The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
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Algorithms can have a devastating impact on people's lives, especially if they already are struggling economically.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2021
Companies are finding new ways to enforce social distancing, clean public spaces, and provide substitutes for human workers.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2021
Translation devices are getting better at making speech and text understandable in different languages.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2020
Retailers of all stripes are using technology to follow consumers through their brick-and-mortar stores in order to develop detailed profiles of their shopping...Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2020
Smartphones and consumer cameras increasingly give professional photographers a run for their money.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2019
A growing number of low-cost (and free!) solutions aim to open the Internet to developing regions.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2018
Bioprinting has generated bones, cartilage, and some muscles; hearts and livers are still years away.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2017
Developers of innovative assistive devices compete as a means of networking with each other.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2017
Researchers consider how to adapt broadly available technology products for those battling physical impairments.Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2016
Whether sitting in front of a screen or in a classroom, online and campus-based institutions want to verify students actually attend classes, take exams.Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2015