The big, dumb, monotonous industrial robots found in many factories could soon be quite a bit smarter, thanks to the introduction of machine-learning skills that...Technology Review From ACM News | October 7, 2016
New York City wants to make Wi-Fi available to anyone who walks its streets. But Gotham is finding out the hard way that free and open Internet access is ripe for...Technology Review From ACM News | September 15, 2016
Several research groups are using the "Grand Theft Auto" video game to educate algorithms with potential application to self-driving vehicle navigation. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | September 12, 2016
Researchers have trained a machine-learning algorithm to spot warning signs for depression on Instagram by analyzing the composition of posted images. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 24, 2016
The designer of the chips that run most of the world's mobile devices has announced its first dedicated processor for use in supercomputers.Technology Review From ACM News | August 22, 2016
Not everything belongs on the Internet, and the American electoral process is a textbook example. But 31 states don't see it that way.Technology Review From ACM News | August 22, 2016
The human brain is among the universe’s greatest remaining uncharted territories. And as with any mysterious land, the secret to understanding it begins with a...Technology Review From ACM News | August 18, 2016
Is it possible that the secret to building machine intelligence lies in spending endless hours reading Reddit?Technology Review From ACM News | August 17, 2016
House-cleaning robots will surely be popular, but building one will be a daunting challenge, according to researchers.Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2016
Computational imaging is undergoing a revolution. This is the discipline of making images using computational techniques rather than optical ones.Technology Review From ACM News | August 5, 2016
The blockish and slightly dorky computer game Minecraft may turn out to be a great place for humans and AI to learn how to work together.Technology Review From ACM News | July 21, 2016
The results of the Winograd Schema Challenge revealed much more work needs to be done to make computers truly intelligent. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | July 20, 2016
A complex in Prineville, OR, that houses Facebook servers recently was expanded with high-powered servers designed to accelerate research into machine learning....Technology Review From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2016
Look out, human hackers. Pentagon research agency DARPA says people are too slow at finding and fixing security bugs and wants to see smart software take over the...Technology Review From ACM News | July 15, 2016