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Joined February 2013
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Escaping the Cloud with Edge RAG We are entering the era of the sovereign financial agent, an inversion of standard cloud computing. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/escapi…
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We knew we could use an efficient algorithm for NP problems to find proofs of mathematical theorems. Now that AI is doing that, is there anything remaining, outside of breaking codes, where P = NP solves practical problems that AI and optimization can't? blog.computationalcomplexity…
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Fix the Dropdown Before You Deploy the Model Structured data is a first-class model input, not background plumbing. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/fix-th…
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Fields Medal recipient @Jacob_Tsimerman says everybody needs to think through the huge transitions and potential omnicidal events resulting from #artificialintelligence in ‘We Are Not Ready for It,’ an #interview by Allyn Jackson. bit.ly/4jRhm1J
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The Septuagint Effect Do model recommendations play a role in what papers get cited? cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/the-se…
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"Every Autonomous AI Chip Needs a Safety Control Unit," by Shaoshan Liu, proposes an AI Safety Control Unit for #AIchips designed to authorize consequential autonomous actions, on @blogCACM. bit.ly/4iYLt5p
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The Claim File That Keeps Its Secrets for Decades Encrypted data can outlive the assumption that protects it. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/the-cl…
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Join us for a discussion on global policy trends in technology and hear from CS researchers across the world: buff.ly/NSt6UCs
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How can we better teach aspiring computer science students the principles of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)? 2008 Turing Award Laureate Barbara Liskov offers advice in this Q&A. #TuringLecture
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In this week’s People of ACM, we interview leading AI developer Chip Huyen. Among other topics, she discusses her "Machine Learning Interviews Book," a guide for job seekers. Read here: buff.ly/UVOXOy1
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AI Coding Benchmarks Need Composition Cards: Why the same model scores 70 percent and 6 percent, and what every benchmark should ship The audit is cheap for public benchmarks and impossible for hidden ones without disclosure. queue.acm.org/doi/10.1145/38…
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Haider Warraich is "super bullish" on open source models. Why? Check out his latest interview with ACM Bytecast. Full conversation here: buff.ly/OXn3SKR #AIMedicine
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Click Fraud Beyond Bots: Why Better Models Are Not Enough Digital ad fraud costs the industry over $100 billion a year, and ad spending is rising faster than defenses. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/click-…
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Another Proposal to Rename AI Introducing Super Computer Intelligence as an alternative name for artificial intelligence. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/anothe…
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Software development is moving away from writing code line by line. Developers now manage multiple coding agents across different parts of a codebase at once. But relying on AI for programming can lead to challenges. buff.ly/5RSBB6V
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Who are ACM and who do we represent? Based on over 110,000 survey responses, this snapshot reveals a global community witnessing major generational demographic differences. These findings matter because they help us understand not just who participates in ACM today, but also whose presence and voices are missing. Learn more here: buff.ly/oyzrEcf Join ACM and help shape the future of computing with us: bit.ly/4hScjvl
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What Voice and AI Change About My Writing Using speech recognition and AI to overcome arthritic limitations on writing. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/what-v…
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"A New Era for Inside Risks," by Nancy Leveson (@MIT), who is taking over #CACMmag's Inside Risks, describes the column's evolution and future. bit.ly/4yBtUhk
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"AI Finds its Way Into Backcountry Search and Rescue," by Karen Emslie/@DamnRebelBitch, describes how AI is transforming search and #rescue, and also enabling non-tech rescuers to build bespoke solutions for their teams. bit.ly/4ySQLWC
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Welcome to the latest issue of Advances in Computing, your trusted source for computing news and insights! In this issue: ✔️ Turing Laureate Vint Cerf speaks with CACM about his post-retirement initiatives and thoughts on AI agents ✔️ The potential return of oral exams with the help of voice AI ✔️ What happens when AI becomes first listener ...and more. 📩 Subscribe & share: buff.ly/vvrXNa8
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