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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Malevolent Machine Learning
AI attacks throw light on the nature of deep learning.
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Questioning Quantum
Researchers hunt for ways to keep quantum computing honest.
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Soft Robots Look to New Environments
These non-standard automatons appear best suited for applications under water and in space.
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Hidden Messages Fool AI
Forced errors focus attention on neural network quirks.
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Learning to See
Machine learning turns the spotlight on elusive viruses.
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Floating Voxels Provide New Hope for 3D Displays
In search of holograms that can be viewed from any angle.
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Animals Teach Robots to Find Their Way
Navigation research demonstrates bio-machine symbiosis.
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Deep Learning Hunts for Signals Among the Noise
Neural networks can deliver surprising, and sometimes unwanted, results.
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Quantum Technology Forgoes Unconditional Security to Extend its Reach
Two projects in China demonstrate the possibility of global quantum key distribution networks.
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Portable Device Fears Show Power of Social Development
How do small screens impact young minds?
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Optimization Search Finds a Heart of Glass
Analog computing could provide greater efficiency, improved digital algorithms.
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Software Synthesis Learns By Example
Neural networks will assist, rather than replace, human programmers.
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Secure Quantum Communications
Data locking experiments provide stepping stones to a possible future in quantum cryptography.
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Containers Push Toward the Mayfly Server
The container revolution represents a large-scale shift in thinking about multitasking systems.
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Reconciling Quantum Physics with Math
Mathematicians explore the root of many problems in developing a proof for the Kadison-Singer problem.
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Automating Proofs
Math struggles with the usability of formal proofs.
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Self-Repair Techniques Point to Robots That Design Themselves
Robots are being taught to brainstorm alternatives when damaged.
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Brain Science Helps Computers Separate Speakers in a Crowded Room
People can listen to a single voice amid the hubbub of a cocktail party; algorithms can help computers do it, too.
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