Communications of the ACM
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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Self-Driving Cars Must Learn the Language of Cyclists to Keep Roads Safe
A study of communications between drivers and cyclists suggests new autonomous vehicle systems must be able to replicate those social interactions to ensure safety...
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AR Art Takes Over British City
The U.K. city of Sheffield has transformed its rooftops into an augmented reality-based art display.
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Brazil Judge Orders Temporary Suspension of Telegram
The development comes as the country grapples with a wave of school attacks.
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Industry Out of Phase With Supercomputers
Chip-industry changes threaten U.S. supercomputing.
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Video-Calling Tech Could Help Lonely Parrots Flock Together
Scientists at Northeastern University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the U.K.'s University of Glasgow led research to help pet parrots communicate...
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Artificial Intelligence Still Can't Form Concepts
Concepts and abstraction are key to unlocking AI's full potential.
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DIY Neurotech: Making BCI Accessible
The costs of hardware required for brain-computer interfaces, particularly electrodes and amplifiers, have made it difficult for researchers outside big tech companies...
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Grasping the Future with a Robotic Hand-Arm Combo
Yale University researchers have created a robotic hand-arm combination that uses algorithms to optimize its degrees of freedom and control though unified movement...
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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready
What the Avatar XPrize revealed about the future of telepresence robots.
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ML Can Identify Baboon Grooming Behavior from Acceleration Signals
Researchers used machine learning to monitor social grooming behavior in wild baboons.
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Organoid Intelligence: Computing on the Brain
Researchers have proposed using brain organoids—spherical masses cultured from neural tissue—as computational systems.
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Google's New Tool Turns Bard into a Code Wizard
Bard can now explain code snippets and generate code. It is capable of explaining why a block has the result that it does.
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(Almost) Everyone Likes a Helpful Trash Robot
A study by Cornell University researchers found that the public responded well to two remote-controlled trash barrel robots installed at a Manhattan plaza, one...
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Locking Down Secure Open Source Software
Can even secure open source software ever be considered truly safe?
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EU's Landmark MiCA Legislation to Drive Crypto Prices
Under the new legislation, the EU will have a unified approach to crypto asset regulation across all 27 member states, meaning firms approved in one country can...
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What's AGI, and Why Are AI Experts Skeptical?
ChatGPT and other bots have revived conversations on artificial general intelligence. Scientists say algorithms won't surpass you any time soon.
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Turning AI to Crime
How cybercriminals use ChatGPT in creating malware and cyberattacks.
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Microsoft's Refusal to Pay for Twitter's API Outraged Musk
Twitter will no longer be available on Microsoft Advertising as the service relies on API access.
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San Jose Plans Robocar Network Instead of Airport Shuttle
The city's exploration of personal rapid transit is a rejection of both traditional trains and the vision of autonomous vehicles traveling on conventional roads...
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