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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
An algorithm developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers aims to identify potential failures in simulated autonomous systems prior to their real...MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 13, 2023
The Feature Fields for Robotic Manipulation method helps robots identify nearby objects by forming three-dimensional scenes from two-dimensional images and vision...MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2023
Computer scientists created a more inclusive, more accurate genetic prediction model by using computational and statistical techniques to study individuals' unique...MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 1, 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other researchers developed a technique that uses computer-generated data to help vision and language models better understand...MIT News From ACM TechNews | September 14, 2023
A team of researchers has developed a light-based machine learning system that could surpass the system behind ChatGPT in terms of power and efficiency, while also...MIT News From ACM TechNews | August 25, 2023
A simple superconducting device developed by MIT researchers could help achieve significant reductions in energy usage by high-power computing systems and potentially...MIT News From ACM TechNews | August 18, 2023
A new metric allows a small amount of noise to be added to models to protect sensitive data while maintaining the model's accuracy.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 17, 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers trained an artificial neural network to function like the brain's inferior temporal cortex to improve computer...MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2023
A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they are needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices.
MIT News From ACM News | July 13, 2023
Scientists created a molecular atlas of human brain blood vessels to highlight Alzheimer's disease-related changes across six regions.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | June 26, 2023
A new technique produces artificial intelligence (AI) inference algorithms that can generate explanations for data and calculate their accuracy.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | June 6, 2023
Scientists found computer vision models can be trained to produce more stable, predictable visual representations, similar to those humans learn through perceptual...MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers three-dimensionally (3D)-printed a miniature peristaltic pump, in a step toward producing inexpensive mobile mass...MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2023
The four-legged DribbleBot robot developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers can dribble soccer balls using onboard sensors, computing, and reinforcement...MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 11, 2023
A new computational model may be used to predict which metal-organic framework structures will be most stable for a given application.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2023
Artificial muscles created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers can enable insect-sized aerial robots to repair themselves following damage.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2023