Communications of the ACM
What Would the Chatbot Say?
Seeking to explain the unanticipated abilities of large language models.
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Should We Be Worried About a Cyberwar?
Some experts say that the real danger lies in confusing cyber espionage with cyber war.
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Helping New Medical Graduates to Prescribe Safely
Aston University researchers have developed a software-based program designed to ensure that new doctors prescribe medicine safely from their first day on the job...
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Computer Software Program Allows Observation of Viruses
Two New Mexico State University scientists have developed software that generates approximate three-dimensional models of complex and unknown proteins, which could...
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Amid Criticism, Wikileaks Shifts Focus
When WikiLeaks launched with little fanfare in early 2007, its founders touted it as a unique collaboration that would rely on the same anyone-can-edit software...
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On the Threshold of the Avatar Era
Humanity is technologically on the brink of the avatar era, in which it becomes possible for people to virtually embody digital avatars that are not restricted...
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Teen Sailor Meets Nasa Team That Helped Save Her Life
It has been almost six months since 16-year-old Abby Sunderland’s 40-foot vessel, Wild Eyes, was damaged in a storm, leaving her stranded in the middle of the...
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Rensselaer Creates New Center For Data Science Research
Researchers throughout Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are coming together to develop a new interdisciplinary Data Science Research Center. The center will bring...
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Researchers Attack Transistors to Slay Vampire Power
The European Union is sponsoring a multimillion-dollar research project to boost the efficiency of everyday electronics and choke the constant flow of wasted...
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Army
It's not that the unpiloted aircraft that the Army flies aren’t already tricked out. Some of them carry the latest surveillance systems and powerful missiles....
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Career Opportunities
What are the job prospects for today's—and tomorrow's—graduates?
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Security in the Cloud
Cloud computing offers many advantages, but also involves security risks. Fortunately, researchers are devising some ingenious solutions.
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Turning Data Into Knowledge
Today's data deluge is leading to new approaches to visualize, analyze, and catalog enormous datasets.
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What Is Wikileaks?
Months after releasing some 90,000 secret records of U.S. military incident and intelligence reports about the war in Afghanistan, Wikileaks has posted online...
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Vietnam Jockeys to Become a High-Tech Player
Vietnam plans to develop fifteen information technology parks to support the country's developing information and communication technology industry through 2020...
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Air Force Manual Describes Shadowy Cyberwar World
A new Air Force manual for cyberwarfare describes a shadowy, fast-changing world where anonymous enemies can carry out devastating attacks in seconds and where...
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Engineering, Computer-Science Pay More Than Liberal Arts
Computer science and engineering graduates generally have significantly higher starting salaries than liberal arts majors, according to a Wall Street Journal and...
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D.c. Hacking Raises Questions About Future of Online Voting
Washington, D.C.'s failure to prevent a team of University of Michigan computer scientists from taking control of its online voting website has called into the...
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A Web Pioneer Profiles sers By Name
In the weeks before the New Hampshire primary last month, Linda Twombly of Nashua says she was peppered with online ads for Republican Senate hopeful Jim Bender...
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Building The Next Big Thing: 25 Years of Mit's Media Lab
MIT’s Media Lab recently hosted a series of talks to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Anyone who has paid attention to technology news over that period has undoubtedly...
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