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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Preserving the Internet
Is the Internet ephemeral by its nature, or can it be archived?
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Facedirector Software Generates Desired Performances in Post-Production, Avoiding Reshoots
New software could mean film directors will no longer need to reshoot crucial scenes dozens of times until they are satisfied.
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Way We Watch Sports
Machine learning and computer vision are being combined to provide commentary on professional sporting events as they occur.
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What Can—or Should—internet Companies Do to Fight Terrorism?
After the recent attacks in Paris and in San Bernardino, Calif., social media platforms are under pressure from politicians to do more to take down messages and...
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How the Science in 'star Wars’ Is Actually Real
For a story that takes place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" a great deal of the technology in the "Star Wars" series actually has parallels today on...
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Custom AI Programs Take on Top Ranked Humans in Starcraft
In a recent contest, three Artificial Intelligence programs played against a Russian player in StarCraft: Brood War.
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Teaching Computers How to Give Cricket Commentary
Indian researchers have used machine-learning techniques to generate text-based cricket commentary with an accuracy rate of 90 percent.
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Google and Facebook Race to Solve the Ancient Game of Go With AI
Although software designed to play standard board games can now dominate even the best human players, the ancient game of Go has proven a much trickier challenge...
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Can’t Put Down Your Device? That's By Design
Greg Hochmuth was one of the first software engineers hired at Instagram.
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Teaching AI to Play Atari Will Help Robots Make Sense of Our World
Google is teaching machines to play Atari games like Space Invaders, Video Pinball, andBreakout. And they're getting pretty good.
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The Hyper-Intelligent Bandage
Scientists are developing smart, sensor-packed dressings to help heal chronic wounds.
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Technology Brings Online Education in Line with Campus Programs
Whether sitting in front of a screen or in a classroom, online and campus-based institutions want to verify students actually attend classes, take exams.
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The Roots of Computing, in New York City
The seeds of Silicon Valley were harvested from the Big Apple.
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To Infinity: How Pixar Brought Computers to the Movies
Ed Catmull's office could be a window into the brain of Pixar.
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I'm Going to Make Facebook's AI Predict What Happens in Videos
What are the big challenges ahead for you?
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Google Aims to Make Vr Hardware Irrelevant Before It Even Gets Going
Google and Facebook are pushing virtual-reality technology along two different lines.
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System Automatically Converts 2d Video to 3D
A new system automatically renders two-dimensional soccer game video footage as three-dimensional video.
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You Can Now 3D Print a Toupee
Owners of three-dimensional printers will be able to fabricate plastic hair using a method developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Dartmouth Study Illustrates How Game Design Can Reduce Stereotypes and Social Biases
A new Dartmouth College study highlights how games can have beneficial societal effects.
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