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U.S. Defense researchers say they have created the first forensic tools for catching fake videos, known as "deepfakes," created with artificial intelligence.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2018
Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy have found it is possible to have a deep learning algorithm create compelling new game levels in Doom...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2018
Researchers say having two artificial intelligence systems debate a particular goal could ensure that they behave reliably when executing complex functions.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2018
Researchers have developed a scavenger hunt that could help artificial intelligence programs develop common sense.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 14, 2018
Researchers are exploring machine learning as a tool for identifying signs of Alzheimer's disease that physicians and loved ones may otherwise overlook.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 22, 2018
A new test will pose elementary-school-level multiple-choice science questions to artificial intelligence systems.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 15, 2018
Researchers are publishing a database of images and challenging the machine-vision community to use it to train machines as effective assistants for those with...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2018
When Amit Khera explains how he predicts disease, the young cardiologist's hands touch the air, arranging imaginary columns of people: 30,000 who have suffered...Technology Review From ACM News | February 26, 2018
Scientists are investigating silicon as a key ingredient in the creation of scalable quantum computers.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2018
A new algorithm can identify who is swiping a smartphone screen, which could lead to child-proof devices.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | February 15, 2018
After atmospheric scientist Ivana Cvijanovic began pushing a computerized climate simulation to its limits, she noticed a disturbing result: as Arctic sea ice nearly...Technology Review From ACM News | February 9, 2018
In an office at Tsinghua University in Beijing, a computer chip is crunching data from a nearby camera, looking for faces stored in a database.
Technology Review From ACM News | February 2, 2018
You've seen the headlines: "Robots Will Destroy Our Jobs—and We're Not Ready for It." "You Will Lose Your Job to a Robot—and Sooner Than You Think." "Robots May...Technology Review From ACM Careers | January 31, 2018
Researchers say they have analyzed how well crowdsourcing can predict decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court by crunching data from the online FantasySCOTUS league...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | January 3, 2018
The Moments in Time Dataset is a massive archive of three-second video clips annotated with minute details of the action being performed.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2017
A prototype augmented reality display can show a virtual image that both blocks real-world objects sitting behind it and can itself be blocked by other real-world...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2017
Google has released an artificial intelligence tool that uses gene sequencing data to build a more accurate genomic model.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2017
MozzWear is a low-cost smartphone sensor system that can identify and monitor mosquito populations.
Technology Review From ACM TechNews | December 4, 2017