Computer-generated avatars created by artificial intelligence software are being used by pro-China bot accounts as part of state-aligned disinformation campaigns...The New York Times From ACM News | February 9, 2023
Microsoft is building AI technology based on the same foundation as ChatGPT into search, Edge, Office, and other products.
CNET From ACM News | February 7, 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
Advances in artificial intelligence permit computers to converse with humans in seemingly realistic ways.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2023
When fed a sufficient amount of training data, artificial intelligence techniques can be used to generate new ideas in several different ways. Is that creativity...Keith Kirkpatrick From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2023
Google's management issued a "code red" in response to the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT and its potential to disrupt the tech industry, and Google's search business...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 29, 2022
Russia has accelerated its jamming of GPS satellites around Moscow, apparently to deter long-range strikes by Ukrainian drones, according to GPSJam.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 27, 2022
Virtual meetings have mixed effects on employee productivity, creativity, and relationships.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2022
Measurement has driven research groups to home in on the most popular datasets, but that may change as metrics shift to real-world quality.
Chris Edwards From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2022
The embrace by some conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists is part of a broader effort to shift people away from Big Tech.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2022
University of Washington researchers have disproved Google's claims it corrected gender biases for certain job terms in its image search.
University of Washington News From ACM TechNews | February 18, 2022
Google routinely restricts in-depth information until a majority of users have had the chance to apply the update, which will be rolled out in the near future.
...Forbes From ACM News | February 15, 2022
A focus on causality is promising to help researchers overcome shortcomings that have bedeviled more traditional approaches to artificial intelligence.
Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2022
Errors and biases in artificial intelligence systems often reflect the data used to train them.
Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2021
The cost of powering streaming and other rapidly growing online services will not "take down the Internet."
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2021