Communications of the ACM
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Donald Knuth: The Father of Algorithm Analysis
Turing Award winner talks programming, algorithms, the meaning of life, and more
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The Tech and Social Impact of AI's Emerging Foundation Models
They could be pivotal for the future of not only machine learning but also society as a whole
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Mark in the Metaverse
Facebook's CEO on why the social network is becoming 'a metaverse company.'
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The Computer Scientist Training AI to Think With Analogies
Digital minds will never truly be like ours until they can make analogies.
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Why It's So Hard to Make Tech More Diverse
Block Party founder Tracy Chou reflects on the obstacles she's encountered as a tech entrepreneur.
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Alondra Nelson Wants to Make Science and Tech More Just
The deputy director of the White House science office plans to tackle algorithmic bias and start candid conversations about the past.
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Q&A with Google's Bill Magro
Google's new chief technologist of HPC talks quantum computers, AI, cloud, silicone packaging, interconnect technology, and expanding HPC's reach.
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An Interview with Jim Keller: 'The Laziest Person at Tesla'
Veteran chip designer covers his past lives, Moore's Law, AI-designed chips, security, ethics, and more.
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When AI Becomes Child's Play
Algorithms trained in pattern recognition struggle to understand kids.
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Does AI Have an Alignment Problem?
The problems and the possibilities of AI are, in a very deep way, the problems and possibilities of humanity.
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Self-Driving Cars Might Never Be Able to Drive Themselves
Producing truly autonomous vehicles requires a fundamental shift in current approaches.
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Understanding the Differences Between Biological and Computer Vision
Harvard Medical University Professor Gabriel Kreiman provides an account of how humans and animals process visual data and how far techno come toward replicating...
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Quantifying Uncertainty in Deep Learning
Aalto University Professor Arno Solin discusses how to improve deep learning uncertainty with doctoral student Lassi Meronen.
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Professor Advocates Taking AI Research Back to Its Roots
To build a general artificial intelligence, we may need to know more about our own minds, argues computer scientist Melanie Mitchell.
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AI Drives Crossword-Solving Program to Tournament Victory
Plagued by unifinished crossword puzzles? Matt Ginsberg, a pro crossword writer and AI scientist, wrote a program that solves crosswords.
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AI May Have a Lot to Learn From Children
Exploratory learning, the kind that is exhibited by children, might better inform AI development than the habitual learning processes employed by adults, according...
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Vivienne Sze: Crossing the Hardware-Software Divide for Efficient AI
MIT Associate Professor Vivienne Sze discusses why we need low-power AI now, and more.
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Stop Talking About AI Ethics. It's Time to Talk About Power
AI scholar Kate Crawford explores the history of artificial intelligence and its impact on the physical world in her new book, Atlas of AI.
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Intel's Melvin Greer: AI, Data Science a Growth Pillar
Melvin Greer, chief data scientist for the Americas, Intel Corp., discusses the importance of nontechnical skills and cross-domain expertise, ethical AI, and AI...
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