Computer Sciences
Over the past decade or so, computer scientists have developed a growing number of computational models that can generate, edit and analyze texts. While some of these models have achieved remarkable results, some aspects ...
Engineering
Inside a lab in the Calit2 building, Aleksandra Strzelecka opens a drawer, pulls out a small square sheet and hands it to a visitor. The brownish, rubbery material stretches to more than double its original size.
Jun 27, 2022
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Computer Sciences
It is called YAKE! ("Yet Another Keyword Extractor"), a program developed by INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, in Portugal. Its developers claim the tool can be used in texts ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have recently carried out a study exploring extractive summarization in comparative settings. The term 'extractive summarization' defines the task of selecting a few ...
Computer Sciences
We've all had some kind of interaction with a chatbot. It's usually a little pop-up in the corner of a website, offering customer support—often clunky to navigate—and almost always frustratingly non-specific.
Dec 6, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Identifying the correct answer to a question often entails gathering large amounts of information and understanding complex ideas. In a recent study, a team of researchers at New York University (NYU) and Facebook AI Research ...
Computer Sciences
Researchers at Rutgers University have found a major flaw in the way that algorithms designed to detect "fake news" evaluate the credibility of online news stories.
May 16, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
The increase in online education has allowed a new type of teacher to emerge—an artificial one. But just how accepting students are of an artificial instructor remains to be seen.
Oct 30, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Cutting-edge technologies gave the world fake news, but researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Engineering are developing even newer technology to stop it. Their innovative system—the first of its kind—relies ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Would you trust a random political canvasser to do whatever they wanted with your resume, your friends' email addresses—and perhaps your profile pictures?
Feb 7, 2024
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