Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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'It's Already Way Beyond What Humans Can Do': Will AI Wipe Out Architects?
It's revolutionizing building – but could AI kill off an entire profession?
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NASA Detects Signal from Voyager 2 After Losing Contact Due to Wrong Command
The U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration detected a signal from the Voyager 2 probe more than a week after transmission ceased.
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'A Certain Danger Lurks There': How the Inventor of the First Chatbot Turned Against AI
Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence – but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans...
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AI Used to Create New Final Beatles Song, says Paul McCartney
Musician says he used technology to 'extricate' John Lennon's voice from an old demo and complete a decades-old song.
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Adobe to Integrate AI into Photoshop amid Fears of Job Losses, Mass Faking of Images
Company says Adobe Firefly is a 'co-pilot' to graphic design, rather than a replacement for humans.
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'I Didn't Give Permission': Do AI's Backers Care about Data Law Breaches?
Regulators around world are cracking down on content being hoovered up by ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and others.
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Tennessee High School Students Build Robotic Hand for Classmate
Students at Henderson high school in Tennessee constructed a robotic hand for classmate Sergio Peralta, whose right hand was not fully formed.
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Rentokil Pilots Facial Recognition System as Way to Exterminate Rats
U.K. pest control services provider Rentokil is testing facial recognition software as a tool for rat extermination.
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Self-Driving Stroller Aims to Reduce Parents' Stress, for £2,700
At the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show, Canadian startup Glüxkind showcased its Ella self-driving stroller
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