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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A Softer Approach to Robotics
Soft robots are moving from the research lab to the real world.
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Distilling What We Know
Researchers look to cut large GPT models down to size.
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AI Rewrites Coding
Even as software grows increasingly complex, artificial intelligence helps to simplify and automate coding tasks.
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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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Will No-Code Crack the Code?
No-code platforms help non-coders program, but developers will always be needed.
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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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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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Will AI Rewrite Coding?
There is an emerging effort to tap artificial intelligence to write code based on short text descriptions of what the code should do.
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Formal Software Verification Measures Up
Verified coding techniques use mathematical proofs to ensure code is error-free and hacker-resistant. Can the approach revolutionize software?
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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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ENIAC Turns 75
The first programmable electronic general-purpose digital computer was introduced to the world on Valentine’s Day in 1946.
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Virtual Reality Meets the Office
"Virtual meeting spaces greatly expand the possibilities for online communication—and, at their best, create an environment that parallels or exceeds real world...
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Algorithms in the Courtroom
The use of software to determine bail and sentencing terms has gone mainstream. How fair are these systems?
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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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Lost in Translation?
Machine language translation is advancing rapidly, but can it reach the level of human understanding?
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An Inability to Reproduce
Big data and modern analytics offer enormous possibilities for research, provided scientists can produce consistent results.
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A Healthy Dose of Wearables
Smart watches and other wearables are evolving into medical devices that will drive significant changes in healthcare.
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