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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A Case That Rhymes With Microsoft
The prevailing lesson of the Microsoft case, antitrust lawyers say, is that scrutiny from Washington can slow down a company, even when there are no grievous penalties...
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Microsoft to Shield Paid-Up Copilot Customers From Any AI Copyright Brawls It Starts
Tough luck, freeloaders: you're on your own.
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As AI Grows, Las Vegas Workers Brace for Change
Workers in Las Vegas are closely watching employers' adoption of artificial intelligence and other technologies rise as they strive to cut labor costs.
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How To Talk To An AI
An ordinary human's guide to getting extraordinary results from a chatbot like ChatGPT.
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Major Websites Are Blocking AI Crawlers From Accessing Their Content
In the AI era, publishers are more aggressively blocking crawlers because there's no upside, for now, in handing over their data to AI companies.
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AR Technology Helps Non-Speaking Autistic Population Find Their Voice
The new HoloBoard system can be paired with Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented reality device to help non-speaking autistic individuals improve their motor skills...
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Hackathon Offers Glimpse of Quantum Potential
The U.K.'s National Quantum Computing Centre recently held its second quantum hackathon at the University of Birmingham,
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More Developers Are Using the Rust Language
The 2022 State of Rust Survey published earlier this month found more developers using the programming language than ever before.
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Robotaxis Are Making Enemies as They Go Around San Francisco
Despite receiving recent approval to expand their robotaxi services in San Francisco, Waymo and Cruise continue to face backlash over traffic and safety concerns...
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Using Physics Data to Refocus Computer Vision
Exploring ways to supplement conventional computer vision data with metadata collected from physics-based sensors and systems.
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Microsoft Infuses AI With Human-Like Reasoning Via an 'Algorithm of Thoughts'
A new technique combines the strengths of human cognition with algorithmic logic.
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Chinese Robot Waiters Fuel Korean Anxiety Over Labor Shortages
South Koreans are anxious over a flood of cheap Chinese robot waiters amid labor shortages, population declines, and growing rivalry with Chinese technology firms...
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Why Scientists Are Delving into the Virtual World
A growing number of scientific researchers are using virtual reality (VR) technology in the lab, often to more easily collaborate with distant colleagues, or simply...
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AI Misinformation: Why It Works and How to Spot It
Determining what's real online is getting more difficult. But there are steps you can take to deal with it.
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UMass Amherst Computer Scientists Use AI to Accelerate Computing Speed by Thousands of Times
Their development Scalene, an open-source tool for dramatically speeding up the programming language Python, circumvents issues limiting computer processing speed...
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These Tools Could Help Protect Our Pictures From AI
However, these tools are neither perfect, nor enough on their own.
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Embuing AI with Ethics
In lieu of regulations, companies are starting to develop their own guidelines to control the use of artificial intelligence.
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These Nifty Drones Can Lock Together in Mid-Air to Form a Bigger, Stronger Robot
Researchers at Japan's University of Tokyo have developed drones that can assemble and dissemble in mid-air.
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Novel Algorithm Proposed for Selecting Variables Efficiently
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has developed a variable selection algorithm for chemometrics applications....
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