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Shortcut learning of large language models in natural language understanding
Du M., He F., Zou N., Tao D., Hu X. Communications of the ACM 67110-120, 2024.  Type: Article

Du et al. write: “The shortcut learning behavior has significantly affected the robustness of [large language models, LLMs].” Predictions in these models “rely on dataset artifacts and biases within the hypothesis sentence.”...

Dec 2 2024
Why machines learn: the elegant math behind modern AI
Ananthaswamy A., Penguin Random House, New York, NY, 2024. 480 pp.  Type: Book (9780593185742)

Anil Ananthaswamy’s Why machines learn provides a captivating deep dive into the mathematical principles that power modern machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). The book offers a rich, narrative-driven exploration of the ...

Nov 25 2024
The man who saved geometry: the multidimensional mind of Donald Coxeter
Roberts S., PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, Princeton, NJ, 2024. 416 pp.  Type: Book (9780691264745)

“Thanks, I needed that!” I hasten to ask forgiveness for setting a seemingly frivolous tone in this review of a biography that far transcends the cradle-to-grave story of a great mathematician--as well told as that story is in thi...

Nov 18 2024
The heart and the chip: our bright future with robots
Rus D., Mone G., W. W. Norton, New York, NY, 2024. 272 pp.  Type: Book (9781324050230)

The heart and the chip: our bright future with robots, by Daniela Rus and Gregory Mone, is an insightful exploration of the future of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on how these technologies will transform every aspect ...

Nov 11 2024
Mobile robot programming: adventures in Python and C (2nd ed.)
Bräunl T., Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, 2023. 200 pp.  Type: Book (3031327969)

This book serves as a comprehensive guide for individuals interested in mobile robotics, including: (i) novices interested in programming simple simulated robots; (ii) individuals with basic knowledge of robotics, that is, intermediate learners, w...

Nov 4 2024
Ethical and legal aspects of computing: a professional perspective from software engineering
O’Regan G., Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, 2024. 257 pp.  Type: Book (9783031526633)

With this book, O’Regan efficiently addresses a wide range of ethical and legal issues in computing. It is well crafted, organized, and reader friendly, featuring many recent, relevant examples like tweets, fake news, disinformation, and art...

Oct 28 2024
Reasoning web: causality, explanations and declarative knowledge: 18th International Summer School 2022, Berlin, Germany, September 27–30, 2022, tutorial lectures
Xiao G., Bertossi L., Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, 2023. 211 pp.  Type: Book (9783031314131)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is experiencing explosive growth in academia, industry, and society at large. This impressive growth is driven primarily by machine learning, and in particular deep neural networks, which have shown an unexpected abili...

Oct 21 2024
An analysis of the math requirements of 199 CS BS/BA degrees at 158 U.S. universities
Brodley C., Quam M., Weiss M. Communications of the ACM 67(8): 122-131, 2024.  Type: Article

The mathematics requirements for computer science (CS) students have been debated for decades. I began teaching in a CS program in 1983, and I recall similar discussions at that time. The debate has continued in one form or another since then. Thi...

Oct 14 2024
50 years of queries
Chamberlin D. Communications of the ACM 67(8): 110-121, 2024.  Type: Article

The relational model is probably the one innovation that brought computers to the mainstream for business users. This article by Donald Chamberlin, creator of one of the first query languages (that evolved into the ubiquitous SQL), presents its hi...

Oct 7 2024
The right to data protection: individual and structural dimensions of data protection in EU law
Bieker F., Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, 2022. 315 pp.  Type: Book (9462655022)

The right to data protection is a comprehensive and insightful examination of the complexities surrounding data protection within the European Union (EU). This book provides a thorough analysis of the legal frameworks and principles underpi...

Sep 30 2024
 
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