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Amid a boom in new tools like ChatGPT, the Austin campus plans to train thousands of students in sought-after skills in artificial intelligence.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 30, 2023
A TechBrief released by ACM's global Technology Policy Council warns the spread of algorithmic systems carries with it unaddressed risks.
ACM From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2023
"...it seems likely they will put me in jail for 6 months if I follow through with bringing a robot lawyer into a physical courtroom."
Futurism From ACM News | January 26, 2023
Researchers at NewsGuard, which monitors and studies online misinformation, found that OpenAI's online chatbot ChatGPT can be used to generate propaganda and misinformation...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | January 26, 2023
Google Research spinout Osmo wants to find substitutes for hard-to-source aromas. The tech could inspire new perfumes—and help combat mosquito-borne diseases.
Wired From ACM News | January 25, 2023
Human artists and artificial intelligence companies are disputing generative AI-intellectual property in a landmark legal case.
Financial Times From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2023
Appliance manufacturers LG Electronics and Whirlpool are trying to entice customers whose "smart" appliances are not connected to the Internet to embrace the technology...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2023
Researchers at Georgetown University, OpenAI, and the Stanford Internet Observatory issued a report warning about the potential misuse of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | January 24, 2023
The deal will give a boost to Microsoft's Azure cloud, while providing OpenAI with additional specially designed supercomputers to run its complex AI models and...Bloomberg From ACM News | January 24, 2023
ChatGPT and similar AI systems are being used in realms beyond education, but classrooms seem to be where fears about the bot's misuse — and ideas to adapt alongside...FiveThirtyEight From ACM News | January 24, 2023
U.K. pest control services provider Rentokil is testing facial recognition software as a tool for rat extermination.
The Guardian (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | January 23, 2023
"They use AI to rewrite the intros every two weeks or so because Google likes updated content. Eventually it gets so mangled that about every four months a real...Futurism From ACM News | January 23, 2023
Explanations about how deep learning and large language models actually work often emphasized incomprehensibility, or a model's explainability or interpretability...The New Yorker From ACM News | January 23, 2023
Researchers can now find the shortest route through a network nearly as fast as theoretically possible, even when some steps can cancel out others.
Quanta Magazine From ACM News | January 23, 2023
A rival chatbot has shaken Google out of its routine, with the founders who left three years ago re-engaging and more than 20 A.I. projects in the works.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 20, 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