Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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3D Display Could Bring Touch to Digital World
Engineers designed a morphing display comprised of a grid of soft robotic "muscles" that generate pop-up patterns in response to outside pressure.
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Tech Experts Start to Doubt ChatGPT, A.I. 'Hallucinations' Will Ever Go Away
"This isn't fixable."
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What Does a 'Twinkling' Star Sound Like?
A team of researchers three-dimensionally simulated the rippling waves of gas that contribute to stars' apparent twinkle, and rendered them as sound waves.
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Machine Learning, Blockchain Technology Could Help Counter Spread of Fake News
A proposed machine learning framework and expanded use of blockchain technology could help counter the spread of fake news, according to new research.
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Allowing ML to Ask Questions Can Make It Smarter
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have improved the accuracy of machine learning (ML) algorithms for molecular biology and drug development.
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Gigantic Telescope Adopts Intelligent Maintenance Robots
Five "intelligent" robot systems and platforms have been cleared by authorities to maintain China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)...
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Cigna Accused of Improperly Rejecting Thousands of Patient Claims Using Algorithm
A federal class-action lawsuit accuses health insurer Cigna of using a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims.
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AI Helps Scientists Eavesdrop on Endangered Pink Dolphin
Acoustic tracking technology could feed into conservation projects in the Amazon and beyond.
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Using Cameras on Transit Buses to Monitor Traffic
Ohio State University researchers monitored traffic using cameras already installed on the Campus Area Bus Service's transit buses.
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Breakthrough in Monte Carlo Computer Simulations
A new algorithm uses Monte Carlo computer simulations more efficiently to explore nonequilibrium systems with long-range interactions.
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Laser Mapping Reveals Forgotten Maya City
Laser-mapping technology uncovered a long-lost Mayan city in the jungles of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
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Robot Boosts Solar Energy Research
Scientists developed a new robot for advancing semiconductor materials discovery.
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Getting to the Root of the Problem In Tree Digital Twin Models
A new computational model simulates the coordinated three-dimensional development of trees and their roots.
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How Hacking Honeybees Brings AI Closer to the Hive
Computer scientists have developed a new form of decision-making machine intelligence by analyzing the brains of honeybees.
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The ESRB Wants to Start Using Facial Scanning Technology to Check People's Ages
The FTC is now seeking public feedback on the ESRB's proposal.
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Teachers Put AI Tutoring Bots to the Test
Three public schools in Newark, NJ, are testing an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted teaching aid from education nonprofit Khan Academy.
From Communications of the ACM
Computer-Assisted Proofs Take on Fluid Flow
Researchers use computers to show that equations can "blow up."
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Sweaty Robot May Help Humans Understand Impact of Soaring Heat
An Arizona State University researcher described the Advanced Newton Dynamic Instrument robot as "the world's first outdoor thermal mannequin."
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Brain-Computer Interface Connects via Ear Canal
Scientists in China have built a non-invasive interface that can connect a human brain to a computer via the wearer's inner ear.
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