Communications of the ACM
Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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The Long Road to Driverless Trucks
Self-driving eighteen-wheelers are on U.S. highways, but there are still human "safety drivers" behind the wheel. What will it take to get them out?
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Lawsuit Takes Aim at the Way A.I. Is Built
A programmer is suing Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI over artificial intelligence technology that generates its own computer code.
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Quantum Computers and the Universe
Ideas for quantum computing change the way we think about space and time.
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Hackers Strand Vanuatu's Government
A suspected cyberattack has disabled the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu's government since November 4.
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Can You Tell Whether This Headline Was Written by a Robot?
Not this time, but artificial intelligence is churning out articles, illustrations, fake product reviews and even videos.
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Deepfake Detector Can Spot Real/Fake Video from Blood Flow
Semiconductor giant Intel claims its FakeCatcher technology can detect whether videos are genuine or deepfakes with 96% accuracy in real time.
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AI-Designed Invisibility Cloak Could Hide Small Communication Devices
Researchers used artificial intelligence to design an invisibility cloak to conceal antennas or small communication devices from infrared light or microwave detectors...
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FBI Director Warns Against TikTok as National Security Threat
Christopher Wray voices concerns over a proposed deal to allow the continued operation of the Chinese-owned app in the U.S.
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Meta Employees, Security Guards Fired for Hijacking User Accounts
Some workers allegedly accepted thousands of dollars in bribes.
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Italy Outlaws Facial Recognition Tech, Except to Fight Crime
Italy has banned the use of facial recognition technology and "smart glasses," except when used in judicial investigations or the fight against crime.
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K-12 Cyber Maturity Improving, but Still Lags Other Sectors
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director Jern Easterly said ransomware and other cyber threats targeting primary and secondary schools are...
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Australia Unveils Joint Cyber Police Taskforce to 'Hunt Down' Hackers
Minister for Home Affairs Clare O'Neil said around 100 officers of the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Signals Directorate would participate in the...
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Algorithms Quietly Run the City of DC—and Maybe Your Hometown
A new report finds that municipal agencies in Washington deploy dozens of automated decision systems, often without residents' knowledge.
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Blockchain Game Could Help Create Metaverse No One Owns
The sci-fi-themed online game Dark Forest operates on a blockchain, meaning no one can manipulate its outcome.
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CISA Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities in Industrial Control System Software
Industrial Control Systems advisories from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency focus on vulnerabilities in software from ETIC Telecom, Nokia...
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Can We Secure Cryptography Against Quantum Attacks?
If you want your digital information to be secure, you must implement post-quantum cryptography now, according to some leaders in the field.
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After Election, Cautious Optimism That Few False Narratives Took Hold
Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about results had failed to spread widely.
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Cryptography's Future Will Be Quantum-Safe. Here’s How It Will Work
Lattice cryptography promises to protect secrets from the attacks of far-future quantum computers.
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Technology to Reduce Potholes
A team of researchers has developed a machine learning method for the real-time assessment of road base compaction quality.
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