Communications of the ACM
Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
By knitting together multiple components and data streams, multimodal AI offers the promise of smarter, more human-like systems… 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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Preserving the Past with Immersive Technologies
Digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and holograms allow museums and other institutions to preserve historical events and tell stories...
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The Impact of Virtual Meetings
Virtual meetings have mixed effects on employee productivity, creativity, and relationships.
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Applying the Metaverse
Business, entertainment, and fashion companies already are staking their claims in this enhanced virtual world.
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Stealthy Hackers Target Military, Weapons Contractors
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...
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Applied AI Teaches Handwriting
In an increasingly digital world, how do you teach students cursive handwriting?
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An Apple Watch for Your Five-Year-Old?
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.
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Competition Makes Big Datasets the Winners
Measurement has driven research groups to home in on the most popular datasets, but that may change as metrics shift to real-world quality.
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The Road to 6G
Looking past 5G to sixth-generation wireless technology.
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Thinking Like a Cyber-Attacker to Protect User Data
Researchers exploit computer processor's on-chip interconnect to launch side-channel attacks.
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AI Model Recommends Personalized Fonts to Improve Reading, Accessibility
Model matches reader characteristics, such as font familiarity and age, with specific font characteristics, such as heavier weight.
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VR Headsets Reduced to Size of Regular Glasses
Scientists from Stanford University and Nvidia create thinner, lighter virtual reality headgear than commercially available devices.
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Neurotechnology and the Law
How closely should implants be regulated?
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Brain Implants Get Real
Universities, and a growing number of companies, are producing brain-computer interfaces.
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Making Traffic Jams a Thing of the Past – AI Traffic Light System Could Drastically Reduce Congestion
A new artificial intelligence system reads live camera footage and adapts the lights to compensate.
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Addressing Labor Shortages with Automation
Labor shortages have many companies turning to automation technology, but with mixed outcomes.
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Raising Robovoices
New systems can model and synthesize voices, and even translate them into other languages.
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Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health
How AI can be used to improve diagnosis of mental health conditions.
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Can AI Learn to Forget?
Specialized techniques may make it possible to induce selective 'amnesia' in machine learning models.
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Technology's Impact on Morality
Leading technologists and thinkers are concerned about technology's impact on our ethical thinking.
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