Communications of the ACM
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February 2024
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The Campaign Against Deepfakes
Digital deceit is on the rise and needs to be addressed.
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OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Better 'Memory'
The A.I. start-up is releasing a new version of ChatGPT that stores what users say and applies it to future chats.
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Judge Rejects Most ChatGPT Copyright Claims from Book Authors
OpenAI plans to defeat authors' remaining claim at a "later stage" of the case.
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Imran Khan's 'Victory Speech' from Jail Shows AI's Peril, Promise
Despite being imprisoned, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has garnered support for his political party using AI.
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Datacenters Curbed as Pressure Grows on Power Grids
Across the globe, concerns about the substantial amount of energy used by datacenters have led to restrictions on their construction.
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Spying on Security Cameras Through Walls
Northeastern University researchers have developed a way to access video feeds from home security, dashboard, and smartphone cameras through walls.
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3D-Printed Foam Could Boost Helmet Protection
Using AI algorithms, researchers developed a 3D-printable foam that eventually could be used in bike helmets, shipping crates, and football pads.
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Computer-Engineered DNA to Study Cell Identities
A new algorithm can be used to design synthetic DNA segments that provide real-time information about the identity and state of cells.
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ISS Gets SSD Upgrade
Hewlett Packard's HPE Edgeline EL4000 and the HPE DL360 Gen10 server on the International Space Station have been upgraded with Kioxia's M.2 and SAS SSDs.
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How to Find a Needle in a Haystack
AI pattern recognition algorithms speed up the search.
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Scientists Find Optimal Balance of Data Storage and Time
Seventy years after the invention of a data structure called a hash table, theoreticians have found the most efficient possible configuration for it.
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Attacks in the Metaverse Are Booming. Police Start to Pay Attention
Law enforcement is paying closer attention to reports of attacks, harassment, and sexual assault in virtual environments.
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Tech Giants Turn Ukraine into AI War Lab
The future of warfare is being piloted in Ukraine, which has been turned into a sort of lab by technology companies.
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Computer Scientists Find Gaps in Privacy Practices of Political Campaign Websites
A study by computer scientists revealed that interacting with political campaign websites puts people's personal information at risk.
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Researchers Design Processor from DNA
A microfluidic DNA processor is capable of computation and reading and writing data stored within DNA.
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Social Media Algorithms 'Amplifying Misogynistic Content'
Extreme misogynistic content is being amplified by the algorithms used by social media platforms, a new study has found.
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CERN Robot Detects Radiation Leaks
A dog-like robot undergoing tests by researchers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) could be used to detect potential radiation leaks in challenging terrain.
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Firm Loses HK$200 Million After Deepfake Video Meeting
Employees at a multinational company were duped into transferring HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) to local bank accounts after a deepfake video conference call.
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Norwegian CubeSat Talks to Earth Using Lasers
The NorSat-TD microsatellite has established its first satellite-to-ground optical communications link.
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Guaranteeing the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
Computer scientists developed of method to ensure end-to-end safety of autonomous vehicles by guaranteeing the results of the machine learning algorithms used to inform them.
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Physical Qubit with Built-In Error Correction
Researchers demonstrated that a laser-generated light pulse containing several photons can be used to build a photonic quantum computer.
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The State of the Metaverse
After years and many attempts to build out a metaverse and make use of it, is there anything out there?
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Why China is Betting Big on Chiplets
By connecting several less-advanced chips into one, Chinese companies could circumvent the sanctions set by the US government.
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Meta Calls for Industry Effort to Label A.I.-Generated Content
The social network wants to promote standardized labels to help detect artificially created photo, video and audio material across its platforms.
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First Passages of Rolled-Up Herculaneum Scroll Revealed
On Monday, the winner of the Vesuvius Challenge was announced.
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China Rolls Out Ethical Guidance for BCI Research
China's Ministry of Science and Technology issued an ethical guideline for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).
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AI Trained on Baby's Experiences Yields Clues to How We Learn Language
Researchers at New York University found that a simple AI program could learn basic elements of language from the sensory input of a child's experience.
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Robot Swings Its Way to Unexplored Treetops
Researchers developed a robot that can descend from a height and swing around obstacles.
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Stellantis' Peugeot Cars to Use ChatGPT to Talk to Drivers
Peugeot, the French brand of auto manufacturer Stellantis, announced that it will incorporate ChatGPT into its cars and small commercial vehicles to improve its voice assistant.
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Nanostructures Bring Gains for Phase-Change Memory
Researchers developed a nanocomposite superlattice phase-change memory device.