acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

News


bg-corner

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


ChatGPT Answers More than Half of Software Engineering Questions Incorrectly
From ACM TechNews

ChatGPT Answers More than Half of Software Engineering Questions Incorrectly

ChatGPT answered 52% of 517 Stack Overflow questions incorrectly, and 77% of answers were unnecessarily wordy, according to a study by Purdue University researchers...

Computer Scientists Tap AI to Identify Risky Apps
From ACM TechNews

Computer Scientists Tap AI to Identify Risky Apps

University of Massachusetts Amherst's Brian Levine and a dozen computer scientists have developed a computational model that evaluates customer reviews of social...

People Rush to ATMs After Bank of Ireland IT Glitch
From ACM News

People Rush to ATMs After Bank of Ireland IT Glitch

Bank of Ireland has fixed technical problems that allowed some customers to withdraw or transfer funds above what was in their accounts, it said Wednesday after...

Deep Learning for New Protein Design
From ACM TechNews

Deep Learning for New Protein Design

Scientists at the University of Washington and Belgium's Ghent University enhanced current energy-based physical models in de novo computational protein design...

Reinventing Utopia: Self-Created Communities for the Digital Age
From ACM TechNews

Reinventing Utopia: Self-Created Communities for the Digital Age

Jon Hillis is using digital technologies to create a network of self-generating co-living communities like Neighborhood Zero outside Austin, TX, to help decentralize...

'Digital Heist' Recaptures the Rosetta Stone
From ACM TechNews

'Digital Heist' Recaptures the Rosetta Stone

A collective of designers in London have "digitally repatriated" the Rosetta Stone by creating a three-dimensional digital representation of the relic that people...

Parenting a Three-Year-Old Robot
From ACM TechNews

Parenting a Three-Year-Old Robot

An open source AI agent developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and Meta AI gives robots manipulation abilities equivalent to those of a three-year-old child...

Hackers Explore Ways to Misuse AI In Major Security Test
From ACM News

Hackers Explore Ways to Misuse AI In Major Security Test

Nearly 2,500 hackers at the DEFCON conference's AI Village spent this past weekend poking and probing some of the most popular large language models for flaws. ...

Researchers Explore Best Practices for Talking to Kids About Online Privacy
From ACM News

Researchers Explore Best Practices for Talking to Kids About Online Privacy

Researchers at NIST suggest good strategies for talking to kids about online privacy and security, from a young age through high school. 

Incorporating Human Error into Machine Learning
From ACM TechNews

Incorporating Human Error into Machine Learning

Scientists are incorporating uncertainty into machine learning systems.

What Do a Jellyfish, a Cat, a Snake, and an Astronaut Have in Common? Math
From ACM TechNews

What Do a Jellyfish, a Cat, a Snake, and an Astronaut Have in Common? Math

A new algorithm describes the various motions that help animals navigate their environments by changing their body shapes.

VR Headsets Are Vulnerable to Hackers
From ACM TechNews

VR Headsets Are Vulnerable to Hackers

Computer scientists found hackers can translate the movements of virtual and augmented reality headset users into words using spyware and artificial intelligence...

California Just Opened the Floodgates for Self-Driving Cars
From ACM News

California Just Opened the Floodgates for Self-Driving Cars

After a state regulatory board ruling, San Francisco will have 24/7 robotaxis on its streets.

From Time Crystals to Wormholes: When Is a Quantum Simulation Real?
From ACM News

From Time Crystals to Wormholes: When Is a Quantum Simulation Real?

Physicists are using quantum computers to conjure exotic phenomena and claiming their creations are truly real.

Work Begins on Project to Build 'World's Most Sophisticated Roadway'
From ACM TechNews

Work Begins on Project to Build 'World's Most Sophisticated Roadway'

Officials said construction of the "world's most sophisticated roadway" on Interstate 94 in Wayne County, MI, has begun.

Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment Could Get a Boost from ML
From ACM TechNews

Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment Could Get a Boost from ML

A new machine learning algorithm was designed to help physicians diagnose specific types of cancer and select the most effective treatment.

Glasgow University Spinout Raises $43 Million to 'Digitize Chemistry'
From ACM TechNews

Glasgow University Spinout Raises $43 Million to 'Digitize Chemistry'

Chemify, which was spun out of the U.K.'s Glasgow University in 2022, has received $43 million in funding to further its efforts to "digitize chemistry."

Building Better Models Starts with Reexamining Metrics
From ACM TechNews

Building Better Models Starts with Reexamining Metrics

Researchers emphasized the importance of measuring the performance of generative artificial intelligence models in order to improve them.

Amazon Isn't Prepared for Incoming Tide of AI-Authored Books. Jane Friedman Has Proof
From ACM News

Amazon Isn't Prepared for Incoming Tide of AI-Authored Books. Jane Friedman Has Proof

Book scams are proliferating in the advent of AI-generated content

U.S. Launches Contest on AI Cybersecurity Tools Development
From ACM News

U.S. Launches Contest on AI Cybersecurity Tools Development

DARPA will offer two tracks for participants, a Funded Track and an Open Track.
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account