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A reliance on AI systems for routine tasks and emotional support could lead to a deterioration of communal bonds and increased social isolation.
A Guide to Managed Backup and Disaster Recovery
Modern services go above and beyond the simple creation of data copies, adding managing, monitoring, and recovery of an organization’s data whenever necessary.
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Establishing Standards for Embodied AI
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A Pioneer in Using AI to Teach Reading
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The U.K. Post Office Scandal: Software Malpractice At Scale
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Minimal Sufficiency and AI Governance
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Building Foundation Models for Embodied Artificial Intelligence
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A Four-Stage Approach for Hiring Women on Your Engineering Team
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Data Breach Prevention: Strategies For Proactive Cyber Defense
Data breach prevention techniques help businesses reduce existing threats or recognize potential risks before they result in a breach.
Work-Family Balance in Academia?
I wish someone had been there to prepare me, and that I didn't have to learn all these lessons the hard way myself.
Utilizing Microservice Architectures in Scalable Web Applications
Microservices can be deployed and scaled independently, which facilitates faster development cycles and more resilient applications.
Technical Marvels, Part 3: The Yupana
Yupanas were not only calculating devices, they were possibly also used as architectural models for urban planning.
CS2023: Global Undergraduate Computer Science Curricula
CS2023 builds upon CS2013, the 2013 computer science curricular guidelines.
Leveraging Rust in High-Performance Web Services
Exploring Rust’s steep learning curve and strong impact on Web services.
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