Communications of the ACM
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April 2023
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Interactive Mosaic Uses NASA Imagery to Show Mars in Vivid Detail
The Global CTX Mosaic of Mars is the highest-resolution global image of Mars ever created, at 5.7 trillion pixels (5.7 terapixels).
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Are Robot Waiters the Future?
Many people envision robot waiters as a solution to the food service industry's labor shortages, with tens of thousands deployed in dining rooms globally.
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How A.I., DNA Are Unlocking the Mysteries of Global Supply Chains
Firms are turning to advanced technologies to help answer a surprisingly tricky question: Where do products really come from?
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A.I. Is Coming for Lawyers, Again
Previous advances in A.I. inspired predictions that the law was the lucrative profession most likely to suffer job losses. It didn't happen. Is this time different?
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In A.I. Race, Microsoft and Google Choose Speed Over Caution
Technology companies were once leery of what some artificial intelligence could do. Now the priority is winning control of the industry's next big thing.
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Historically Black University Created Its Own Tech Intern Pipeline
Last year, the computer science department of Bowie State University established an internship program in partnership with several companies and government agencies.
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Google Says Its AI Supercomputer with TPU v4 Chips Outperforms Nvidia's A100 in Speed
Google claims the supercomputers used for training its artificial intelligence models are faster and more energy-efficient than those employed by multinational technology firm Nvidia.
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China Offers Joined-Up Rail Ticketing to 'Belt and Road' Countries
The China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation is offering a ticketing system that unifies different ticket selling platforms in more than 140 countries in a single smartphone application.
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Samsung Workers Made a Major Error by Using ChatGPT
Samsung meeting notes and new source code are now in the wild after being leaked in ChatGPT.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Says Search to Include Chat AI
'More work left to do' in efficiency drive, says Google chief executive.
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ChatGPT is Going to Change Education, Not Destroy It
The narrative around cheating students doesn't tell the whole story. Meet the teachers who think generative AI could actually make learning better.
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Crystal Impervious to Radiation Could be Used in Spaceship Computers
Putting two forms of semiconductor material called gallium oxide together seems to make it completely resistant to radiation.
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Man Ends His Life After AI Chatbot 'Encouraged' Him to Sacrifice Himself to Stop Climate Change
A Belgian man reportedly took his own life after conversing with an artificial intelligence chatbot on the Chai app about his climate anxiety.
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Fish Story: Animals Adjust Reactions to Misinformation
A multi-institutional team of scientists found fish can reduce the risk of overreacting to misinformation by adjusting their sensitivity to the actions of others.
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Preschoolers Prefer Learning from a Competent Robot Than an Incompetent Human
"By age five, children are choosing to learn from a competent teacher over someone who is more familiar to them—even if the competent teacher is a robot."
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Scientists Use Computational Modeling to Design 'Ultrastable' Materials
A new computational model may be used to predict which metal-organic framework structures will be most stable for a given application.
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Robotaxis Are Going to Sound Weird
Good weird! Skip the small talk in a driverless EV and enjoy the audio cues that will guide you through a ride and keep you safe.
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MIT Turbocharges Python's Notoriously Slow Compiler
Codon lets users run Python code as efficiently as C or C++.
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Can Digital Wallets Save Cryptocurrency?
Seeking a better deal for bitcoin and its ilk in Web3 and the Metaverse.
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Italy Bans ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns
Move prompted by a recent data breach that exposed the personal information of ChatGPT users.
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Biden Says Tech Companies Must Ensure AI Products are Safe
Biden "is setting the stage for a national dialogue on the topic by elevating attention to AI, which is desperately needed," said Russell Wald at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.
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The Case for Banning Crypto
For Finance, the blockchain's risks far outweigh its rewards.
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Computer Made of DNA Works Out Prime Factors of 6 and 15
Researchers at China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University developed a simple computer using molecules of folded DNA that was able to split the numbers 6 and 15 into their prime factors.
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AI is Teaching Us New, Surprising Things About the Human Mind
Scientists are gaining new insights into the human mind though artificial intelligence, including the mechanism of communication between neurons, and the roots of cognition.
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Seagull Algorithms Could Hide Secret to Greener Cloud Computing
British, Chinese, and Austrian researchers say more sustainable cloud computing systems can be achieved by algorithmically mimicking seagulls' hunting and migration behavior.
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Instant Videos Could Represent the Next Leap in A.I. Technology
A start-up in New York is among a group of companies working on systems that can produce short videos based on a few words typed into a computer.
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AI 'Fairness' Research Held Back by Lack of Diversity
Authors of papers on the potential biases of artificial intelligence tools in health care are predominantly white, male and from high-income countries.
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How Randomness Improves Algorithms
Unpredictability can help computer scientists solve otherwise intractable problems.
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One of China's Most Popular Apps can Spy on its Users, say Experts
"I've never seen anything like this."
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Scientists Use 3D-Printed Biodegradable Structures to Halt Erosion
Researchers at Australia's Deakin University aim to stop erosion with three-dimensionally printed biodegradable lattices made from potato starch derived from industrial waste.