By knitting together multiple components and data streams, multimodal AI offers the promise of smarter, more human-like systems…
From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
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Digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and holograms allow museums and other institutions to preserve historical events and tell stories...Esther Shein From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2022
Virtual meetings have mixed effects on employee productivity, creativity, and relationships.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2022
Business, entertainment, and fashion companies already are staking their claims in this enhanced virtual world.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2022
Analysts at Securonix discovered the attacks but couldn't attribute the campaign to any known threat actors, despite some similarities to past APT37 (Konni) attacks...BleepingComputer From ACM News | September 29, 2022
Parents in the U.S. are increasingly buying Apple Watches for children as young as five years old as a short-term substitute for cellphones.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 6, 2022
Measurement has driven research groups to home in on the most popular datasets, but that may change as metrics shift to real-world quality.
Chris Edwards From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2022
Model matches reader characteristics, such as font familiarity and age, with specific font characteristics, such as heavier weight.
University of Central Florida From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2022
Scientists from Stanford University and Nvidia create thinner, lighter virtual reality headgear than commercially available devices.
Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | August 15, 2022
Universities, and a growing number of companies, are producing brain-computer interfaces.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2022
Labor shortages have many companies turning to automation technology, but with mixed outcomes.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2022
Specialized techniques may make it possible to induce selective 'amnesia' in machine learning models.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2022
Leading technologists and thinkers are concerned about technology's impact on our ethical thinking.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2022
Scripps Research uses DNA data from 23andMe to calculate risk for coronary artery disease.
Scripps Research Institute From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2022