The AI Now Institute at New York University is urging a ban on the use of artificial intelligence that automatically analyzes facial expressions to influence hiring and other decisions.

ACM has recognized 58 members by naming them 2019 ACM Fellows for their contributions to areas that underpin the defining technologies of the digital age. 

Researchers have demonstrated how to teach a PR2 robot to perform simple repairs on itself by tightening its own screws. 

Amazon Web Services has launched a platform that lets enterprise customers explore how they could benefit from quantum computers by developing and testing quantum algorithms in simulations.

Researchers have developed a hand-tracking system to determine how long it would take a driver to assume control of a self-driving car in an emergency.

(Diamond Light Source) A new paper to be published on Dec. 16 provides a significant new insight into our understanding of uranium biogeochemistry and could help with the UK's nuclear legacy. The recent study is the first time that researchers have shown that a uranium-sulfide complex can form under conditions representative of a deep underground environment. This complex then transforms further into highly immobile uranium oxide nanoparticles.

(McMaster University) A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a self-cleaning surface that can repel all forms of bacteria, preventing the transfer of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and other dangerous bacteria in settings ranging from hospitals to kitchens.

(Kobe University) A research group led by Professor HASUNUMA Tomohisa of Kobe University's Engineering Biology Research Center have succeeded in synthesizing the natural pigment astaxanthin using the fast-growing marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC7002. It is hoped that this development could be utilized to meet the demand for natural astaxanthin in the pharmaceutical and nutritional industries, amongst others, in the future.

(Baylor College of Medicine) A novel technological approach developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine expands from 2 to 6 the number of molecular pathways that can be studied simultaneously in a cell sample with the dual luciferase assay, a type of testing method commonly used across biomedical fields.

(Aalto University) A deep neural network model helps predict healthcare visits by elderly people, with the potential to save millions

AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Instead focus on making artificial intelligence controllable and responsive to human needs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The fiber-optic cables that connect the global Internet could potentially be used as seismic sensors. Christopher Intagliata reports.  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

At risk are airliners, electric grids, stock markets and other systems that rely on GPS to time their operations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Computers can tell what will matter (slightly) better than humans can -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com