Communications of the ACM
Building a Practical Quantum Computer
Quantum computation has a long road ahead.
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Can VR Help Ease Chronic Pain?
Virtual reality has emerged as a tool to treat chronic pain and is gaining popularity.
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Can Robots Save Nursing Homes?
As more nursing home and assisted living facility staff leave the profession, some facilities are turning to robots to fill in the gaps.
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Can AI All but End Car Crashes? The Potential Is There
Proponents of artificial intelligence believe it can be used to predict, and help to prevent, dangerous driving behaviors.
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Football Tech That's More Than a Laser and Light Show
The U.S.F.L. is testing tech that could resolve disputes over where balls are spotted, clearly show if a first down was reached, and track players who stand too...
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A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says?
OpenAI's GPT-3 and other neural nets can now write original prose with mind-boggling fluency — a development that could have profound implications for the future...
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How Native Americans Are Trying to Debug A.I.'s Biases
Data on Native communities are not at the levels needed for accuracy in A.I.-driven tools. A group is trying to solve that problem.
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Meet DALL-E, the A.I. That Draws Anything at Your Command
New technology that blends language and images could serve graphic artists—and speed disinformation campaigns.
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Facial Recognition Goes to War
Hoan Ton-That enlisted his facial recognition company Clearview AI in Russia’s war on Ukraine by tapping its technology to help bring some clarity to the conflict...
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You're Still Being Tracked on the Internet, Just in a Different Way
Apple and Google are pushing privacy changes, but a shift in digital tracking is giving some platforms a bigger advertising advantage.
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Hackers' Fake Claims of Ukrainian Surrender Aren't Fooling Anyone. So What's Their Goal?
Experts say the hackers' intentions might not be to actually trick anyone, but to erode confidence in Ukrainian media outlets and institutions.
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Can AI Help Casinos Cut Down on Problem Gambling?
The opportunities seem endless. The reality is much more complicated.
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'No-Code' Brings the Power of AI to the Masses
A growing number of new products allow anyone to apply artificial intelligence without having to write a line of computer code. Proponents believe the "no-code"...
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Does Social Media Make Teens Unhappy? It May Depend on Their Age
A large study in Britain found two specific windows of adolescence when some teenagers are most sensitive to social media.
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Food Businesses Lose Faith in Instagram After Algorithm Changes
The change of Instagram's algorithm to prioritize videos over photos has put a damper on the social media strategies of small food businesses.
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EU Takes Aim at Big Tech's Power With Landmark Digital Act
The European Union was expected to finalize the Digital Markets Act, the most sweeping legislation to regulate tech since a European privacy law was passed in 2018...
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Helping A.I. to Learn About Indigenous Cultures
Data on Native communities are not at the levels needed for accuracy in A.I.-driven tools. A group is trying to solve that problem.
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See 'Spot' Save: Robot Dogs Join NY Fire Department
Plans to use two new robot dogs only in precarious search and rescue missions may help avoid the controversy that met the Police Department's robots last year. ...
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'No-Code' Brings the Power of AI to the Masses
Products allow anyone to use AI without writing any computer code.
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Here Come the Artificial Intelligence Nutritionists
Companies are experimenting with personalized diet apps, saying the future of healthy eating is A.I.
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