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UCSD’s New SCIDS School: All About the Apps
Some research universities excel in exploring intellectual possibilities and postulating abstract theories. Those terms aren’t likely to be associated with the University of California, San Diego’s new School of Comp Read more…
After Misses in 2016 and 2020, Have We Fixed Political Polling in 2024?
Less than a week before the 2024 presidential election, Americans are closely following the polls to see whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump becomes the 48th president of the United States. But can we trust the polls? Read more…
OSI Open AI Definition Stops Short of Requiring Open Data
The movement toward open source AI made progress today when the Open Source Initiative released the first (OSAID). While the OSAID provides one step forward, the lack of requirements around openness for training data lea Read more…
Denodo Brings Data Management to Academia, the Cloud
Data management is hard, and it’s not getting easier, thanks to the continued tsunami of big data (a data-nami, as it were). One company that’s aiming to help with the continued digital onslaught is data virtualizati Read more…
How GenAI Will Impact Jobs In the Real World
There’s been a lot of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about the potential for generative AI to take people’s jobs. The capability of large language models (LLMs) to answer questions and handle digital tasks when p Read more…
News In Brief
Hyperion To Provide a Peek at Storage, File System Usage with Global Site Survey
Curious how the market for distributed file systems, interconnects, and high-end storage is playing out in 2024? Then you might be interested in the market analysis that Hyperion Research is planning on rolling out over Read more…
Master’s of Data Science Programs Go Online
Data science skills are in high demand, as organizations continue to ask more from their data. That’s leading universities to get creative in how they structure their post-graduate data science programs. One way the Read more…
Graduates Land Top Financial Tech Jobs Through a Unique Program at the University of Delaware
The rise of ChatGPT and other GenAI platforms has caused a major disruption in the education sector. While GenAI technology offers incredible promise for research and development, there are some concerns about the use of Read more…
Biden’s Executive Order on AI and Data Privacy Gets Mostly Favorable Reactions
As expected, President Joe Biden today issued an executive order on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and the protection of sensitive data. Technology leaders reacted in a mostly favorable manner to the order, Read more…
DSPy Puts ‘Programming Over Prompting’ in AI Model Development
If you’re tired of writing endless prompts for large language models, you might be interested in DSPy, a new framework from Stanford University that aims to enable programmers to work with foundational models by using Read more…
This Just In
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 4, 2025 — Since ChatGPT’s late-2022 launch, AI job postings in the United States “have ramped up dramatically, from 29,509 in Q4 2022 to 49,577 in Q4 2024, an uptick of 68 percent,” Read more…
SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2025 — Building on their decade-long partnership, Code.org and Amazon today launched Exploring Generative AI, a cutting-edge curriculum for grades 8-12 that teaches students how AI works, how to create with it, and the societal considerations and ethical implications of an AI-driven world. Read more…
Feb. 3, 2025 — Whether intended for a smartphone or a supercomputer, software updates can be vulnerable to attacks. Cyber security programs scrutinize software behavior before installation, detecting signatures of malicious activity. Read more…
LONDON, Feb. 3, 2025 — The EY organization and Microsoft announced today the launch of the AI Skills Passport (AISP), which assists students aged 16 and older in learning about artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and how to work with and apply them to various industries and careers. Read more…
BOZEMAN, Mont., Feb. 3, 2025 — Global analytics software leader FICO today announced that a research team from Amazon was honored with a distinction in the 2024 FICO Xpress Best Paper Award competition, acknowledging their outstanding research. Read more…