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Artificial intelligence and human evolution: contextualizing AI in human history
Artificial intelligence and human evolution is a profound and enlightening exploration of the interplay between artificial intelligence (AI) and human evolution. It offers a comprehensive overview that spans the origins of life, the evolution of species, the development of human... more
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A computer is a bucket of sand with delusions of grandeur... more
- Esther Schindler (1996)
Articles
AI should challenge, not obey: Communications of the ACM

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize how we learn and work, Sarkar questions whether the way we are leveraging AI as an assistant that efficiently completes tasks is the right one. In this article, Sarkar argues for AI’s role as a “provocateur” that... more

Ethics (K.4.1...) | Feb 5 25

Mapping the ethics of generative AI: a comprehensive scoping review: Minds and Machines

The advent of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has seen much debate in academic and professional circles of late, as well as significant hype in public media and heated discussion on... more

Ethics (K.4.1...) | Feb 4 25

Weighted synchronous automata: Mathematical Structures in Computer Science

The theory of finite automata (FA) is extensively studied, while Zadeh’s sets and fuzzy logic address real-world scenarios. This paper formalizes fuzzy automata’s behavior in dealing with uncertainty and vagueness inherent to computational problems. It assigns... more

Mathematics of Computing (G) | Feb 3 25

New computer evaluation metrics for a changing world: Communications of the ACM

The sheer number of artificial intelligence (AI) applications and increasing demand for cloud computing technologies require effective plans for coping with requests related to computing resources. But how should managers of humongous data centers... more

Hardware (K.2...) | Jan 15 25

Towards combining commonsense reasoning and knowledge acquisition to guide deep learning: Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

In artificial intelligence (AI), commonsense reasoning refers to the ability to make assumptions about the characteristics and nature of everyday situations, similar to how humans... more

Learning (I.2.6) | Jan 13 25

Explainability is not a game: Communications of the ACM

The increasing application of artificial intelligence (AI) in real-life decisions--from birth to death, from economic survival to irrecoverable debts by nations, from peace to war times and military manpower mobilization [1]--requires highly reliable machine learning (ML) algorithms. But how should creators of future... more

General (I.2.0) | Dec 27 24

Meta-learning approaches for few-shot learning: a survey of recent advances: ACM Computing Surveys

Gharoun et al. provide a comprehensive overview of meta-learning techniques, with a focus on how these methods facilitate learning from limited data (few-shot learning, FSL). They categorize recent advancements into metric-based, memory-based, and learning... more

General (I.2.0) | Dec 20 24

The science of detecting LLM-generated text: Communications of the ACM

While artificial intelligence (AI) applications for natural language processing (NLP) are no longer something new or unexpected, nobody can deny the revolution and hype that started, in late 2022, with the announcement of the first public version of ChatGPT. By then... more

Natural Language (H.5.2...) | Dec 16 24

Adopting and sustaining microservice-based software development: Communications of the ACM

When a new software development paradigm appears, eager potential adopters often rush into it, not knowing what they do not know. Microservice-based software development is one of the latest hot ideas in the... more

Software Development (K.6.3...) | Dec 13 24

Deep learning in medical image super resolution: a review: Applied Intelligence

Medical image super-resolution (SR) reconstruction is an active area of research, with the potential to make medical imaging safer and more accessible by enhancing the quality of images produced with low-cost equipment or... more

Learning (I.2.6) | Dec 11 24

Books
Raising robots to be good: a practical foray into the art and science of machine ethics

To quote T. S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” [1]: “HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME.” Raising robots to be good: a practical foray into the art and science of machine ethics is a timely and critical rethink of life and work in the age of AI [2,3]. The book... more
Ethics (K.4.1...) | Feb 7 25

Parallel programming with C# and .NET: fundamentals of concurrency and asynchrony behind fast-paced application

Parallel computing and programming are two of the most fundamental yet most difficult challenges in software design and execution. Sarcar’s book on parallel programming does a great job of presenting the... more
Parallel Programming (D.1.3...) | Jan 29 25

Artificial intelligence and human evolution: contextualizing AI in human history

Artificial intelligence and human evolution is a profound and enlightening exploration of the interplay between artificial intelligence (AI) and human evolution. It offers a comprehensive overview that spans the origins... more
History of Computing (K.2) | Jan 27 25

Formal verification of structurally complex multipliers

Any reader familiar with computer organization knows the importance of the motherboard, the digital circuit for arithmetic logic units (ALUs), and the multiplier circuit for multiplying numbers. The subject of this book is verifying multiplier circuits. Specifically, it... more
Math (I.7.2...) | Jan 24 25

Longevity hubs: regional innovation for global aging

This is a book about innovating innovation. It posits a growing human need and purpose: “building a better world for aging adults and their loved ones.” Longevity hubs is divided into three parts. The preface and introduction explain the emergence and... more
General (K.4.0) | Jan 23 25

Critical systems thinking and the management of complexity

This is the first of two books by Dr. Jackson about critical systems thinking (CST). I discussed the other, Critical systems thinking: a practitioner’s guide, in a previous review [1]. That book was essentially a Reader’s Digest version of this one, written for... more
General (K.6.0) | Jan 21 25

Quantum machine learning: quantum algorithms and neural networks

Writing a book about a rapidly evolving technology like quantum computing (QC) is no easy task, especially in light of its potential impact on other rapidly developing fields such as deep machine learning, reinforcement learning (RL), natural language processing (NLP)... more
General (B.0) | Jan 20 25

High-performance web apps with FastAPI

For the software developer seeking to quickly build application programming interfaces (APIs) in Python using a modern approach, this is an excellent resource. The book quickly moves from introductory concepts, assuming some basic knowledge of Python, to... more
Web (I.7.1...) | Jan 17 25

Using artificial intelligence: absolute beginner’s guide

This book introduces artificial intelligence (AI) in a simple and practical way, making it perfect for readers with no prior experience. Michael Miller explains key AI concepts like machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and computer vision, focusing... more
General (I.2.0) | Jan 14 25

Open radio access network (O-RAN) systems architecture and design

Along with long-term evolution (LTE), 5G promises not only high-speed data rate transferring but also Internet of Things (IoT) services, edge computing, and more. This book covers the technical details of 5G and the open radio access network (O-RAN) platform... more
System Architectures (C.0...) | Jan 10 25


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