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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The Road to Regulating Self-Driving Cars Is Long, Winding
Real-world use of autonomous vehicles will depend on how they are evaluated, and whether federal regulators have the expertise to lead evaluation efforts.
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AI Talent Grab Sparks Excitement and Concern
When Andrew Ng joined Google from Stanford University in 2011, he was among a trickle of artificial-intelligence (AI) experts in academia taking up roles in industry...
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This May Be the Best Way to Measure Gun Violence in America
In Canton, Ohio, one of the most common complaints that police chief Bruce Lawver hears is about gunfire. Shots fired. That unnerving pop of a firearm being discharged...
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Light Echoes Give Clues to Protoplanetary Disk
Imagine you want to measure the size of a room, but it's completely dark. If you shout, you can tell if the space you're in is relatively big or small, depending...
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Vint Cerf: We Need to Make Room on the Net For All the Machines
Google chief Internet evangelist Vint Cerf said Internet Protocol's current support for about 4.3 billion distinct addresses at a time for online devices is insufficient...
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Meet the Incredible Woman Who Massively Improved the Internet
Princeton University professor Jennifer Rexford recently was awarded the Athena Lecturer award by ACM's Council on Women in Computing.
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DARPA Is Looking For the Perfect Encryption App, and It's Willing to Pay
The Pentagon's blue-sky research program is looking for someone to create the ultimate hacker-proof messaging app.
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Can Technology Help Teach Literacy in Poor Communities?
Three studies have found tablet use effective in improving performance on standardized tests of reading preparedness by children in economically disadvantaged countries...
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Researchers Explain How Stereotypes Keep Girls Out of Computer Science Classes
Educators need to start earlier and set a strong foundation to resolve the gender gap in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
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Brain Cartography: Modern-Day Explorers Are Mapping the Wiring of the Human Mind
The brain can be both best friend and worst enemy.
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Will Artificial Intelligence Win the Caption Contest?
When social-media users upload photographs and caption them, they don't just label their contents. They tell a story, which gives the photos context and additional...
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Two Tips to Keep Your Phone's Encrypted Messages Encrypted
End-to-end encryption by default is quickly becoming the new standard for any communications app that claims to care about the privacy of those who use it.
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Silicon Photonics: Ready to Go the Distance?
Processes for making CMOS chips are adapted for optical components.
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Cybersecurity Gets Smart
Researchers aim to apply artificial intelligence and machine-learning methods to take cybersecurity to a new, higher, and better level.
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Coding as Sport
Programming competitions help identify and reward those who excel in coding.
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Can Chatbots Think Before They Talk?
ELIZA-like programs balance modern AI with decades-old database techniques.
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Human History Traced Via the Y Chromosome
The history of humanity, as we've read it through DNA, has been written largely by females.
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.s. Directs Cyberweapons at Isis For First Time
The United States has opened a new line of combat against the Islamic State, directing the military’s six-year-old Cyber Command for the first time to mount computer...
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For Michigan Professor, Computer Science Is Much More Than a Job
University of Michigan researchers have developed Sirius, an open platform for intelligent assistants such as Siri, Cortana, and Google Now.
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