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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Epigenomics Now
Computer power helps biologists track the regulation of genetic information.
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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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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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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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Deceiving AI
The uncanny power of machine learning can be turned against it.
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Fugaku Takes the Lead
Japan tops the Top500 supercomputer rankings, for the moment.
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Seeking Artificial Common Sense
The long-standing goal of providing artificial intelligence some measure of common sense remains elusive.
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I Don't Understand My Car
Self-driving cars will need good communication skills.
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AI, Explain Yourself
It is increasingly important to understand how artificial intelligence comes to a decision.
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AI Holds the Better Hand
Exploiting the techniques of game theory to come up with the superior poker hand.
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Chips for Artificial Intelligence
Companies are racing to develop hardware that more directly empowers deep learning.
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Deep Learning Takes on Translation
Improvements in hardware, the availability of massive amounts of data, and algorithmic upgrades are among the factors supporting better machine translation.
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Still Seeking the Optical Transistor
Optical information handling is a critical staple for communications and the Internet, but using light for computer-scale computation remains a distant dream.
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Neuromorphic Computing Gets Ready For the (Really) Big Time
A technology inspired by biological principles but 'steamrolled for decades' prepares to take off as Moore's Law approaches its long-anticipated end.
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Swarms of Helicopter Robots Could Create Huge 3-D Displays
The Flyfire project at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory is creating tiny LED-equipped helicopters that will move in concert to create dramatic, free-form displays...12