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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What's That Smell?
Digital scent technologies bring aromas to virtual reality.
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The State of the Metaverse
After years and many attempts to build out a metaverse and make use of it, is there anything out there?
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Saving Digital Libraries and the Internet Archive
A battle over "truth and who has access to it in the digital age."
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. . . And the Computer Plays Along
Software can improvise on the spot to accompany the performance of live musicians.
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Capturing What is Said
Artificial intelligence is boosting the capabilities of automatic speech recognition.
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Preserving the Past with Immersive Technologies
Digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and holograms allow museums and other institutions to preserve historical events and tell stories...
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The Afterlife Online
Preparing for the end of life should include consideration of online accounts that will continue when you're gone.
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The Drones of War
Drone makers are donating, or selling at cost, unmanned aerial drones to Ukraine.
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First, There Were Bug Bounties. Now, Here Come the Bias Bounties
Offering rewards for the identification of bias in algorithms.
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Filtering for Beauty
Social media "influencers" use augmented reality filtering apps to appear more beautiful, together, and cool. Results may vary.
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Tech Company Initiatives Encourage Greater Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
CEOs increasingly consider DEI a strategic business priority.
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The Next Best Thing to Being There
Encouraged by the pandemic, augmented and mixed realities bring new views to end-users in medicine, industry, and the military.
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The Future of the Supply Chain
Experts agree supplies increasingly will be near-sourced.
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Coping with Burnout in IT
Supporting staffers working from home adds another layer to the stress many IT professionals already were feeling.
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Digital Twinning
Many organizations using the Internet of Things have already implemented Digital Twins.
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Bug Bounties: Big Business
Companies are learning that bug bounty programs are just one aspect of good security protocols.
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'Magic Mirror on My Wall…'
Smart mirrors bring a new form-factor to on-campus information access.
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