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Computer Sciences
AI tests into top 1% for original creative thinking
New research from the University of Montana and its partners suggests artificial intelligence can match the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard test for creativity.
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Computer Sciences
Know your audience: Why data communication needs to pay attention to novice users
Computer scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently found that data-visualization experts have no agreed-upon understanding of who makes up one of their largest audiences—novice users. The work, which ...
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Robotics
Robot swarms neutralize harmful Byzantine robots using a blockchain-based token economy
In a new study, researchers from Université libre de Bruxelles demonstrate the potential of blockchain technology, known from cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, to secure the coordination of robot swarms. In ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Computer Sciences
How computers and artificial intelligence evolve together
Co-design, that is, designing software and hardware simultaneously, is one way of attempting to meet the computing-power needs of today's artificial intelligence applications. Compilers, which translate instructions from ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
We are wasting up to 20% of our time on computer problems, says study
Even though our computers are now better than 15 years ago, they still malfunction 11%–20% of the time, a new study from the University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University concludes. The researchers behind the study therefore ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Researchers teach an AI to write better chart captions
Chart captions that explain complex trends and patterns are important for improving a reader's ability to comprehend and retain the data being presented. For people with visual disabilities, the information in a caption often ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Hardware
BBCube 3D: Implementing CPU/GPU and memory in a hybrid 3D approach
A technology for the three-dimensional integration of processing units and memory, as reported by researchers from Tokyo Tech, has achieved the highest attainable performance in the whole world, paving the way to faster and ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Business
Team applies variable reduction strategy to improve emergency material scheduling
When real-world disasters occur, logistics play a crucial role in emergency disaster management. Emergency material scheduling is a vital piece of the emergency logistics plan. Having a reasonable and efficient emergency ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Why do some chatbots talk funny? Teaching them to 'think' rationally might help them do better
Language models like ChatGPT are making headlines for their impressive ability to "think" and communicate like humans do. Their feat of achievements so far includes answering questions, summarizing text, and even engaging ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Researchers design tools to automatically detect natural disasters using images on social media
An international research team has designed a deep learning system able to detect natural disasters using images posted on social media. The researchers applied computer vision tools that, once trained using 1.7 million photographs, ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Computer vision system marries image recognition and generation
Computers possess two remarkable capabilities with respect to images: They can both identify them and generate them anew. Historically, these functions have stood separate, akin to the disparate acts of a chef who is good ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Researchers devise new way to evaluate cybersecurity methods
A savvy hacker can obtain secret information, such as a password, by observing a computer program's behavior, like how much time that program spends accessing the computer's memory.
Jun 28, 2023
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Computer Sciences
New mathematical model optimizes modular vehicle fleet routes
Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering's C2SMART Center have developed an algorithm to plan the most efficient routes for modular vehicle (MV) fleets—specially-designed vehicles that attach and detach from one ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Attackers can break voice authentication with up to 99% success within six tries: Study
Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have discovered a method of attack that can successfully bypass voice authentication security systems with up to a 99% success rate after only six tries.
Jun 27, 2023
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