Communications of the ACM
Can Generative AI Bots Be Trusted?
It will be a long road to learning how to use generative AI wisely.
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We're on the Brink of a Revolution in Crazy-Smart Digital Assistants
Here's a quick story you’ve probably heard before, followed by one you probably haven't.
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Facebook's Cyborg Virtual Assistant Is Learning from Its Trainers
Late last month a few hundred lucky users of Facebook's mobile messaging app got an unusual new contact to talk with: M, a virtual assistant powered by a mixture...
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Brynjolfsson and Mcafee: The Jobs that AI Can't Replace
At the heart of capitalism is the concept of creative destruction.
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Do We Need to Prepare For the Robot prising?
For most of my life, I've been disappointed in robots.
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Making AI Work in the Real World
Until recently, AI seemed firmly stuck in the realm of science fiction.
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Mark Zuckerberg and the End of Language
Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg hosted an online Q&A session on his personal Facebook page.
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The Next Not-So-Cold War: As Climate Change Heats Arctic, Nations Scramble For Control and Resources
President Barack Obama arrived in Alaska on Monday for a three-day tour during which he will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Alaska Arctic.
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Hundreds of 'black Hat' English Wikipedia Accounts Blocked Following Investigation
After weeks of investigation, volunteer editors on English Wikipedia announced that they blocked 381 user accounts for "black hat" editing.
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You Can't nderstand Security Without These Classic Works
There are seminal books, movies, articles, and more that you've been meaning to get to but just haven't made the time for.
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A Beginner's Guide to Invisibility
It is possible, according to many sources, to become invisible, but you must be patient, methodical, and willing to eat almost anything.
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The Government Needs to Work with Silicon Valley to Create Our Military Future
In 1931, the city fathers of Sunnyvale, California, came up with a unique plan to rescue their town from the doldrums of the Great Depression.
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Nine Real Nasa Technologies in 'the Martian'
Mars has held a central place in human imagination and culture for millennia.
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In Search of the Keys to the Virtual City
I'm not the first man to believe that he might fix London.
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Why Neuroscience Needs Hackers
There was a time when neuroscientists could only dream of having such a problem.
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Psychiatry Is Reinventing Itself Thanks to Advances in Biology
A revolution is under way in psychiatry. The science underpinning this discipline has in the past shifted from psychology to pharmacology, and now it is changing...
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How Close Are We Really to a Robot-Run Society?
From Rosie, the Jetsons' robot maid, to Arnold Schwarzenegger's cyborg in The Terminator, popular culture has frequently conceived of robots as having a human-like...
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Move Over, Siri—the Next Generation of Virtual Assistants Is Almost Here
Virtual voice-controlled assistants such as Siri, Cortana and Google Now are magical.
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It's Operating Systems Vs. Messaging Apps In The Battle For Tech's Next Frontier
As mobile devices continue to explore and colonize the technology landscape, their conquests are leading us to a new era, beyond search and apps.
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The Amazingly Accurate Futurism of 2001: A Space Odyssey
The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s "2001: A Space Odyssey" documents in nearly scientific detail exactly that: the story of how the iconic science-fiction film came...
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