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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This New Way to Train AI Could Curb Online Harassment
Researchers in Denmark tried a new approach to training artificial intelligence: hiring people full-time to review and label posts for training, instead of relying...
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Killer Robots Need 'No New Rules' about Firing on Humans, Russia tells U.N.
Moscow is 'out on its own' as other nations seek to prevent autonomous weapons making their own decisions and 'deciding who lives or dies'.
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$49 Malware Receives Major Upgrade to Strike Windows, macOS PCs
Researchers at Check Point Research said the Windows-based malware variant known as Formbook has been upgraded to infiltrate Mac computers.
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Cyber Risk in Digital Transformation
Cybersecurity missteps during corporate Digital Transformation efforts can lead to digital breaches.
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EU Fines Amazon Record $888 Million Over Data Violations
Luxembourg's CNPD data protection authority fined Amazon a record $888 million for breaching the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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AI Can Now Be Recognized as an Inventor
Australia's Federal Court has granted artificial intelligence systems legal recognition as inventors in patent applications, challenging the assumption that invention...
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Honeypot Security Technique Can Stop Attacks in Natural Language Processing
A machine learning framework can proactively counter universal trigger attacksi n natural language processing applications.
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Hackers Used Never-Before-Seen Wiper in Attack on Iranian Train System
SentinelOne analysts were able to recreate the July 9 attack and identify the threat actor behind it.
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The Really Critical Infrastructure Need: American-Made Semiconductors
About 40% of new chip-production capacity projected to be added in the next decade will be in China.
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White House Pushes for Stronger Critical Infrastructure Security
Securing critical infrastructure requires a "whole-of-nation" effort, government official says.
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University of Minnesota Develops Tool to Help Farmers Make Crop Input Decisions
Farmers can formulate a budget balance sheet for nitrogen reduction plans and view customized economic and environmental impacts and benefits of the fields they...
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Hackers Turning to 'Exotic' Programming Languages for Malware Development
For example, earlier this year, enterprise security firm Proofpoint discovered new malware written in Nim and Rust.
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Connected Autonomous Vehicles Make Intersections Safer
Scientists at Arizona State University and Carnegie Mellon University are enhancing intersection safety with connected autonomous vehicles and distributed real-time...
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Open-Source Software to Help Cities Plant in Pursuit of Clean Air
Researchers in the U.K. have developed free open source software that towns and cities can use to estimate reductions in air pollutant concentrations from different...
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Detecting Deception
Advanced machine learning algorithms can spot lying even better than a polygraph.
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Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI
Prosecutors in Chicago are being forced to withdraw evidence generated by the technology, which led to the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo earlier this...
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The Unionization of Technology Companies
New unions could change how tech giants engage with their employees.
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Upholding ACM's Principles
Repeated ethical violations ends with membership revocation and ban.
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TSA Issues Cybersecurity Rules for Pipeline Companies
A U.S. Transportation Security Administration directive imposes new rules requiring pipeline operators to strengthen their cyberdefenses.
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