The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages
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From ACM TechNewsMIT News| March 17, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
The computational power needed to train AI models is doubling at a rate seven times faster than before.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2019
Researchers have developed software that allows robots to understand verbal instructions, carry out those instructions, and report back.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2019
Twitter will ban political ads—both for candidates and for specific issues—starting November 22, according to CEO Jack Dorsey.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 31, 2019
At least 16 million Americans in eight states will vote on completely paperless machines in the 2020 U.S. elections.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 21, 2019
Virtual reality workplace training provider Talespin has developed virtual characters to train people in soft management skills such as firing employees.
...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 16, 2019
Microsoft warns hackers associated with Russian spy agencies are exploiting Internet-of-Things devices to infiltrate corporate networks.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 9, 2019
A new chess algorithm evaluates the quality of chess moves by analyzing the reactions of expert commentators.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 8, 2019
A new machine vision system can analyze the poses of human subjects in fine art paintings throughout history, then identify other paintings that contain people...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2019
Six autonomous six-seater shuttles will be offering free rides around a one-mile loop of New York's Brooklyn Navy Yard.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | August 7, 2019
Yann LeCun suggested during a recent ACM webinar that unsupervised learning could help deep learning algorithms provide computers with human-like reasoning skills...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2019
A new digital forensics technique holds the potential to protect world leaders and celebrities from artificial intelligence-doctored "deepfake" videos.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | July 2, 2019
Luminous Computing has developed an optical microchip that runs AI models much faster than other semiconductors while using less power.
Technology Review From ACM News | June 13, 2019
Some big-names in AI and robotics are teaming up to develop a robot operating system that will aim to address the shortcomings of today's smartest machines.
Technology Review From ACM News | June 7, 2019
Researchers have developed a more efficient technique for decryption calculations by quantum computers.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | June 5, 2019
The U.K. startup Scape provides a visual positioning service that uses global positioning systems and multiple camera images to localize users.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 24, 2019
A new robotic system can figure out at least the first principles of tool use, through a combination of experimentation and observation.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2019
At almost every wavelength, engineers have electromagnetic antennae that can detect and record the waves and create exotic images of the world at radio, microwave...Technology Review From ACM News | April 12, 2019