Communications of the ACM
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January 2024
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Susan Landau Awarded AMS Bertrand Russell Prize
Landau was awarded the 2024 Bertrand Russell Prize for writing technical research papers and op-eds, publishing public-facing work, briefing policymakers, and participating in national studies.
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Microsoft Says Russian Government Hackers Stole Its Emails
Microsoft said hackers working for the Russian government breached its corporate networks recently and stole email from executives and some employees to find out what the company knew about them.
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NASA's Robotic, Self-Assembling Structures
Researchers at the NASA Ames Research Center have developed "self-reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials."
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AI's Latest Challenge: The Math Olympics
New York University computer scientist Trieu Trinh has developed an AI model that can solve geometry problems from the International Mathematical Olympiad.
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Robots Look Better to Detroit as Labor Costs Rise
Automakers are again turning their attention to robots to address rising labor costs.
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Australia Responds to Rapid Rise of AI
In response to accelerated use of AI technologies, the Australian government has announced plans to formulate mandatory "safeguards" for the highest-risk AI technologies.
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AI Certification Program Verifies Systems Are 'Fairly Trained'
New system seeks to create a sort of 'organic' or 'fair trade' label for AI.
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Unfinished Video Games Are Turning into Hits
Video game developers are benefiting from early access periods.
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Amazon Turns to AI to Help Customers Find Clothes That Fit
Amazon Fashion has integrated AI into the online shopping experience.
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Meta-Optical Devices Enhance Thermal Imaging Applications
A new system enables meta-optical devices to perform thermal imaging and accurately identify the objects and materials being imaged.
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Google DeepMind's New AI Matches Gold Medal Performance in Math Olympics
AlphaGeometry incorporates a rule-bound logical model that attempts to find an answer, and a large language model to generate out-of-the-box ideas.
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Artificial Organs Evolve
Crafting replacement parts for the human body.
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VW Vehicles to Converse with Drivers via ChatGPT by Mid-Year
Volkswagen (VW) drivers soon will be able to engage in back-and-forth dialogue with their vehicle's voice assistant via ChatGPT integration.
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Housekeeping Humanoid System Can Cook, Clean
A humanoid robotic system could be trained to perform various household tasks, including cooking and organizing.
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Algorithm Identifies Plastic Particles in Bottled Water
Columbia University researchers developed a new microscopy technique and algorithm to analyze the amount of nanoplastics in one-liter bottles of water.
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Biorobotic Heart Helps Scientists Study Cardiac Function
Researchers developed a biorobotic replica of the human heart to help scientists better understand cardiac function.
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Robots Key to New Ways of Farming as Labor Shortage Looms
Robots increasingly are being deployed on farms in Japan amid an impending labor shortage.
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Google Search Technique Used by Police Draws Legal Challenge
Activists are challenging law enforcement's use of Google search data in solving criminal cases.
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Hochul Proposes NY AI Research Center Using $275 Million in State Funds
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, in a State of the State address on Jan. 9, proposed a consortium that would position the state as a leader in AI development.
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Technology Bolsters the Battle Against Wildfires
Technology increasingly is being used to predict and fight wildfires.
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Bitcoin ETFs Have Arrived. Here's Who Stands to Get Rich
U.S. approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin, could trigger a gold rush for investors.
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The Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips
A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China's ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.
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The FTC Wants Your Help Fighting AI Vocal Cloning Scams
Judges will award $25,000 to the best idea on how to combat malicious audio deepfakes.
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Robot with Sense of Touch Grabs Ocean Trash
University of California, Los Angeles researchers developed an artificial skin that allows a robot to distinguish between inanimate objects and living sea creatures.
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Wi-Fi 7 Receives Official Certification
Wi-Fi 7 has been finalized.
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How Tech Automated the January 6 Investigations
Law enforcement increasingly is relying on technology to identify suspects.
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IBM Built the Biggest, Coolest Quantum Computer. Now Comes the Hard Part
New York's Thomas J. Watson Research Lab houses the world's largest quantum computer system, IBM's Quantum System Two.
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Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars in China to Fix Self-Driving Systems
Tesla is recalling nearly all the vehicles it has sold in China to update their computer software.
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In the Race for AI Supremacy, China and the U.S. are Travelling on Entirely Different Tracks
Beijing set the goal of being the global AI leader by 2030, but that was before the emergence of ChatGPT.
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AI Deepnets Throw Light on Ancient History
Artificial Intelligence helps us read the previously unreadable.