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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.
The government said a group linked to Russia's intelligence service carried out sustained operations to undermine trust in Britain's political system.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 8, 2023
A wave of regulation and industry action has placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 14, 2023
When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3% of the time, according to research from a new start-up. A Google system's rate was 27%.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 7, 2023
The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 23, 2023
China, Russia, and the U.S. are racing to find ways to prevent future quantum computers from cracking long-supported encryption protocols.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2023
The law, aimed at forcing social media giants to adopt new policies to curb harmful content, is expected to face blowback from Elon Musk, who owns X.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 28, 2023
Artificial intelligence tools have given scammers a potent weapon for trying to trick people into sending them money.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 1, 2023
Adalytics reported Google's YouTube advertised adult products from over 300 brands on close to 100 YouTube videos geared toward children, with several ads displaying...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 24, 2023
A driverless Cruise taxi with a passenger collided with a fire truck Thursday night, just one week after state officials allowed the service to expand.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 21, 2023
University of Massachusetts Amherst's Brian Levine and a dozen computer scientists have developed a computational model that evaluates customer reviews of social...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 16, 2023
People have little protection or recourse when the technology creates and spreads falsehoods about them.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 4, 2023
U.S. security officials say the White House is hunting for malware purportedly concealed by China within infrastructure critical to U.S. military bases.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 3, 2023
The long-anticipated automation revolution has begun. Robots are ready to operate forklifts and do laundry. It's not as scary as it sounds.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 31, 2023
American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during...The New York Times From ACM News | July 31, 2023
A new report indicates that the guardrails for widely used chatbots can be thwarted, leading to an increasingly unpredictable environment for the technology.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 28, 2023
Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies,and news organizations are among those...The New York Times From ACM News | July 17, 2023
Russia has built a network of technology contractors to supply it with surveillance equipment in order to spy on and quash internal dissent.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2023
Amazon, Box, Salesforce, Oracle, and others have recently rolled out A.I.-related products to help workplaces become more efficient and productive.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 10, 2023