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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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What to Do Now About Tomorrow's Code-Cracking Computers
A future-proof way to encrypt sensitive data is now available. Put it to use.
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Robotized Insects May Search Collapsed Buildings for Survivors
Researchers have developed robotized insects that could be used to search for survivors in collapsed buildings.
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Economists Are Revising Their Views on Robots and Jobs
There is little evidence of a pandemic-induced surge in automation.
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Robots Gathering to Help Beat Britain's Supply-Chain Shortages
Robotic logistics is helping to mitigate labor shortages and other supply-chain disruptions in the U.K.
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To Stop the Ransomware Pandemic, Start with the Basics
That will help stop other sorts of cyber-mischief, too.
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Can Pat Gelsinger Turn Intel Around?
The giant chipmaker's new boss has his work cut out.
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The Cost of Training Machines Is Becoming a Problem
The assumption that the cost of training computers is declining with the doubling of computing power every two years does not always hold true.
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Why Voting Online Is Not the Way to Hold an Election in a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic's disruption to elections worldwide has rekindled interest in voting online, but experts warn it would be too vulnerable to breaches and cyberattacks...
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Technology Could Make Hard Border Disappear, but at a Cost
“Hard” borders could potentially become invisible in the next few years, but practical applications could carry high costs and intrusive electronic surveillance...
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Python has Brought Computer Programming to a Vast New Audience
And its inventor has just stepped down.
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Computer Algorithms Can Test the Dodginess of Published Results
Researchers have developed a method for algorithmically gauging manipulation of published scientific results.
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Are Programs Better Than People at Predicting Reoffending?
A Dartmouth College research study found the COMPAS computer program performed about as well as humans at predicting recidivism.
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Teaching Robots Right From Wrong
Artificial intelligence is outperforming the human sort in a growing range of fields—but how do we make sure it behaves morally?
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Spyware That Can Identify What Films You Are Watching
New neural network-based detection algorithms can determine what movies people who use streaming services are viewing.
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A Computer Program That Learns How to Save Fuel
Artificial intelligence may one day be able to help cars use energy more efficiently.
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A Blueprint For Getting More Women Into Information Technology
The rise in qualified U.S. information technology graduates is far from fast enough to keep up with industry demands for IT skills.12