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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Helping Robots Learn Quickly in New Environments
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Helping Robots Learn Quickly in New Environments

A new algorithm reduces the amount of data necessary to train robots and enable them to perform tasks.

Finding Answers (About the Best Way to Find Answers)
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Finding Answers (About the Best Way to Find Answers)

Computer scientists at the University of Southern California considered which knowledge graph representations are best for different applications.

Building Better Models Starts with Reexamining Metrics
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Building Better Models Starts with Reexamining Metrics

Researchers emphasized the importance of measuring the performance of generative artificial intelligence models in order to improve them.

AI That Teaches Other AI
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AI That Teaches Other AI

Scientist demonstrated that robots can be trained to train other robots by sharing their knowledge.

What Delivery Apps Reveal About Food Disparities in Los Angeles
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What Delivery Apps Reveal About Food Disparities in Los Angeles

University of Southern California researchers used machine learning to analyze digital menus from restaurants across Los Angeles to identify food disparities in...

Researchers Track Crypto Pump-and-Dump Operations on Social Media
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Researchers Track Crypto Pump-and-Dump Operations on Social Media

Researchers investigated cryptocurrency scammers' pump-and-dump practices, through which they buy cryptocurrency coins low, collaboratively inflate the price, then...

AI's Potential Boon to Businesses
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AI's Potential Boon to Businesses

E-commerce companies can more efficiently organize products and help customers find what they want with artificial intelligence.

Is Your Mobile Provider Tracking Your Location? This Technology Could Stop It.
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Is Your Mobile Provider Tracking Your Location? This Technology Could Stop It.

A new system can thwart the tracking of cellphone users by network operators while maintaining seamless connectivity.

Breakthrough in Quantum Photonics Promises New Era in Optical Circuits
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Breakthrough in Quantum Photonics Promises New Era in Optical Circuits

University of Southern California researchers have demonstrated uniform emission of single photons from quantum dots arranged in a precise configuration.

Researchers Isolate, Decode Brain Signal Patterns for Specific Behaviors
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Researchers Isolate, Decode Brain Signal Patterns for Specific Behaviors

Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that isolates and decodes behaviors based on signals from the brain.

AI News Bias Tool Created by USC Computer Scientists
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AI News Bias Tool Created by USC Computer Scientists

University of Southern California computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to automatically detect bias in news.

Mockapetris Receives ACM Software System Award
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Mockapetris Receives ACM Software System Award

ACM has named Paul Mockapetris to receive the 2019 ACM Software System Award for his development of the Domain Name System.

USC Researchers Develop State-of-the-Art Biometric Security Systems
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USC Researchers Develop State-of-the-Art Biometric Security Systems

Researchers at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute have developed state-of-the-art biometric security systems.

That Chatbot May Be Chatty, but Is It Engaging?
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That Chatbot May Be Chatty, but Is It Engaging?

Researchers have developed a technique for evaluating chatbots' conversational skills based on whether their dialogues are genuinely interesting to the user.
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