Many facial recognition systems used by law enforcement are shot through with biases. Can anything be done to make them fair and trustworthy?
Paul Marks From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2021
South Korean broadcaster SBS plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to "resurrect" deceased folk singer Kim Kwang-seok for a new AI vs. human competition.
CNN From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2021
The Sundance Film Festival is giving attendees access to a virtual reality platform that can be accessed with or without a VR headset by logging onto a website....Engadget From ACM TechNews | February 2, 2021
Companies are finding new ways to enforce social distancing, clean public spaces, and provide substitutes for human workers.
Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2021
Researchers found artificial intelligence's “neurons” behaved similarly to neurons in the human brain when playing classic Atari video games.
California Institute of Technology From ACM TechNews | January 11, 2021
Amazon researcher Aleksander Kubica won the world's first quantum chess tournament during the virtual Practical Quantum Computing (Q2B) conference.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 30, 2020
The MuZero artificial intelligence developed by Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind can master games without learning their rules beforehand.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 28, 2020
Researchers are pushing beyond the limitations of convolutional neural networks using geometric deep learning techniques.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2021
Scientists at the U.K.'s University of Bath have captured 360-degree virtual reality video footage using a commercially available camera on a rotating selfie stick...University of Bath (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | December 15, 2020
A Georgia Institute of Technology music technologist modified an improvisational musical robot called Shimon to create lyrics and perform rap in real time.
Scientific American From ACM TechNews | December 11, 2020
Visually impaired people can enjoy Christmas lights in Madrid through a mobile application from researchers at Spain's Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Universidad de Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) From ACM TechNews | December 11, 2020
Researchers found a weak relationship between early technology use and later technology use, indicating fears of widespread, long-lasting tech addiction may be...Business Standard From ACM TechNews | November 24, 2020
The last decade has seen major advancements in technology for the blind and visually impaired, but problems remain.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2020
Tracing the contacts of those who come into contact with the coronavirus is not that simple.
Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2020
University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists have developed a countermeasure against video game cheaters.
UT Dallas News Center From ACM TechNews | November 16, 2020
The long-standing goal of providing artificial intelligence some measure of common sense remains elusive.
Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2020