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Cyber security for the AI age

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Digitalisation is helping organisations to enhance communication and collaboration efforts, to innovate, and to stay competitive,” says Dr Burcu Bulgurcu, a cyber security researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University. Burcu studies cyber security, but not in the way that involves delving deep into computer code.

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I, chatbot: How ‘human’ should chatbots be?

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At the University of East Anglia in the UK, Dr Oli Buckley’s research project is combining computer science and social science to answer these questions. TALK LIKE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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How does economics combine mathematics and social science? On one hand, we build mathematical models, we conduct statistical analyses, and we run computer simulations,” says Emil. “On During my school years, I was always very interested in computers, video games and foreign languages. What inspired you to study economics?

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STEM Statistics For 2023 (Education, Diversity, Careers)

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Technological positions are leading the charge for growth, and people who choose to specialize in computer and mathematical degrees will stand to gain a unique advantage. Women in computer and mathematics careers only account for 25.2% For instance, in the social sciences, women hold an impressive 64% share of the workforce.

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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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Artificial intelligence (AI) — computer algorithms and systems able to perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence. PROFESSOR SHUJUN LI Professor of Cyber Security of School of Computing and Director of the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), University of Kent, UK. TALK LIKE A… CYBER SECURITY EXPERT.

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Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art?

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a line) Quantify — to measure the number or amount of something To what extent can art be used to communicate specific emotions? We explored how people use associations with colours and line properties to communicate emotions,” says Dr Dirk Bernhardt-Walther, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychology. “In

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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One benefit of CoCo is its mild learning curve, says Tiffany Zides, a digital literacy and computer science teacher at Clarke Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts. CoCo is also a gateway, she claims, to teach communication skills, like how to disagree respectfully. It’s safer to work with people you know,” says Zides.