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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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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Changing How Data is Used
Federated AI Learning promises to reshape data security, privacy.
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Geometric Deep Learning Advances Data Science
Researchers are pushing beyond the limitations of convolutional neural networks using geometric deep learning techniques.
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Terahertz Networks Move Closer to Reality
The desire for faster, higher-frequency wireless networking is a constant. Terahertz technology could deliver large gains.
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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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AI on Edge
Shifting artificial intelligence to the "edge" of the network could transform computing . . . and everyday life.
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A New Class of AI Ethics
The ethics of artificial intelligence is increasingly part of school curricula. Will it lead to a better world?
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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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Will RISC-V Revolutionize Computing?
The open instruction set for microprocessors promises to reshape computing and introduce new, more powerful capabilities.
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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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Can Nanosheet Transistors Keep Moore's Law Alive?
The technology promises to advance semiconductors and computing, but also introduces new questions and challenges.
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Will Deepfakes Do Deep Damage?
The ability to produce fake videos that appear amazingly real is here. Researchers are now developing ways to detect and prevent them.
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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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The Algorithm That Changed Quantum Machine Learning
A college student discovered a classical computing algorithm that experts overlooked. It promises to change both classical and quantum machine learning.
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The Chatbots are Coming!
Advances in chatbots are changing the way we interact with computing devices.
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Consumer Rating Algorithms Score Big with Businesses, Governments
Businesses, universities, and governments increasingly are turning to algorithms to make crucial decisions about how to treat customers and citizens.
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