Computer Sciences
Researchers at the Center for Smart and Connected Society at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently released a new digital contact-tracing technique that is based on widely-deployed Wi-Fi technology. They intend ...
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The latest repercussion from the coronavirus pandemic? A delay in the arrival of the rebooted Intellivision video game console.
Aug 06, 2020
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Computer Sciences
In recent years, entire industries have popped up that rely on the delicate interplay between human workers and automated software. Companies like Facebook work to keep hateful and violent content off their platforms using ...
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Computer Sciences
As the volume of available information expands, the fraction a person is able to absorb shrinks. They end up retreating into a narrow slice of thought, becoming more vulnerable to misinformation, and polarizing into isolated ...
Jul 31, 2020
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Over the past decade, researchers have developed a growing number of deep neural networks that can be trained to complete a variety of tasks, including recognizing people or objects in images. While many of these computational ...
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Computer Sciences
Not long ago, people using Microsoft Word would check for spelling errors by specifically telling the software to run "Spell Check." The check took a few seconds to do, and users could then go in and fix their typos. Nowadays, ...
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Scientists, biochemists and health experts have been working feverishly to find a cure for COVID-19, one of the most severe pandemics of our lifetimes.
Jul 29, 2020 report
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Computer Sciences
From materials science and earth system modeling to quantum information science and cybersecurity, experts in many fields run simulations and conduct experiments to collect the abundance of data necessary for scientific progress. ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Engineering
Sharing server memory between applications in large computer clusters is still a major goal for cloud and high-performance computing communities. Through fast networking technology, the memory available throughout the center's ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Computer Sciences
The most reliable predictor of a relationship's success is partners' belief that the other person is fully committed, a Western University-led international research team has found.
Jul 28, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Deep learning systems are revolutionizing technology around us, from voice recognition that pairs you with your phone to autonomous vehicles that are increasingly able to see and recognize obstacles ahead. But much of this ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Is there an unbreakable code?
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Artificial intelligence (AI) contributes significantly to good in the world. From reducing pollution to making roads safer with self-driving cars to enabling better healthcare through medical big-data analysis, AI still has ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Computer Sciences
While the technology for developing artificial intelligence-powered chatbots has existed for some time, a new viewpoint piece in JAMA lays out the clinical, ethical, and legal aspects that must be considered before applying ...
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