Vector databases, commonly used for similarity search and product recommendations, are a shining light in the era of Artificial…
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A formula for assessing the gravity of kidney disease is one of many that is adjusted for race. The practice can exacerbate health disparities.
Wired From ACM News | August 18, 2021
Researchers in Denmark tried a new approach to training artificial intelligence: hiring people full-time to review and label posts for training, instead of relying...Wired From ACM News | August 5, 2021
Money is pouring into autonomous trucking startups, just as many are souring on the short-term prospects for self-driving cars.
Wired From ACM News | July 26, 2021
The conservation group Island Conservation plans to use drones to try to eliminate rats on Tetiaroa atoll and two other islands in French Polynesia, beginning in...Wired From ACM TechNews | July 21, 2021
The Pentagon says a ban on AI weapons isn't necessary, But missiles, guns and drones that think for themselves already kill people in combat, and have been for...Wired From ACM News | July 12, 2021
A study found that a system used to identify cases of sepsis missed most instances and frequently issued false alarms.
Wired From ACM News | June 22, 2021
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often misunderstood. Here's what it is, and how those with OCD can use technology to help navigate uncertainty.
Wired From ACM News | June 3, 2021
Disease surveillance schemes to catch the next rising virus already exist—they're just not communicating with each other.
Wired From ACM News | June 3, 2021
Microsoft reveals plans to bring GPT-3, best known for generating text, to programming. "The code writes itself," CEO Satya Nadella says.
Wired From ACM News | May 27, 2021
A transmission factory shows how artificial intelligence may creep into industrial processes in gradual and often imperceptible ways.
Wired From ACM News | April 29, 2021
Some artificial intelligence experts think role playing adventure games will help machines learn to be as clever as we are.
Wired From ACM News | February 24, 2021
Security researchers have identified malware customized to run on Apple's new M1 processors in the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini computers.
Wired From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2021
From surveillance to arrests, governments are using the novel coronavirus as cover for a crackdown on digital liberty.
Wired From ACM News | October 16, 2020