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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 …
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Is Computing in Reverse the Next Big Thing?
Some computer scientists and physicists are looking beyond the limits of current computing to “reversible computing.” The post Is Computing in Reverse the NextBLOG...
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Last Week For STOC Sign-Ups
A reminder that this year's STOC is supersized, with (completely in the STOC package) multiple workshops, tutorials, and special speakers. But for those of you...
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How to Deal with Post-truthism
The very definition of post-truth implies rejecting fact-based logic. Too few possess the skill of distinguishing between self-serving claims, and reliable, well...
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Super-Important Things to Do Right Now for STOC 2017
STOC 2017 is just around the corner, which means that several deadlines are just around the corner.The student travel support request deadline is this Thursday,...
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Insider Attacks Are A Bigger and Harder Threat?
There is a new trend apparently emerging to defend against data loss and data damage as a result of external hacking. Some organizations have been removing their...
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STOC Theory Fest Announcements
There's a lot of new information up at the STOC web page http://acm-stoc.org/stoc2017/ about the amazing theory fest June 19-23 in Montreal. In particular, most...
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The end of ICE is near – or not?
The internal combustion engine (ICE) has reigned supreme for over 100 years, but prognosticators are predicting its demise over the next few decades – or NOT, depending...
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SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize Call, 2017
Call for Nominations2017 SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize The Theory community benefits in many ways from the dedicated service, above and beyond the call of...
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Data Analytics for Public Services: Beyond the Hype
Data analytics is the new buzz phrase these days. Public service agencies all over the world are looking at data in order to optimize service delivery, as wellelectricity...
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Dealing with Infrastructure Disruption: IoT Security
Congress should incentivize universities and industry to partner to build security into Internet of Things (IoT) devices by design. The post Dealing with Infrastructure...
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Godel Prize 2017 Call
The call for nomination for the 2017 Godel Prize is up. The call is available at http://madhu.seas.harvard.edu/Announce/Goedel2017CFN.html and will be up on the...
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Knuth Prize 2017 Call
The call is going out for the 2017 Knuth Prize. The call will be up on the SIGACT Web page shortly, but until it shows up there here's a pdf. Key date: deadline...
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Your Science T-Shirt Doesn’t Fly
A few months ago Science sent many people a sample of the magazine and a solicitation to subscribe. As seems to be the manner in which these things are done, there...
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The Funny Side of Science
Some people have the strange idea that science is too straight-laced to be funny. These people are not scientists. True scientists love to tell jokes about themselves...
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Can Chatbots Replace Customer Service Reps?
Chatbots may be good at cosumer-focused tasks, but the verdict is still out are not whether a chatbot can completely replace human assistants. The post Can Chatbots...
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Postdocs (Rabin and other) for this year
The Theory Group at Harvard has put out its ad for postdocs again this year. It will be our second year for the Rabin Postdoc in theoretical computer science.here...
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Can a Rubiks Cube Teach You Programming?
Em Rubik invented the Rubik’s Cube in 1974 and it became the worlds most popular puzzle. The cube consists of 26 cubelets that move and turn when the faces areRead...
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My Robot Wants Your Job—No
Although AI technology is posed to disrupt jobs, there isn't any real cause for alarm. The future of work doesn't mean we will be ruled by robot overlords. The...
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My Robot Wants Your Job—YES
Robots could redefine the future of work, but what does that mean for the jobs that are displaced? Could a tax on labor-replacing technology be the answer? TheMy...
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