By knitting together multiple components and data streams, multimodal AI offers the promise of smarter, more human-like systems…
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.
A new survey shows the controversial systems are poised to play an even bigger role in federal business.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | August 25, 2021
Mathematicians are implementing algorithms designed to halt gerrymandering—the partisan manipulation of U.S. Census data to redraw electoral maps for one political...MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 13, 2021
Scientists used machine learning to develop an automatic mapping service that can enhance traffic management with greater intelligence.
MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2021
A year ago, engineers built apps to track potential virus exposure. Our research shows the impact has been mixed—but there's still potential.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | June 22, 2021
A decade ago, the artificial-intelligence pioneer transformed the field with a major breakthrough. Now he's working on a new imaginary system named GLOM.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | April 16, 2021
The company's AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can't fix the problem.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | March 15, 2021
Attackers are exploiting the same types of software vulnerabilities over and over again, because companies often miss the forest for the trees
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | February 3, 2021
Researchers at artificial intelligence company OpenAI have engineered two deep learning models combining language and images to improve AI's understanding of text...MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | January 8, 2021
Machine-learning models are trained by low-paid online gig workers. They're not going away—but we can change the way they work, says Saiph Savage.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | December 17, 2020
IBM researchers have proposed reducing the number of computer bits from the current industry standard of 16 to just four.
MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | December 15, 2020
Machine-learning models are trained by low-paid online gig workers. They're not going away—but we can change the way they work, says Saiph Savage.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | December 11, 2020
Scientists at Canada's University of Waterloo suggest artificial intelligence models should be capable of “less than one”-shot learning.
MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2020
Models are learning how to generate images from captions, a sign that they're getting better at understanding our world.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | September 29, 2020
Regina Barzilay, the first winner of the Squirrel AI Award, on why the pandemic should be a wake-up call.
Technology Review From ACM News | September 24, 2020
Digital diagnosis could transform psychiatry by mining your most intimate data for clues. But is the privacy cost worth it?
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | August 26, 2020
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology says there are 15 contenders remaining in its competition to develop quantum-proof encryption, down from...MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 6, 2020
Many reopening businesses will ask workers to take coronavirus tests, report symptoms, don masks, wear dongles, and work under the gaze of new sensors and cameras...MIT Technology Review From ACM News | May 22, 2020
Machine-learning models trained on normal behavior are showing cracks — forcing humans to step in to set them straight.
Technology Review From ACM News | May 15, 2020
Machine-learning models trained on normal behavior are showing cracks —forcing humans to step in to set them straight.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | May 12, 2020