Graphical processing units have emerged as a major powerhouse in the computing world, unleashing huge advancements in deep learning and AI.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2016
Internauts, today we celebrate this glorious technology that brings us all together! On August 23, 1991--25 years ago today--the public gained access for the first...CNET From ACM News | August 23, 2016
On a sleek white coffee table in Apple CEO Tim Cook's fourth-floor office in late July, beneath framed posters of Robert F. Kennedy, the Rev. Martin Luther King...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | August 15, 2016
On 19 June, several hundred thousand US fans of the television drama Game of Thrones went online to watch an eagerly awaited episode—and triggered a partial failure...Nature From ACM News | August 11, 2016
A Pittsburgh company's cyber reasoning system takes the $2-million grand prize in the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge.Tom Geller From ACM News | August 9, 2016
Interactive Dynamic Video is a new imaging method that can simulate the tactile sensation of objects in videos using cameras and algorithms.MIT News From ACM TechNews | August 3, 2016
A new tool can correct distortions in self-portrait photographs by making a subject's face appear as if it were photographed from a longer distance or a different...Princeton niversity From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2016
The office building on Facebook Way is in the unfinished style that honors materials like plywood, concrete, and steel.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | July 28, 2016
Disney researchers say they have developed a technique that can capture the important, yet subtle details of human eyes with a single facial scan or photo. EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | July 27, 2016
Researchers have demonstrated a display on which audiences can watch three-dimensional films in a movie theater without additional eyewear. MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 27, 2016
Researchers have developed a method of using one camera to obtain facial performance capture, a key component of visual effects for movies and computer games. EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2016
Mobile apps make it easier, faster, and cheaper to create massive impact on social causes ranging from world hunger to domestic violence.Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2016
The power of deep neural networks has sparked renewed interest in reinforcement learning, with applications to games, robotics, and beyond.Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2016
Phys.orgDisney researchers have developed a method to pre-compute an optimized center of rotation for each vertex in a character model. Phys.org From ACM TechNews | July 22, 2016
Microsoft announced the open source code underlying its Project Malmo is now publicly available, enabling artificial intelligence experimentation by Minecraft users...InformationWeek From ACM TechNews | July 11, 2016
The latest in machine learning helps high-energy physicists handle the enormous amounts of data produced by the Large Hadron Collider.Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2016