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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Should Robots Have a Face?
As automation comes to retail industries, companies are giving machines more humanlike features in order to make them liked, not feared.
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Sandboxing Approach Increases Browser Security
A new Web browser security scheme accelerates Web apps that run within a browser, while keeping those apps within "secure sandboxes" to prevent hijacking by malware...
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Hacking Bluetooth
Bluetooth device users seldom suspect they are opening themselves to man-in-the-middle hacker attacks.
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DOD Adopts Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence
The recommendations came after 15 months of consultation with experts on artificial intelligence from industry, government, academia, and the American public.
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UCI, Disney Research Scientists Develop AI-Enhanced Video Compression Model
An AI-enhanced video compression model has shown that deep learning can provide results comparable to established video compression technology.
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Protecting Sensitive Metadata So It Can't be Used for Surveillance
MIT researchers have developed a scalable metadata-protection scheme to shield the information of millions of users.
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Swarming Robots Avoid Collisions, Traffic Jams
Northwestern University researchers have developed a decentralized algorithm that guarantees collision and congestion avoidance, a key step toward controlling fleets...
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A Fur-Friendly 'Wearable for Pets'
Researchers at Imperial College London in the U.K. have created a wearable health-tracking sensor for pets and people that can monitor vital signs through apparel...
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Reliability of Pricey New Voting Machines Questioned
Computer security experts continue to express doubts that expensive new voting machines are reliable, considering them almost as risky as earlier discredited electronic...
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U.S. Energy Department Appoints AI Leader
Cheryl Ingstad, the department's first director of its Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office, will oversee the DOE's AI activities
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New California Law Creates Complications for Connected Cars
The California Consumer Privacy Act is one of the most stringent and sweeping privacy laws in the country, but may create complications for carmakers and dealerships...
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U.S. Military Facial Recognition System Could Work From 1 Kilometer Away
The U.S. Special Operations Command is developing a portable facial recognition system that can identify individuals from 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) off.
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New Yorkers Face Training Gap for Tech Jobs, but Study Finds Hope
A study by the nonprofit research group Center for an Urban Future offers hope for New York City employees who lack the training to qualify for upcoming technology...
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Automated System Can Rewrite Outdated Sentences in Wikipedia Articles
A new system can automatically update factual inconsistencies in Wikipedia articles.
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Futurists Get 15 Minutes Every 4 Years
Zoltan Istvan is the latest futurist to run for U.S. president.
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Coding for Uncertainty Increases Security
Computer scientists have designed an algorithm to combat poaching in wildlife preserves.
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Should All Children Learn to Code by the End of High School?
Supporters say coding know-how is good for students in an increasingly digital world. Opponents say public schools shouldn't serve as job-training sites for tech...
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Pentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles for Using AI in War
The new principles follow recommendations made last year by the Defense Innovation Board, a group led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
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Across the Language Barrier
Translation devices are getting better at making speech and text understandable in different languages.
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