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Google quantum computing breakthrough a ‘remarkable milestone’

October 23, 2019

Google announced Wednesday an experimental quantum processor completed a calculation in just a few minutes, a process that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.

Computing & Information Sciences

Tesla’s reliance on ‘computer vision’ adds to self-driving car challenge

April 22, 2019

Bart Selman, professor of computer science at Cornell University and an expert on artificial intelligence safety issues, comments on Tesla's efforts to develop fully-autonomous vehicles.

Computing & Information Sciences
Engineering
Bart Selman

Net neutrality law to end the strangulation of startups, innovation

March 11, 2019

Cornell University engineering professor Stephen Wicker is an expert in internet and wireless communication, and says that proposed net neutrality legislation is important for fostering innovation and protecting small companies.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Law and Policy
Computing & Information Sciences
Stephen Wicker

Right-left political bias in the spotlight with Google testimony

December 6, 2018

Drew Margolin, professor of communication at Cornell University, comments on an upcoming Congressional testimony from Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Computing & Information Sciences
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Drew Margolin

‘Whack-a-mole’ approach to social media regulation good for publicity, bad for legislation

September 6, 2018

Drew Margolin, professor of communication at Cornell University, comments on possible regulation of social media companies.

Computing & Information Sciences
Law, Government & Public Policy
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Drew Margolin

Could Google’s censored search engine penetrate China’s ‘Great Firewall’?

August 23, 2018

Thomas Jungbauer, assistant professor of strategy and business economics at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, comments on news that Google is testing a censored search engine for the Chinese market.

Computing & Information Sciences
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Johnson Graduate School of Management

White House AI summit signals U.S. leadership in competitive industry

May 10, 2018

Bart Selman, professor of computer science at Cornell University and director of the Intelligent Information Systems Institute comments on a White House summit dedicated to the future of artificial intelligence.

Computing & Information Sciences
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Computing & Information Sciences
Engineering
Bart Selman

Pi Day: 10 trillion digits and counting

March 7, 2018

Ravi Ramakrishna, professor of mathematics at Cornell University, comments on the significance of pi, as Pi Day nears.

Arts and Sciences
Computing & Information Sciences

In U.S. v. Microsoft, warrant should trump privacy

February 23, 2018

The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments next week in a case that pits the federal government against Microsoft in a clash over the privacy of emails stored abroad. The case originated in 2013 when Microsoft refused to comply with a federal government warrant requesting access to emails stored in Ireland that were linked to a drug trafficking investigation.

Law and Policy
Engineering
Computing & Information Sciences
Stephen Wicker

Pedestrian death from self-driving car highlights need for additional tech

March 19, 2018

Bart Selman, professor of computer science at Cornell University and an expert on artificial intelligence safety issues, comments on a pedestrian death following an accident involving a self-driving car.

Computing & Information Sciences
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering
Bart Selman