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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Distilling What We Know
Researchers look to cut large GPT models down to size.
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Ambient IoT Gets Down to Business
Highly flexible, inexpensive low-energy sensors combined with pervasive connectivity and artificial intelligence deliver real-time triggers without human intervention...
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Computational Linguistics Finds Its Voice
Advances in artificial intelligence permit computers to converse with humans in seemingly realistic ways.
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Technology Transforms Textiles
Robotic fabrics sense motion and movements, and adapt accordingly.
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Can AI Learn to Forget?
Specialized techniques may make it possible to induce selective 'amnesia' in machine learning models.
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Digital Technology Fans Firefighting
New tools help firefighters identify the dynamics and characteristics of a fire—and respond more effectively.
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What Is the Cost of Living Online?
The cost of powering streaming and other rapidly growing online services will not "take down the Internet."
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Making Sense With Biology
Hybrid systems enhance the capabilities of electronics with biologics.
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Qubit Devices Inch Toward Reality
Key questions and challenges remain, including how to scale qubit devices while reducing noise and errors to the point where the devices become useful.
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Technology to the Rescue
Updating emergency rescue equipment and tactics with digital technologies.
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The Worsening State of Ransomware
Sophisticated, dangerous ransomware is the new normal … and there is no simple fix.
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AI Shakes Up the Seismology World
Artificial intelligence is reshaping our understanding of earthquakes and other seismological events
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Meet the Uninfectables
Hospital wards, grocery stores, and food delivery services are turning to robotic devices to better navigate the pandemic.
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Medical Professionals Tap AI to Combat COVID-19
Artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are aiding hospitals and healthcare experts in the battle against the coronavirus.
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