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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Can Foundation Models Help Us Achieve 'Perfect Secrecy'?
Stanford University researchers are exploring whether emerging foundation models can help to realize the highest level of privacy, or "perfect secrecy."
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Crypto and the U.S. Government Are Headed for a Decisive Showdown
The Securities and Exchange Commission accused Ishan Wahi, a former product manager at the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, of insider trading and securities fraud...
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Found in Space
Using deep learning to identify and classify astronomically distant objects.
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Using AI to Control Digital Manufacturing
An international team of researchers taught a machine learning system with computer vision to monitor and control three-dimensional printing in real time.
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College in the Metaverse Is Here. Is Higher Ed Ready?
This fall, students at 10 U.S. universities will attend metaversities, virtual reality (VR) platforms where educators and students wear VR headsets and interact...
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Zooming In to Get the Full Picture
Scientists have built the most comprehensive single-cell map of embryo development in any animal to date, using the fruit fly as its model.
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A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?
Robots can't think or feel, despite what the researchers who build them want to believe.
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Team Generates First Global Map of Cargo Ship Pollution, Revealing Effects of Fuel Regulations
A new algorithm automates the process of tracking cargo ships via satellite data.
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Flexible Robot Hand with Precise Grip Lifts 1,000 Times Its Own Weight
Researchers have developed artificial muscles using a three-dimensional printer and tiny actuators that convert energy into movement.
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Robot Tricks People Into Thinking It Has Mind of Its Own
The human-like iCub robot, programmed to interact with humans, deceived people into believing it was self-aware.
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Banks Start Using Information-Sharing Tools to Detect Financial Crime
Researchers have identified information-sharing initiatives worldwide that aim to better detect fraud and money laundering.
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California's Strawberry Fields May Not Be Forever. Could Robots Help?
Some experts see agricultural robots as necessary for keeping California's strawberry industry afloat.
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Playing with Dirt Leads to Big Potential for Sustainable Buildings
University of Virginia researchers are experimenting with methods to incorporate plants into buildings to advance sustainability.
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More Accurate Wildfire Monitoring Using Social Media
Wildfire prediction model uses social media and geophysical satellite data for more accurate real-time forecasting and monitoring.
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Using Wearable Tech to Detect COVID-19 before Onset of Symptoms
Opens the door to using commercially available health monitors to detect other infectious diseases.
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New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser
Researchers have found a way to use the web's basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack.
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World Cup to Use Drones to Help Protect Stadiums
This year's World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar will employ autonomous radar-guided interceptor drones for stadium security.
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Neurotechnology and the Law
How closely should implants be regulated?
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