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Did DeepMind Just Take a Big Step Toward More Human-Like AI?
DeepMind researchers have created software agents that navigate a three-dimensional game world called XLand, where the agents learn from experience, by trial and...
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Linux Turns 30: From Bedroom Project to Billions of Devices
Linux fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman talks about world domination, what was, and what may be for the kernel
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Playing With, and Against, Computers
2019 ACM Computing Prize recipient David Silver on developing the AlphaGo algorithm, his fascination with Go, and on teaching computers to play.
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AI Ethics: A Call to Faculty
Integrating ethics into artificial intelligence education and development.
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Whose Smartphone Is It?
Should two private companies have complete control over the world's cellphones?
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Back of the Envelope
Back-of-the-envelope calculations are a powerful professional practice.
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Women's Lives in Code
Exploring Ellen Ullman's 'Close to the Machine' and AMC's 'Halt and Catch Fire.'
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Security Done Right Can Make Smart Cities Wise
Seeking security improvements for smart cities.
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L. Peter Deutsch on the Fallacies of Distributed Computing
How relevant are the fallacies today?
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Low-Code Development Could Boost AI Adoption
Artificial intelligence is hard, but low-code options might make it much easier
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Let the Linux Kernel Rust
Rust is creeping into the Linux kernel, which could mean a very important step forward in terms of security.
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What Do Developers Want and Need from Secure Coding Training?
There is still confusion about the role developers play in software security
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But Is the Code (Re)usable?
It is crucial to guarantee the reproducibility of reported results, but don't forget to make research artifacts reusable for the scientific community
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How to Create Successful Developer Products
Interested in building software for developers? Follow these three design principles from Akita Software CEO Jean Yang.
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Governing AI Safety through Independent Audits
Governance of highly automated systems is critical to garner widespread public trust
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A European Union Approach to Regulating Big Tech
Considering a new regulatory proposal for addressing digital market competition concerns.
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In Praise of the Disassembler
There is much to be learned from the lower-level details of hardware.
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Responsible AI: Bridging From Ethics to Practice
Recommendations for increasing the benefits of artificial intelligence technologies.
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Science Needs to Engage With Society: Some Lessons From COVID-19
Recent experiences toward communicating science to the general public.
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