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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
Eating at Quonk: a tough puzzle?
by Paul Curzon Queen Mary University of London, from the archive The puzzle is based on one devised by psychologists as part of research into whether we humansContinue...
From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Speaking Events
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at a joint meeting of the Boston Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society and GBC/ACM...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Welcoming the New ACM-W Asia-Pacific Committee
The ACM-W Global Leadership team is happy to announce the new ACM-W Asia Pacific Committee that will support a wide range of initiatives in the ACM-W Asia-Pacific...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Biology and Ecology of the Colossal Squid
Good survey paper. Blog moderation policy.
From insideHPC
HPE to Build €250M Liquid Cooled HPC at Leibniz Supercomputing Center
The Leibniz Supercomputing Center (LRZ) in Germany has commissioned Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) to build an Nvidia-powered €250 million high-performance...
From insideHPC
Lambda Launches Inference API
Dec. 13, 2024 — AI company Lambda today announced its Inference API, which the company said enables access to LLMs through a serverless AI for “a fraction of aLambda...
From Schneier on Security
Ultralytics Supply-Chain Attack
Last week, we saw a supply-chain attack against the Ultralytics AI library on GitHub. A quick summary: On December 4, a malicious version 8.3.41 of the popularultralytics...
From insideHPC
IBM and State of Illinois Announce Quantum Initiative
Yorktown Heights, NY and Chicago — December 12, 2024 — Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced a collaboration to establish the National...
From insideHPC
Iris.ai Services Announces Suite for AI and LLM Accuracy
Vancouver, December 12th – AI vendor Iris.ai has announced a suite of services designed to enhance AI accuracy for companies building LLM solutions for internal...
From insideHPC
Univ. of Michigan, Los Alamos to Develop HPC and AI Research Facility
The University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory plan to develop a facility for high-performance computing and AI research designed to enhance theUniv...
From insideHPC
Call for Proposals for Open Compute Project EMEA Summit and Future Technologies Symposium, Feb. 10 Deadline
The call for proposals for the 2025 OCP EMEA Summit and Future Technologies Symposium is open. The submission period for both conference ends Monday, Feb. 10 at...
From insideHPC
Europe: HiPEAC Announces 2024 Technology Transfer Awards
Ghent, Belgium, 12 December 2024 – With compute demands growing to meet the insatiable appetite of AI applications, the 2024 cohort of HiPEAC Technology Transfer...
From insideHPC
@HPCpodcast Industry View: Penguin Solutions on Big HPC-AI Deployment Challenges and How to Overcome Them
In this “Industry View” episode of the @HPCpodcast, special guest Ryan Smith joins Shahin and Doug to discuss the vexing challenges of implementing HPC-class AI...
From insideHPC
Synopsys Announces Ultra Ethernet and UALink IP Solutions to Connect AI Accelerator Clusters
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2024 — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the industry’s first Ultra Ethernet IP and UALink IP solutions, including controllers...
From insideHPC
Rapidus Collaborates with Cadence on 2nm Semiconductor Solutions for HPC-AI
TOKYO, SEMICON Japan, Dec. 10, 2024—Rapidus Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced logic semiconductors, today announced a collaboration with Cadence Design Systems...
From insideHPC
Rapidus Collaborates with Synopsys on Semiconductor Design
TOKYO, SEMICON Japan, Dec. 10, 2024 – Rapidus Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced logic semiconductors, today announced that it has signed an agreement with...
From insideHPC
Optical Interconnect: Ayar Labs Secures Investments from AMD, Intel Capital, NVIDIA in $155 Round
SAN JOSE – Dec. 11, 2024 – Ayar Labs, an optical interconnect company for large-scale AI workloads, today announced it has secured $155 million in financing led...
From Computational Complexity
It's Time to Stop Using Grades
We use grades to evaluate students and motivate them to learn. That works as long as grades remain a reasonably good measure of how well the student understands...
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
In Memory of Barbora Buhnova
With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Barbora Buhnova, a valued member of our community. Her contributions to advancing women in computing have inspired...
From Schneier on Security