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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.
When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3% of the time, according to research from a new start-up. A Google system's rate was 27%.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 7, 2023
In Senegal, Rokhaya Diagne is using artificial intelligence to help the world eradicate malaria by 2030.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | November 6, 2023
The SmartID barcode system developed by researchers at a group of Germany's Fraunhofer research institutes allows users to verify a medical product is genuine using...Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany) From ACM TechNews | November 6, 2023
As Germany's baby boomers retire, exacerbating the country's labor shortage, many companies are filling job openings with robots.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | November 6, 2023
Hearing-impaired football players could benefit from a prototype helmet that provides visual displays of plays.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2023
Nvidia's Bill Dally said the company is testing whether it can increase the productivity of its chip designers using generative artificial intelligence.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2023
Cryptographers are working on data-encryption schemes strong enough to withstand attacks from future quantum computers.
Nature From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2023
We welcome relevant international efforts to examine and address the potential impact of AI systems in existing fora and other relevant initiatives.
GOV.UK From ACM News | November 3, 2023
At a U.K. summit, 28 governments, including China and the U.S., signed a declaration agreeing to cooperate on evaluating the risks of artificial intelligence.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 2, 2023
The Japan Mobility Show highlighted robotic technologies that could help address the nation's aging population and worker shortage.
Yahoo! News From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2023
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it conducted tests to prepare its Dragonfly rotorcraft lander to explore Saturn's moon Titan.
ABC News From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2023
Scientists have extended the coherence time for a unique class of quantum bit (qubit) to 0.1 milliseconds, topping the previous record by nearly 1,000-fold.
Argonne National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2023
The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute will support the responsibilities assigned to the Department of Commerce in the executive order President Biden...U.S. Department of Commerce From ACM News | November 2, 2023
The News Media Alliance, a trade group that represents newspapers, says that A.I. chatbots use news articles significantly more than generic content online.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 1, 2023
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Body on risks, opportunities, and international governance of AI.
United Nations Secretary-General From ACM TechNews | November 1, 2023
The National Science Foundation said it will invest $10.9 million in research for the development of user-safe artificial intelligence through the Safe Learning...National Science Foundation From ACM TechNews | November 1, 2023
Computer scientists created a more inclusive, more accurate genetic prediction model by using computational and statistical techniques to study individuals' unique...MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 1, 2023