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Report: CHIPS Act Just The First Step In Addressing Threats To US Leadership In Advanced Computing

When Liu He, a Chinese economist, politician, and “chip czar,” was tapped to lead the charge in a chipmaking arms race with the United States, his message lingered in the air, leaving behind a dewy glaze of tension: “For our country, technology is not just for growth… it is a matter of survival.” Once upon a time, the United States’ early technological prowess positioned the nation to outpace foreign rivals and cultivate a competitive advantage for domestic businesses. Yet, 30 years later, America’s lead in advanced computing is continuing to wane. What happened? A new report from an MIT researcher and two…

AI Might Be Seemingly Everywhere, But There Are Still Plenty Of Things It Can’t Do—for now

These days, we don’t have to wait long until the next breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) impresses everyone with capabilities that previously belonged only in science fiction. In 2022, AI art generation tools such as Open AI’s DALL-E 2, Google’s Imagen, and Stable Diffusion took the internet by storm, with users generating high-quality images from text descriptions. Unlike previous developments, these text-to-image tools quickly found their way from research labs to mainstream culture, leading to viral phenomena such as the “Magic Avatar” feature in the Lensa AI app, which creates stylised images of its users. In December, a chatbot called ChatGPT stunned users…

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Snapdragon Drives The Future Of Mobile Computing With Industry-Leading AI Innovation For Windows 11

During the annual Snapdragon Summit 2022, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. outlined its vision to advance mobile computing with innovative AI collaborations that drive the convergence of mobile and PC to bring cutting-edge mobile innovations to Windows 11 PCs. Leaders from Microsoft, Adobe and Citi described how Snapdragon technology including breakthrough AI capabilities is changing their businesses and expressed support for Snapdragon compute to push the PC industry to modernize and deliver AI-enhanced experiences in thin, fanless products. “Our vision is to drive the convergence of mobile and PC, bringing the best of the smartphone to your laptop. Enhanced software, custom hardware, unprecedented…

Deep Learning With Light

Ask a smart home device for the weather forecast, and it takes several seconds for the device to respond. One reason this latency occurs is because connected devices don’t have enough memory or power to store and run the enormous machine-learning models needed for the device to understand what a user is asking of it. The model is stored in a data center that may be hundreds of miles away, where the answer is computed and sent to the device. MIT researchers have created a new method for computing directly on these devices, which drastically reduces this latency. Their…

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3 Questions: Teaching Computational Maker Skills Through Gaming

The early stages of teaching maker skills, such as digital fabrication, typically involve simple exercises like laser cutting or 3D printing basic shapes and objects. In our hyperconnected, hyperstimulated world, this learning activity can feel a bit underwhelming — a sentiment that caused Dishita Turakhia, an MIT PhD student in electrical engineering and computer science and an affiliate of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), to re-imagine the learning pipeline in the pursuit of keeping students interested, inspired, and empowered. Together with colleagues including MIT Professor Stefanie Mueller, Turakhia has since developed a new system to teach computational…

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Object Management Group® Announces Responsible Computing With Founding Members IBM And Dell

Today Object Management Group® (OMG®) announced Responsible Computing (RC™), a new consortium comprised of technology innovators working together to address sustainable development goals. Responsible computing is a systemic approach aimed at addressing current and future challenges in computing, including sustainability, ethics, and professionalism, stemming from the belief that we need to start thinking about technology in terms of its impact on people and the planet. “Responsible Computing aims to shift thinking and, ultimately, behavior within the IT industry and affect real change,” said Bill Hoffman, Chairman, and CEO of RC and OMG. “We’ve made our manifesto and framework freely available, and we’ve asked every…

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Blockchain And The New Custom Compute Group

Digital computing continues to enrich our lives in more ways than we can imagine. We acquire, consume, and create content and services with a few clicks or taps of our fingertips. Exponential increases in compute performance, enabled by Moore’s Law, play a significant role in making these experiences seamless. Moore’s Law is also enabling us to democratize access to this enormous pool of processing power. Amazing things happen when a lot of compute is available to a lot of people without much friction. We are looking forward to the next set of amazing things. Blockchain is a technology that has…

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Lawrence Livermore’s Falgout Wins SIAM Supercomputing Career Prize

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) announced Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory computational mathematician Rob Falgout as the recipient of the 2022 SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing Career Prize. Established in 2009, the career prize recognizes “broad and distinguished contributions to the field of algorithms research and development for parallel scientific and engineering computing,” according to the organization. The prize will be awarded to Falgout during the 2022 SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, held from Feb. 23–26. “It’s highly gratifying to be recognized for my work in multigrid algorithms research and parallel computing, and beyond flattering to be in…

Success With Machine Learning Projects In Python

What does it mean for a machine to learn? In a way, machines learn just like humans. They infer patterns from data through a combination of experience and instruction. In this article, we will give you a sense of the applications for machine learning and explain why Python is a perfect choice for getting started. We will discuss concepts central to machine learning and walk you through a simple example of a machine-learning algorithm in Python. What is Machine Learning? Machine-learning algorithms are mathematical models that predict something—a category, for example, or a continuous value. To arrive at a prediction, a machine-learning…

LLNL Develops Optical Capability For Thin-film Neural Implants To Look Into Brain Activity

Combining hybrid polymer materials with microfabrication and 3D printing, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has developed an ultra-compact, lightweight and minimally invasive optoelectronic neural implant that could be used for long-term studies of brain activity. The new implantable devices are built upon a new platform LLNL researchers are calling POEMS (Polymeric Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and represent the first time LLNL has integrated optical capabilities into its patented flexible thin-film neural implants. Capable of delivering light for neural activation, the devices could be used for high resolution and minimally invasive diagnoses of brain disorders, in human-machine interfaces or wearable technologies. The work…

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