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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Dead Languages Come to Life
Artificial intelligence automates the translation of extinct languages.
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Augmented Reality Gets Real
Formidable optical challenges are yielding to intensive research, development.
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Lifelong Learning in Artificial Neural Networks
New methods enable systems to rapidly, continuously adapt.
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Adopting a Culture of Transparency
Software is used increasingly to determine the existence of scientific fraud in published studies.
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You've Got Mail!
And that's not all. Email is not what it used to be.
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Big Brother Is Watching You
Not only that, facial recognition technologies inform him of who you are and what you did.
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Artificial Intelligence Poised to Ride a New Wave
Flush with recent successes, and pushed by even newer technology, AI systems could get much smarter.
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Big Data Projects Ramp p
Harvested data could hold the key to solving some of society’s greatest problems.
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And The Winner Is...columbus!
Columbus, OH, claims the $50-million top spot in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge.
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After 25 Years, a New Web
Tim Berners-Lee and others want a more reliable Web that ensures integrity and privacy.
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Open Source Software No Longer Optional
Open development and sharing of software gained widespread acceptance 15 years ago, and the practice is accelerating.
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A Digital Agent to Manage Your Travel
A prototype digital travel agent uses machine learning and optimization techniques, among others, to develop personalized travel "trajectories."
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Scientists Update Views of Light
Experiment sheds new light on wave-particle duality.
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Estonia: A Model For E-Government
Over the next decade, the population of Estonia is expected to soar more than 600% as the country becomes the first in the world to open its borders to an influx...
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Computer Security: Who You Gonna Call?
Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) stand ready to battle ever-more-sophisticated cyberthreats.
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Data Brokers Are Watching You
You would be surprised by how much they know about you, and what they are doing with your information.
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Bringing Transparency to the High-End Art Market
A site that connects fine art buyers and sellers serves as the equivalent of an "Art Fair on the Internet."
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Researchers Simplify Parallel Programming
Parallel computing has become increasingly important as chipmakers put more and more processor cores on individual chips.
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Cyber Insurance Is on the Rise
Companies are discovering traditional insurance policies may not cover the costs of privacy breaches and data loss.
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