Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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These New Tools Could Make AI Vision Systems Less Biased
Two new papers from Sony and Meta describe novel methods to make bias detection fairer.
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Blinding the Watchman
Internet constellations could thwart killer asteroid discovery algorithms.
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Why NASA Is Sending National Secrets to the Moon
NASA will work with startup Lonestar plus the Isle of Man to send a data payload to the Moon next February to assess lunar-based backup storage as part of the Artemis...
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Cyber Experts Set Out to Secure 2024 U.S. Election
A team of cybersecurity experts established through the U.S.-based nonprofit Information Technology – Information Sharing and Analysis Center will undertake a "clear...
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The Fight to Repair
How the battle over the right to repair is tipping in favor of consumers.
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Using Psychology to Bolster Cybersecurity
Getting into the minds of attackers to protect the enterprise.
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Microsoft AI Researchers Accidentally Exposed Big Cache of Data
Scientists at cloud security company Wiz discovered Microsoft artificial intelligence researchers accidentally compromised a large collection of private data.
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Flaw Found in Apple Devices Led to Spyware Infection: Researchers
Researchers at Canada-based Citizen Lab found a vulnerability in Apple devices was used to spread spyware from Israeli cyber-intelligence group NSO.
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Voice Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Balance
Artificial intelligence tools have given scammers a potent weapon for trying to trick people into sending them money.
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Major Websites Are Blocking AI Crawlers From Accessing Their Content
In the AI era, publishers are more aggressively blocking crawlers because there's no upside, for now, in handing over their data to AI companies.
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Using Physics Data to Refocus Computer Vision
Exploring ways to supplement conventional computer vision data with metadata collected from physics-based sensors and systems.
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Twelve Nations Urge Social Media Giants to Tackle Illegal Data Scraping
A joint statement from a dozen countries called on social media platforms to address illegal data scraping, emphasizing that local laws require them to protect...
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AI Misinformation: Why It Works and How to Spot It
Determining what's real online is getting more difficult. But there are steps you can take to deal with it.
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These Tools Could Help Protect Our Pictures From AI
However, these tools are neither perfect, nor enough on their own.
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YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, Research Says
Adalytics reported Google's YouTube advertised adult products from over 300 brands on close to 100 YouTube videos geared toward children, with several ads displaying...
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Making Your Phone Screen Blurry Could Stop Snooping
A new system can blur smartphone screens to prevent snooping.
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Google Algorithm Makes FIDO Encryption Safe from Quantum Computers
A post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithm developed by researchers at Google and Switzerland's ETH Zurich enables quantum-resistant encryption for FIDO2 security...
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Research Hack Reveals Call Security Risk in Smartphones
A multi-institutional team of researchers developed malware to extract caller information by screening vibration data from ear speakers recorded by a smartphone's...
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Shining a Light on the Dark Web
How the Dark Web continues to operate, and why law enforcement will not shut it down anytime soon.
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