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Ancient Australian 'Superhighways' Suggested by Massive Supercomputing Study
From ACM TechNews

Ancient Australian 'Superhighways' Suggested by Massive Supercomputing Study

A multi-institutional team of researchers used supercomputers to plot the most likely migration routes of ancient humans across Australia.

Automated Technique to Discover Simulation Configurations for Behaviors Hard to Test
From ACM TechNews

Automated Technique to Discover Simulation Configurations for Behaviors Hard to Test

Researchers at Japan's National Institute of Informatics designed a technique to search for simulation models that evaluate specific behaviors of automated driving...

The Doctor Will Hear You Soon
From ACM News

The Doctor Will Hear You Soon

The vocal biomarker community is getting louder.  

Breakthrough U.S. Army Technology is Game Changer for Deepfake Detection
From ACM TechNews

Breakthrough U.S. Army Technology is Game Changer for Deepfake Detection

Researchers have developed a deepfake detection method for supporting mission-essential tasks.

'Bat-Sense' Tech Generates Images From Sound
From ACM TechNews

'Bat-Sense' Tech Generates Images From Sound

The means for equipping everyday objects with a bat-like sense of their surroundings has been developed by scientists at the U.K.'s University of Glasgow.

Is Amazon Recommending Books on QAnon, White Nationalism?
From ACM TechNews

Is Amazon Recommending Books on QAnon, White Nationalism?

A study found that Amazon's recommendation algorithms directs people to books about conspiracy theories and extremism, including those by authors banned by other...

Ford's Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up the Assembly Line
From ACM News

Ford's Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up the Assembly Line

A transmission factory shows how artificial intelligence may creep into industrial processes in gradual and often imperceptible ways.

Stanford Study Questions How Medical AI Devices Are Evaluated
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Stanford Study Questions How Medical AI Devices Are Evaluated

A group of Stanford University researchers wanted to know how much regulators and doctors actually know about the accuracy of the AI devices they are tout and approve...

Can the 'Belief Propagation' Algorithm Accurately Describe Complex Networked Systems?
From ACM TechNews

Can the 'Belief Propagation' Algorithm Accurately Describe Complex Networked Systems?

Researchers have demonstrated a novel belief propagation algorithm to solve probabilistic models on networks containing short loops.

Viable Plan or Security Theatre? Europe Embraces Digital Health Pass
From ACM TechNews

Viable Plan or Security Theatre? Europe Embraces Digital Health Pass

The EU Commission is expected to award a contract soon for a central system to verify "digital green passes" for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19...

A Growing Problem of 'Deepfake Geography': How AI Falsifies Satellite Images
From ACM TechNews

A Growing Problem of 'Deepfake Geography': How AI Falsifies Satellite Images

Researchers used satellite photos of three cities and manipulation of video and audio files to identify new methods of detecting deepfake satellite images.

Apple and Google Are Killing the (Ad) Cookie. Here's Why
From ACM News

Apple and Google Are Killing the (Ad) Cookie. Here's Why

Farewell, advertising cookie.

Researchers Rev Up Innovative ML Strategies to Reclaim Energy, Time, and Money Lost in Traffic Jams
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Rev Up Innovative ML Strategies to Reclaim Energy, Time, and Money Lost in Traffic Jams

Researchers found that next-generation sensors and controls used with high-performance computing, analytics, and machine learning could minimize road congestion...

How Close Is Ordinary Light to Doing Quantum Computing?
From ACM TechNews

How Close Is Ordinary Light to Doing Quantum Computing?

Researchers say it is possible to use mirrors to generate a light beam with multiple classical entanglements.

How Data Is Changing the Way Offices Are Run
From ACM News

How Data Is Changing the Way Offices Are Run

Building owners are using data collection and artificial intelligence to help control systems like heating, lighting, air quality, and even the flow of workers....

AI Agent Helps Identify Material Properties Faster
From ACM TechNews

AI Agent Helps Identify Material Properties Faster

Researchers have demonstrated that artificial intelligence can speed up X-ray diffraction data analysis and improve accuracy in searches for new materials.

Chemical Code Used to Store Jane Austen Quote in Plastic Molecules
From ACM TechNews

Chemical Code Used to Store Jane Austen Quote in Plastic Molecules

University of Texas at Austin researchers encoded a quote from Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park in software-readable plastic molecules.

Newer Planes Providing Airlines a Trove of Useful Data
From ACM TechNews

Newer Planes Providing Airlines a Trove of Useful Data

The retirement of older aircraft during the pandemic has resulted in a fleet increasingly equipped with digital technologies.

Robot Taught Table Etiquette Can Explain Why It Won't Follow the Rules
From ACM TechNews

Robot Taught Table Etiquette Can Explain Why It Won't Follow the Rules

Researchers programmed a humanoid robot with software that models human cognitive processes.

Catching the Fakes
From Communications of the ACM

Catching the Fakes

Applying neural networks to images helps identify counterfeit goods.
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