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comp sci students’ rage against the machine
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comp sci students’ rage against the machine

Colleges are trying to figure out who'll actually succeed in a computer science program, and they're starting to find some interesting insights.

why cognitive computers come with a drawback
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why cognitive computers come with a drawback

Popular science outlets and tech pundits are getting the wrong idea about chips built to function more like biological neurons.

why we need a cybersecurity chill pill…
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why we need a cybersecurity chill pill…

The age of cyber warfare in now upon us. But we can't just panic. We need a realistic survey of our vulnerabilities and a strategy to mitigate them.

of new tech, big promises, and mixed results
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of new tech, big promises, and mixed results

The tech industry didn't suddenly start promising disruptive revolutions with every new gadget and app. It's been doing that since its first days.

tron legacy’s glimpses of high tech idealism
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tron legacy’s glimpses of high tech idealism

Tron Legacy didn't just have countless special effects and a custom soundtrack, it managed to cram in a massive dose of tech utopianism.

why intelligence is in the eye of the beholder
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why intelligence is in the eye of the beholder

The definition of what constitutes artificial intelligence is still highly subjective.

nicholas carr’s crusade against technology
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nicholas carr’s crusade against technology

If Nicholas Carr's attention span has been undermined by technology, he reasons that so has everyone else's and it's his duty to warn us.

looking into the dark depths of a.i.
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looking into the dark depths of a.i.

Defining artificial intelligence is a very difficult problem, both philosophically and mathematically. So it's little wonder some people interested in AI want to take some shortcuts...

rethinking quantum states and computers
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rethinking quantum states and computers

Before we build practical quantum computers, we need to learn how to read quantum states. One idea may be to make the circuits bigger. Much bigger. At least on a nano scale that is...

yet another spawn of quantum consciousness
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yet another spawn of quantum consciousness

Famed physicist Roger Penrose and an Arizona doctor are claiming that our brains are quantum computer in a white paper that will surely be seized by the woo faithful as proof of "quantum consciousness."

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