Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
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Microsoft’s DeepMC framework uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict local weather.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2021
A robotic eel designed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne can swim through water and receive sensory data while in motion.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 16, 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a new algorithm that enables artificial intelligence models to account for uncertain data.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2021
Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI demonstrated that artificial intelligence agents learned the concept of object permanence — that objects hidden from view...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2021
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that can identify which people in a crowd most likely are asymptomatic carriers of Covid-19.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 5, 2021
Postcard from the 23rd century: Not even possible to know if an AI is superintelligent, much less stop it.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | January 21, 2021
The MuZero artificial intelligence developed by Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind can master games without learning their rules beforehand.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 28, 2020
Emotion artificial intelligence applications in healthcare are rare, with many scientists skeptical of the technology's utility.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2020
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that can transform ancient maps into Google-style satellite image.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 21, 2020
The Japanese town of Naganohara will test a consortium's autonomous amphibious bus in a trial beginning in December and running through March 2021.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2020
Northwestern Polytechnical University researchers have developed a model for predicting the lifespan of an app.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 26, 2020
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is testing a pilot artificial intelligence system for use on a future Mars mission.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2020
Researchers have developed a method of pollinating flowers using an aerial drone that emits pollen-infused soap bubbles.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 1, 2020