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Finding Beauty and Meaning in Computational Complexity
Irit Dinur’s appointment as the first woman professor at the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Mathematics is at once historic and unremarkable.
Barto, Sutton Announced as ACM 2024 A.M. Turing Award Recipients
ACM has named Andrew G. Barto and Richard S. Sutton as the recipients of the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award for developing the conceptual and algorithmic foundations of reinforcement learning. In a series of papers beginning in the 1980s, Barto and Sutton introduced the main ideas, constructed the mathematical foundations, and developed important algorithms for reinforcement […]
Researchers are tuning in on ways to turn down the volume with fabrics and materials that buffer, baffle, and block sound waves.
Willow and the Countdown to Quantum Breaches
The ever-increasing speed of quantum computers bodes both well and poorly for cybersecurity.
Smaller models and datasets have emerged as an alternative without some of their larger cousins' drawbacks.
Buckle up, because what’s coming next is unlikely to look like what came before.
Self-Correction in Large Language Models
LLMs may be able to correct mistakes but they must first detect errors, which is a bottleneck at present.
Guide Dogs are Expensive and Scarce. Could Robots Do Their Job?
Governmental research agencies in the U.S., the U.K., and in China are all funding research into assistive robots to help the sight-impaired.
Reasons to Raise the Cyber-Shields
Nation-states and threat actors are creating targeted, manufactured disruptions that attack U.S. critical infrastructure.
AI Upgrades the Internet of Things
AIoT could lead to systems that understand their environment, make real-time decisions, and continuously improve their performance.
Feedback Loops Guide AI to Proof Checking
Recent developments suggest artificial intelligence could play a role in helping computers test and verify smaller, more manageable portions of mathematical proofs.
Will AI Companion Bots be Beneficial for Teens?
AI-enabled apps provide companionship and hold realistic conversations, but there's also a darker side.
Disrupting Networks: Decentralization and the Fediverse
The fundamental building blocks of decentralized networks are open-source communication protocols.
Infostealers have been siphoning sensitive data for more than 16 years, since the first banking Trojan stole usernames and passwords.
An expected shortfall in skilled workers poses a risk to the U.S.'s ability to compete in the global semiconductor manufacturing and chip design industry, the SIA says.
Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes?
Does the U.S. Geological Survey need to change its adamant position that it is impossible to accurately predict when an earthquake will occur?
The Evolution of Computer Science at the University Level
Interdisciplinary approaches that blend computer science with other fields of study have been increasing at universities and in popularity with students.
Archeologists Dig Deep into the Past with AI
Assorted tech tools are helping researchers reconstruct excavation sites and reassemble artifacts algorithmically.
Brain Implants Give People Back What They Lost
Researchers aim to have paralyzed patients use thoughts to control a prosthetic hand while physical sensations from the hand provide feedback.
How Software Bugs led to ‘One of the Greatest Miscarriages of Justice’ in British History
Bad coding and bad testing characterize the software that led to wrongful convictions, financial ruin, and four suicides.
LLMs could give robots the ability to process open-ended, natural language commands to solve complex tasks.
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