Communications of the ACM
Will AI Replace Computer Programmers?
Advances in artificial intelligence tools that can code could improve productivity, but portend disruption.
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Robots Sanitize Avelo Aircraft for COVID-19, Other Pathogens
Houston, TX-based startup Avelo Airlines is using autonomous robots from Canadian manufacturer Aero HygenX to disinfect aircraft cabins for COVID-19 and other viruses...
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'Fingerprint' ML Technique Identifies Bacteria in Seconds
Researchers combined surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and a deep learning model to identify bacteria in seconds with up to 98% accuracy.
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Cutting Through the Clutter
Harvard Medical School scientists created the vibration of effects auditing tool to improve the reliability of studies that explore the relationships between things...
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In Memoriam Andrea Danyluk 1963–2022
Danyluk was Mary A. and William Wirt Warren Professor of Computer Science at Williams College, and co-chair of the Committee on Widening Participation in Computing...
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Twitter Wants to Reinvent Itself, by Merging the Old With the New
The company is undertaking a far-reaching effort to change how it works. For some, it is an echo of their early idealism and a vision for what the Internet could...
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Move Over Candy Bars, New York Vending Machine Now Sells NFT Art
The first in-person non-fungible token vending machine has been installed in New York City by digital art collecting platform Neon.
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Robust Radar: AI Sensor Technology for Autonomous Driving
An artificial intelligence system for automotive radar sensors filters out interfering signals from other radar sensors to improve object detection.
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Researchers Can Steal Data During Homomorphic Encryption
Researchers at North Carolina State University and Turkey's Dokuz Eylul University have cracked next-generation homomorphic encryption via side-channel attacks....
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AI Tool Could Help Plan NYS's Transition to Clean Electrical Power
Cornell University's Fengqi You and Ning Zhao have designed an artificial intelligence tool that could help New York state plan its switch to clean electricity ...
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Injecting Fairness into ML Models
Researchers have devleoped a method of incorporating fairness into machine learning models, even if they are trained on unfair data.
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A Smart Self-Learning Assistance System for the Manufacturing Industry
The MADDOX self-learning assistance system can analyze machine and process data in order to boost manufacturing efficiency.
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Google's New Tech Can Read Your Body Language—Without Cameras
The company's ATAP research team is using radar to help computers respond to your movements, like turning off a TV if it senses you've dozed off.
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Millions for Crypto Start-Ups, No Real Names Necessary
Investors give money to pseudonymous developers. Venture capitalists back founders without learning their real names. What happens when they need to know?
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NHL Launching Faceoff Probability Stat with AWS Technology
The National Hockey League is launching a faceoff probability statistic, using Amazon Web Services to apply 10 years of data and in-game analytics.
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Fingertip Sensitivity for Robots
A thumb-shaped sensor with a camera inside uses computer vision and a deep neural network to infer haptic contact information.
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VR Farm Tour Expands Access to Urban Agriculture
Cornell University researchers have created a virtual reality tour of New York City's Red Hook Farms.
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Here Comes the Full Amazonification of Whole Foods
A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience.
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Ukraine Requests ICANN, Crypto Exchanges Block Russia
Namecheap tells Russian customers to leave.
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