This year, we received a record 2680 valid submissions to the main conference, of which 2620 were fully reviewed (the others were either administratively rejected for technical or ethical reasons or withdrawn before review). ... (more…)

The rise of state surveillance has made it such that even the very act of utilizing secure communication services (Tor, Vuvuzela, Proxy Servers etc.) gives rise to the suspicion of nefarious activi…...

In popular culture, AI is often depicted as a threatening presence. Its ability to automate tasks typically reserved for humans inspires a fear that it will ultimately lead to our complete and tota… (more…)

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals. (more…)

An example question from the Raven's Progressive Matrices standardized fluid-intelligence test.* (credit: Ken Forbus) A Northwestern University team has...