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Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM NewsAn 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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New Deepfake Threats Loom, says Microsoft's Chief Science Officer
Microsoft chief science officer Eric Horvitz said the rising capabilities of discriminative and generative artificial intelligence methods are reaching an inflection...
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How ML Helps The New York Times Power its Paywall
Powered with data-driven user insights, the causal machine learning model determinines the right number of free articles each user should get to keep them interested...
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Duke Energy Used Computer Vision, Robots to Cut Costs by $74 Million
Bonnie Titone at Duke Energy said the U.S. utility has slashed its labor costs by more than $74 million via artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions...
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IBM Partners with U.K. on $300 Million Quantum Computing Research Initiative
A five-year, $297.5-million partnership between IBM and the U.K. government will research quantum computing and artificial intelligence in the quest for sustainable...
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Researchers' AI System Strips Identifiable Attributes Like Gender From Speech Recordings
Researchers have proposed a technique that can remove attributes like gender from speech data to protect sensitive information.
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Xiaomi's AI Restores Details, Enhances Colors in Poorly Exposed Photos
Researchers at Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi have devised an artificial intelligence system that corrects details and colors in poorly exposed photos.
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How Pixar Made Monsters niversity, Its Latest Technological Marvel
Monsters University, the new animated film from Disney's Pixar division that debuts on June 21, will serve as light summer entertainment for most audiences. But...
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