White-collar workers may soon face the AI disruption everyone's been panicking about. But the news may be better than you think.
Wired From ACM News | March 23, 2023
After a backlash, Spotify paused an arrangement that allowed Apple to train machine learning models on some audiobook files.
Wired From ACM News | February 16, 2023
Integrating large language models into search engines could mean a fivefold increase in computing power and huge carbon emissions.
Wired From ACM News | February 14, 2023
A search bot you converse with could make finding answers easier — if it doesn't tell fibs. Microsoft, Google, Baidu, and others are working on it.
Wired From ACM News | February 7, 2023
Bad actors use artificial intelligence to propagate falsehoods and upset elections, but the same tools can be repurposed to defend the truth.
Wired From ACM News | February 2, 2023
Google Research spinout Osmo wants to find substitutes for hard-to-source aromas. The tech could inspire new perfumes—and help combat mosquito-borne diseases.
Wired From ACM News | January 25, 2023
These past few years have been visceral reminders of our mortality. But new technologies can offer a way for us and our loved ones to live on.
Wired From ACM News | December 16, 2022
AI trained on reams of geological data can indicate where to dig in search of metals crucial to electric cars and other green technology.
Wired From ACM News | December 13, 2022
A new report finds that municipal agencies in Washington deploy dozens of automated decision systems, often without residents' knowledge.
Wired From ACM News | November 14, 2022
Police in India's capital say they only require an 80% accuracy rate for matches, raising new alarm bells for civil liberty advocates.
Wired From ACM News | August 25, 2022
AI hype has researchers in fields from medicine to sociology rushing to use techniques they don't always understand—causing a wave of spurious results.
Wired From ACM News | August 22, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission accused Ishan Wahi, a former product manager at the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, of insider trading and securities fraud...Wired From ACM News | August 9, 2022
A new European Union law will set rules for what the technology can and can't do to people, like whether it's okay to deploy lie detectors at borders.
Wired From ACM News | July 7, 2022
Moxi and other delivery-focused assistants have become even more critical as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed health care workers to their limits.
Wired From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2022
Robert Williams, Michael Oliver, and Nijeer Parks were misidentified by facial recognition software. The impact cast a long shadow.
Wired From ACM News | March 14, 2022