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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software, tech giants still fear repeating the mistake.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 31, 2023
Industry leaders warned in an open letter that artificial intelligence technology might threaten humanity's existence.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 31, 2023
Employees of the Chinese-owned video app have regularly posted user information on a messaging and collaboration tool called Lark, according to internal documents...The New York Times From ACM News | May 25, 2023
Leaders of Taiwan's semiconductor industry fear the nation's supply of engineers will be unable to meet demand for new talent.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 23, 2023
Generative A.I. is already changing how games are made, with Blizzard Entertainment training an image generator on assets from World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch...The New York Times From ACM News | May 23, 2023
The financial services industry is plotting how to incorporate tools like ChatGPT into its products. But humans will still be necessary to provide personal advice...The New York Times From ACM News | May 22, 2023
More than a dozen companies have popped up to offer services aimed at identifying whether photos, text, and videos are made by humans or machines.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 22, 2023
Digital imaging by deepwater seabed mapping company Magellan for U.K. TV production company Atlantic Productions has yielded a "digital twin" of the RMS Titanic...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2023
A provocative paper from researchers at Microsoft claims A.I. technology shows the ability to understand the way people do. Critics say those scientists are kidding...The New York Times From ACM News | May 17, 2023
Researchers equipped goldfish with cybernetic headgear to probe their underlying navigational brain mechanisms.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2023
Seven months after Washington unveiled tough curbs, Chinese companies are doubling down on homegrown supply chains and drawing billions in cash from Beijing and...The New York Times From ACM News | May 15, 2023
Analysts found China's search engines have more than 66,000 rules governing content, suggesting the growing pervasiveness and subtlety of the country's censorship...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 9, 2023
U.S. national security officials are warning about the potential for the new technology to upend war, cyber conflict and — in the most extreme case — the use of...The New York Times From ACM News | May 8, 2023
Pi, an A.I. tool that debuted this week, is a twist on the new wave of chatbots: It assists people with their wellness and emotions.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 4, 2023
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a robot that can paint an abstract acrylic. Is it art?
The New York Times From ACM News | May 2, 2023
New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults' access to online services.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 1, 2023
For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 1, 2023
The billionaire plans to compete with OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer he helped found, while calling out the potential harms of artificial intelligence.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 28, 2023