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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Computer-Assisted Proofs Take on Fluid Flow
Researchers use computers to show that equations can "blow up."
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Artificial Intelligence for Materials Discovery
Finding novel materials needs more than pure machine learning.
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Neural Networks for Drug Discovery and Design
Architectures suited for molecules streamline the identification of pharmaceutical candidates.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography
Cryptographers seek algorithms quantum computers cannot break.
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Quantum Computers and the Universe
Ideas for quantum computing change the way we think about space and time.
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Neurosymbolic AI
Combining neural networks with symbolic representations might make them more versatile and dependable.
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Building a Practical Quantum Computer
Quantum computation has a long road ahead.
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A Deeper Understanding of Deep Learning
Kernel methods clarify why neural networks generalize so well.
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Accelerating AI
Specialized hardware to boost the speed of machine learning also saves energy.
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Trouble at the Source
Errors and biases in artificial intelligence systems often reflect the data used to train them.
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Flatter Chips
Two-dimensional materials — graphene and its cousins — could enable better integrated circuits.
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Deep Learning Aces Protein Folding
In a long-running prediction challenge, DeepMind's algorithms change the game.
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The Power of Quantum Complexity
A theorem about computations that exploit quantum mechanics challenges longstanding ideas in mathematics and physics.
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Fugaku Takes the Lead
Japan tops the Top500 supercomputer rankings, for the moment.
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Bouncing Balls and Quantum Computing
A lighthearted method for calculating π is analogous to a fundamental algorithm for quantum computing.
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Digital Humans on the Big Screen
Motion pictures are using new techniques in computer-generated imagery to create feature-length performances by convincingly "de-aged" actors.
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A Proof from 'The Book'
A decades-old conjecture about computational complexity is confirmed in just a few pages.
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Information Is Physics
Individual bits of information can have direct physical consequences.
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Closing In on Quantum Error Correction
Quantum computers will only become practical when they implement quantum error correction.
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And Then, There Were Three
How long can the silicon foundry sector continue to adapt, as physical limits make further shrinkage virtually impossible?12