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Using Makeup to Block Surveillance
Altering one's facial features with a special type of makeup can keep them from being recognized by artificial intelligence.
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Addressing Labor Shortages with Automation
Labor shortages have many companies turning to automation technology, but with mixed outcomes.
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A Deeper Understanding of Deep Learning
Kernel methods clarify why neural networks generalize so well.
Jack J. Dongarra is the recipient of the 2021 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his pioneering contributions to numerical algorithms and libraries that enabled high-performance computational software to keep pace with exponential hardware improvements for over four decades.
Collegiate CS Ethics Programs Emerging En Masse
Universities have created new engineering ethics programs, added concentrated subject-matter ethics programs, and made ethics course material available through open access and free licensing arrangements.
Neural Networks Learn to Speed Up Simulations
Physics-informed machine learning is gaining attention, but suffers from training issues.
Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health
How AI can be used to improve diagnosis of mental health conditions.
New systems can model and synthesize voices, and even translate them into other languages.
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New Approaches to Biometric Security
The latest biometric security methods place a priority on contactless identification.
Reconfigurable Brain-Like Chips Top Deep Neural Net
The quantum material NNO demonstrates novel quantum properties that enable it to learn throughout its lifetime.
Rethinking Rare Earth Elements
Researchers are looking to untapped sources—from fertilizer waste to printed circuit boards—to solve the environmental and supply chain problems of rare earth elements.
Quantum Datacenter Intranet Advances
While these breakthroughs must be considered proofs of concept, they demonstrate the pieces of future quantum datacenters are coming together, says independent analyst Bob Sorensen.
The Failings of Machine Learning Models
Risk assessment, accountability, explainability, and bias, among other factors, challenge the success of machine learning.
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