanticipated abilities of large language models.
From ACM News
Laureates Look Past the Hype in Generative AI
Attendees at this year's Heidelberg Laureate Forum anticipate future applications of the technology.
From ACM News
Fighting Impersonation by AI
Finding ways to determine whether a voice message is real or generated by an artificial intelligence.
From ACM News
Decoding Speech
Working to translate thoughts to speech or actions via a brain-computer interface.
From ACM News
Measuring AI Creativity
Quantifying artificial intelligence's capacity for creativity requires an understanding of what creativity is.
From ACM News
Buddying Up to AI
Artificial Intelligence-based companions and chatbots allow people to form deep connections through long-term interactions.
From ACM News
The Promise of Holographic Displays
The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back.
From ACM News
The Quest for Environmentally Sustainable Materials
Machine Learning increasingly is being used to aid material discovery, since it can drastically speed up the process
From ACM News
Using AI to Fight Food Fraud
The use of artificial intelligence to test food and beverages to determine whether labels accurately indicate their content.
From ACM News
Using AI to Improve Farm Animal Welfare
Technology helps to interpret what animals are thinking and feeling, from what they utter and how they move.
From ACM News
Finding the Fairness in AI
Algorithmic fairness is more or less obtainable, depending on how you measure it.
From ACM News
AI Helps Craft New Beers
Machine learning and neural networks can help manage the recipes for new beers, and predict how they will taste.
From ACM News
Interacting With Computers Through Smell
Odors could help direct attention in virtual environments, among other things.
From ACM News
Predicting Preterm Birth
Can machine learning provide advance notice of an extreme preterm birth, in sufficient time to implement a therapeutic intervention?
From ACM News
Reducing Digital Overload
Considering ways to curb screen time and build healthier habits.
From ACM News
Detecting Deception
Advanced machine learning algorithms can spot lying even better than a polygraph.
From ACM News
Predicting When Volcanoes Will Blow
Experts hope machine learning can help warn local residents of impending eruptions.
From ACM News
The View from On High
Satellite imagery could address the limitations in traditional sources of data.12