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
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Lawmakers and experts are sounding the alarm about "deepfakes," forged videos that look remarkably real, warning they will be the next phase in disinformation campaigns...The Hill From ACM News | January 22, 2019
New software can animate the central character in a photograph while leaving the rest of the image untouched.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | December 26, 2018
Google is helping preserve Brazil's National Museum via a virtual exhibition, three months after the institution's destruction by fire.
NBC News From ACM TechNews | December 26, 2018
Three-dimensional scanning can be used to protect or rebuild historic structures, but who owns that digital data?
Esther Shein From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2019
There's a meme on Instagram, circulated by a group called "Born Liberal." A fist holds a cluster of strings, reaching down into people with television sets for...Wired From ACM News | December 17, 2018
Some programmers are doubtful that toys promising to imbue young minds with science, technology, engineering, and math skills can deliver on that promise.
The Boston Globe From ACM TechNews | December 17, 2018
Sony has enhanced the new animated film "Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse" to break new ground with augmented reality technology.
CNBC From ACM TechNews | December 17, 2018
DeepMind's self-learning AlphaZero algorithm has demonstrated superhuman success at complex board games including chess, shogi, and go.
Scientific American From ACM TechNews | December 12, 2018
A new technique allows physical objects to be replicated for the augmented and virtual reality space using any digital camera with a flash.
Engineering and Technology Magazine From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2018
A new technique method allows virtual reality users to move faraway objects and focus with an approach for remote object manipulation.
Virginia Tech News From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2018
Nike new flagship store in New York City is focused on personalized, experiential shopping, allowing shoppers with the Nike app to check out items via phone, request...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | November 16, 2018
A high school student in Minnesota has developed a virtual reality app that prepares children for an magnetic resonance imaging scan.
The Twin Cities Pioneer Press From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2018
A machine learning system taught itself the basics of video game design by watching videos of people playing games.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2018
It is increasingly important to understand how artificial intelligence comes to a decision.
Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2018
Unused telecom fiber might be used to detect earthquakes, uncover other secrets in the soil.
Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2018
Remember the last time you felt terrified during a horror movie? Take that moment, and all the suspense leading up to it, and imagine it individually calibrated...CNET From ACM News | October 25, 2018