By knitting together multiple components and data streams, multimodal AI offers the promise of smarter, more human-like systems…
From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Model matches reader characteristics, such as font familiarity and age, with specific font characteristics, such as heavier weight.
University of Central Florida From ACM TechNews | August 17, 2022
Self-supervised learning allows a neural network to figure out for itself what matters. The process might be what makes our own brains so successful.
Quanta Magazine From ACM News | August 11, 2022
New mathematical models can assess the use of biomarkers for detecting glioblastomas (GBMs) and their potential for improvement.
University of Bristol News (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | August 11, 2022
University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) researchers have developed a robot that can untie knotted cables using the grippers on its arms.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2022
Artificial intelligence is being used to read and translate cuneiform, helping to recreate ancient libraries by piecing together fragmented tablets and predicting...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2022
Stanford University researchers are exploring whether emerging foundation models can help to realize the highest level of privacy, or "perfect secrecy."
Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence From ACM TechNews | August 9, 2022
A machine learning system can remove buildings from a live view on a mobile device, which could speed up the process of urban renewal.
Research at Osaka University (Japan) From ACM TechNews | August 8, 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
Using deep learning to identify and classify astronomically distant objects.
Keith Kirkpatrick Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | August 9, 2022
Former NASA roboticists who helped developed the Robonaut 2 astronaut assistant robot are part of a research team that has developed a deep-sea robot.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration From ACM TechNews | August 8, 2022
Scientists have built the most comprehensive single-cell map of embryo development in any animal to date, using the fruit fly as its model.
European Molecular Biology Laboratory From ACM TechNews | August 8, 2022
A new algorithm automates the process of tracking cargo ships via satellite data.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County From ACM TechNews | August 4, 2022
Artificial intelligence taught to identify living and dead mosquitoes could help monitor the species most complicit in transmitting diseases.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 2, 2022
DeepMind has expanded its database of microscopic biological mechanisms, hoping to accelerate research into all living things.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 2, 2022
Wildfire prediction model uses social media and geophysical satellite data for more accurate real-time forecasting and monitoring.
Imperial College London From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2022