Communications of the ACM
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August 2017
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Living Computers: Rna Circuits Transform Cells Into Nanodevices
Researchers have developed a method for harnessing living cells to perform computations using self-assembling designer RNA circuits.
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Designing Computer Software of the Future
Researchers have demonstrated that quantum computing could be useful for speeding up the solutions to "semidefinite programs."
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To Build a Smarter Chatbot, First Teach It a Second Language
Researchers at Salesforce have developed a method that could improve the performance of modern language programs.
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To Fix Voting Machines, Hackers Tear Them Apart
The toughest thing to convey to newcomers at the DefCon Voting Village in Las Vegas this weekend? Just how far they could go with hacking voting machines set up on site.
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Parking Smart
Using technology to make parking easier.
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Nasa's Voyager Spacecraft Still Reaching For the Stars After 40 Years
Humanity's farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September. Despite their vast distance, they continue to communicate with NASA daily, still probing…
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How AI Detectives Are Cracking Open the Black Box of Deep Learning
Loosely modeled after the brain, deep neural networks are spurring innovation across science.
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Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck. Here's How to Move It Forward.
To get computers to think like humans, we need a new artificial intelligence paradigm, one that places "top down" and "bottom up" knowledge on equal footing.
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Why Virtual Reality Will Transform a Workplace Near You
A clutch of companies are changing how work gets done---by using virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.
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Hacker-Proof Coding
Software verification helps find the faults, preventing hacks.
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AI in Contact Centers
Artificial intelligence technologies are being deployed to improve the customer service experience.
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Charles P. 'Chuck' Thacker: 1943-2017
Microsoft researcher Charles P. Thacker, awarded the 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award, died Monday, June 12, at the age of 74, after a brief illness.