The notion that the simpler explanation is usually right has been useful for centuries. New science may change that.
Salon.com From ACM Opinion | June 15, 2021
To understand what quantum computers can do—and what they can’t—avoid falling for overly simple explanations.
Quanta Magazine From ACM Opinion | June 10, 2021
The generic objective of maximizing reward is enough to drive behavior that exhibits most abilities studied in natural and artificial intelligence.
Journal of Artificial Intelligence From ACM Opinion | June 8, 2021
Researchers and developers racing to make deep learning available to different applications need to actively seek out and address security challenges before they...TechTalks From ACM Opinion | June 3, 2021
Collaborations between theorists and experimentalists are crucial for accelerating research.Nature Computational Science From ACM Opinion | June 1, 2021
Any company that is considering using machine learning cannot overlook one technical choice: supervised or unsupervised learning.
TechCrunch From ACM Opinion | May 26, 2021
Companies should be barred from analyzing what people say and how they sound to recommend products or personalize advertising messages.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 25, 2021
With 90% of the 2020 U.S. general election ballot contents verifiable by paper, why do only 65% of voters trust the results?
Rebecca T. Mercuri, Peter G. Neumann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2021
Mariarosaria Taddeo, an associate professor and senior research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute and Dstl Ethics Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute, discusses...Nature From ACM Opinion | May 13, 2021
The secret to making a qubit for future quantum computers might depend on knowing how to tie knots in unusual materials, argues quantum physicist Charlie Marcus...Quanta Magazine From ACM Opinion | May 11, 2021
Harvard Medical University Professor Gabriel Kreiman provides an account of how humans and animals process visual data and how far techno come toward replicating...TechTalks From ACM Opinion | May 10, 2021
Aalto University Professor Arno Solin discusses how to improve deep learning uncertainty with doctoral student Lassi Meronen.
Aalto University From ACM Opinion | May 7, 2021
To help humanity solve fundamental problems of cooperation, scientists need to reconceive artificial intelligence as deeply social.
Nature From ACM Opinion | May 6, 2021
To build a general artificial intelligence, we may need to know more about our own minds, argues computer scientist Melanie Mitchell.
Quanta Magazine From ACM Opinion | May 5, 2021
Plagued by unifinished crossword puzzles? Matt Ginsberg, a pro crossword writer and AI scientist, wrote a program that solves crosswords.
BBC From ACM Opinion | May 4, 2021
Exploratory learning, the kind that is exhibited by children, might better inform AI development than the habitual learning processes employed by adults, according...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 4, 2021