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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


This Tool could Protect Your Pictures from AI Manipulation
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This Tool could Protect Your Pictures from AI Manipulation

PhotoGuard, created by researchers at MIT, alters photos in ways that are imperceptible to us but stops AI systems from tinkering with them.

That's Funny—but AI Models Don't Get the Joke
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That's Funny—but AI Models Don't Get the Joke

A multi-institutional team of scientists tested artificial intelligence models' ability to understand humor.

Robot Boosts Solar Energy Research
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Robot Boosts Solar Energy Research

Scientists developed a new robot for advancing semiconductor materials discovery.

At Wagner's Festival, New Technology Reveals a Leadership Rift
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At Wagner's Festival, New Technology Reveals a Leadership Rift

The use of augmented reality in a production of the opera "Parsifal" opening Germany's Bayreuth Festival has incited a financial and philosophical dispute.

Getting to the Root of the Problem In Tree Digital Twin Models
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Getting to the Root of the Problem In Tree Digital Twin Models

A new computational model simulates the coordinated three-dimensional development of trees and their roots.

Researchers Demonstrate 'Unconditionally Secure' Quantum Digital Payments
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Researchers Demonstrate 'Unconditionally Secure' Quantum Digital Payments

The research represents a possible breakthrough in quantum communications and, potentially, the onset of the era of quantum fintech.

Concerns Grow about MFA Bypass Attacks
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Concerns Grow about MFA Bypass Attacks

Cybercriminals increasingly are using specially crafted attacks to bypass Multi-Factor authentication.

The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here
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The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here

Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a U.S. Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next...

Creatives Are Fighting Back Against AI with Lawsuits
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Creatives Are Fighting Back Against AI with Lawsuits

Will legal action force AI companies to change how they train their programs?

Cleaning Up with TidyBot
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Cleaning Up with TidyBot

A multi-institutional team of engineers mated a mobile robotic arm to a vision model and a large language model to create the TidyBot cleaning robot.

Impersonation Detection Feature Safeguards Brands, Personalities from Fake Accounts on Social Media
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Impersonation Detection Feature Safeguards Brands, Personalities from Fake Accounts on Social Media

A Canadian firm has incorproated an impersonation protection feature into its social media monitoring platform.

'A Certain Danger Lurks There': How the Inventor of the First Chatbot Turned Against AI
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'A Certain Danger Lurks There': How the Inventor of the First Chatbot Turned Against AI

Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence – but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans...

The ESRB Wants to Start Using Facial Scanning Technology to Check People's Ages
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The ESRB Wants to Start Using Facial Scanning Technology to Check People's Ages

The FTC is now seeking public feedback on the ESRB's proposal.

Teachers Put AI Tutoring Bots to the Test
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Teachers Put AI Tutoring Bots to the Test

Three public schools in Newark, NJ, are testing an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted teaching aid from education nonprofit Khan Academy.

Algorithm for Robotic Sensing, Movement
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Algorithm for Robotic Sensing, Movement

University of California, Los Angeles researchers formulated an algorithm that enhances autonomous robots' navigational abilities.

The Carbon Footprint of Artificial Intelligence
From Communications of the ACM

The Carbon Footprint of Artificial Intelligence

Looking for ways to cut the release of greenhouse gases attributable to AI use, at a time that usage is very likely to grow.

4D Printing for Nerve Stimulation
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4D Printing for Nerve Stimulation

Scientists four-dimensionally-printed flexible electrodes for stimulating nerves.

A New Chemistry
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A New Chemistry

Oxygen-ion batteries power forward.

Regs Needed for High-Risk AI, ACM Says–'It's the Wild West'
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Regs Needed for High-Risk AI, ACM Says–'It's the Wild West'

The ACM paper recommends new laws should be put in place to limit the use of generative AI in certain situations.

Research Team Takes Neuromorphic Computing a Step Forward
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Research Team Takes Neuromorphic Computing a Step Forward

It is sometimes called "reservoir computing," as it uses non-linear physical phenomena to detect patterns in a data stream.
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