The New York Times reported recently that artificial intelligence is being used to compose news stories. Advocates argue that the articles created by "robot journalists"...The Rock Hill Herald From ACM Opinion | October 12, 2011
Jai Menon, chief technology officer and vice-president for technical strategy for IBM's Systems and Technology Group, holds 52 patents and is arguably most famous...BBC News From ACM News | October 11, 2011
Here’s the trickiest counterterrorism puzzle for U.S. policymakers: How do you stop al-Qaeda from attacking the American homeland without getting bogged down...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 5, 2011
If you're taking a break from work to read this article, I've got one question for you: Are you crazy? I know you think no one will notice, and I know that everyone...Slate From ACM Opinion | September 30, 2011
If anyone can preview the future of computing, it should be Alfred Spector, Google's director of research. Spector's team focuses on the most challenging areas...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | September 22, 2011
Human conflict is often associated with the emergence of a new science or technology. The Civil War's Gatling gun changed battlefield tactics and led to modern...Slate From ACM News | September 13, 2011
Inside the headquarters of networking giant Cisco in San Jose, California, lies a technology showcase where executives can test out advanced technologies like...Technology Review From ACM News | August 26, 2011
Time to ditch the black armbands and look beyond low Earth orbit again. The shuttle's passing marks the start of an exciting new era.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | August 25, 2011
My tweets generally reflect a set of parochial interests I continually revisit: the shuffle function in iTunes, the Phillies’ crummy batting lineup, reviews of...Wired From ACM Opinion | August 24, 2011
Sixty years ago, Maurice Wilkes, David Wheeler, and Stanley Gill produced the first textbook on programming: The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital...Martin Campbell-Kelly From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
Ray Kurzweil, a prominent inventor and "futurist" who has long predicted that mind and machine will one day merge, has been making arrangements to talk to his...ABC News From ACM News | August 11, 2011
When a self-driving car crashes, one just has to wonder about those robots. Are they really all they're cracked up to be? Or might they be just as cracked as...CNET From ACM News | August 9, 2011
It's all about human-robot interaction in this more interpersonal sense, like you saw in Star Wars. Until then, the way we reacted with robots was [by] remote...Slate From ACM Opinion | August 8, 2011
I've been thinking about the combination of artificial intelligence and intelligence amplification and specifically the symbiosis of these two things. And the...Acceler8or From ACM Opinion | August 1, 2011
Amid all the job losses of the Great Recession, there is one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans.Newsweek From ACM News | July 19, 2011
Scientists are creating a new generation of artificial body parts to help people with disabilities see, walk, swim, grip and run among other things. Miles O'Brien...PBS From ACM News | June 29, 2011
David Ferrucci’s official title is "IBM Fellow and Leader of the Semantic Analysis and Integration Department at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center." But to the...The Computing Community Consortium Blog From ACM News | June 8, 2011
In a recent interview, University of Toronto artificial intelligence professor Geoffrey Hinton discussed AI's future, including the technology's future opportunities...Toronto Globe & Mail From ACM TechNews | June 6, 2011