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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
An artificial intelligence system called Libratus has gained the upper hand against human poker players in the first week of a 20-day tournament in Pittsburgh.
...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2017
Four top professional poker players will challenge an artificial intelligence system in a 20-day Heads-Up No-Limit Texas Hold'em poker tournament billed as an "epic...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | January 6, 2017
The White House has recommended continued investment in artificial intelligence research and development to shore up the U.S. economy and help the country "stay...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 21, 2016
A new White House report says artificial intelligence can be a critical economic and societal driver with its development supported by a collaboration between industry...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | October 14, 2016
The White House released a report this week suggesting it may be important to develop ethical frameworks for designing automated computer systems. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2016
A survey of developers found nearly a third identify the most worrisome part of their careers as the potential to be replaced by artificial intelligence.Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2016
Toyota is making high-profile investments in artificial intelligence research and development that could yield many benefits in human-machine interaction. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2015
Oregon State University professor Tom Dietterich sees vast potential for collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence (AI), contrary to popular assumptions...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2015
The DARPA Robotics Challenge has significantly advanced the field of humanoid robotics thanks to contributions from academia, including the Worcester Polytechnic...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | July 6, 2015
A recent study by Google scientists details how their machine-learning and natural-language research project trained a computer to answer various questions by feeding...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | July 6, 2015
A recent panel discussion focused on the need to develop policies to prevent artificial intelligence from evolving to the point where it threatens humanity's existence...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | July 1, 2015
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration will use artificial intelligence to schedule research opportunities for its many probes and rovers.Computerworld From ACM TechNews | February 13, 2015
Boston Robotics has rebuilt its robot to be used in the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Robotics Challenge finals in June. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | January 23, 2015
Robotics researchers from numerous institutions are working to organize workshops that will bring together roboticists and humanitarian workers to discuss how robots...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | October 20, 2014
By 2025, software, robots, or other "smart machines" will have replaced as many as one in three existing jobs, Gartner predicts. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | October 8, 2014
Researchers are developing a cloud-based application that will use real-time information and historical data to predict when and where traffic is likely to occur...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | September 22, 2014
Researchers are preparing developing autonomous humanoid robots for the finals of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's robotics challenge. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2014
The field of artificial intelligence is making real progress after a long period of sporadic advances that failed to pan out. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2014