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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Exoskeletons Today
Wearable mobile machines integrate people and machines to assist the movement-impaired, and amplify the capabilities of industrial and defense workers while protecting...
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Eyes in the Skies
Privacy concerns arise around the New York Police Department's drone program.
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The Dangers of Automating Social Programs
Is it possible to keep bias out of a social program driven by one or more algorithms?
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Broadening the Path for Women in STEM
Organizations work to address 'a notable absence of women in the field.'
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The State of Fakery
How digital media could be authenticated, from computational, legal, and ethical points of view.
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Overcoming Disabilities
Brain-computer interfaces hold the promise of fully featured replacements for body parts that don't work or are missing.
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Your Virtual Robot Assistant
With its "unique capabilities," virtual "James" is designed to interact with people regarding the delivery of a service.
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Combating Cancer With Data
Supercomputers will sift massive amounts of data in search of therapies that work.
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Computing the Arts
Artists can use software to create art, and some software creates art all on its own.
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The 'smart City' Is Increasingly Global
Municipalities all over the world are building greater intelligence into their infrastructures.
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Chatbots Take Off
Companies are exploring the use of a "human dialogue interface" to interact with customers and employees more effectively.
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Augmented Reality Not Just For Gaming
Beyond entertainment, applications for augmented and virtual reality are being developed for business.
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The Beginning of the Internet of Robot Things
Robots will take the Internet of Things to the next level.
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The Need For Cognitive Computing
Companies get help digging the pearls of wisdom out of their big data.
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Shrouding Oneself in Secrecy
Identity cloaking tools, developed to protect the privacy of Internet users, are being used to skirt cybersecurity and international law.
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Preserving the Internet
Is the Internet ephemeral by its nature, or can it be archived?
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Relearning to Speak
New systems can help you not only learn to understand a second language, but how to pronounce it correctly.
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Relearning to Speak
New systems can help you not only learn to understand a second language, but how to pronounce it correctly.
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Companies Proactively Seek Out Internal Threats
Organizations must balance their concerns with the protection of employee privacy.
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