Women equal men in computing skill, but are less confident
The gender gap in computing performance has dramatically narrowed, but a confidence gap remains.
Sept. 28, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: computing computer-science employment women stem bias quick-reads research-brief technology sexism careers confidence workplace workforce men performance gender-gap young-women
A language generation program's ability to write articles, produce code and compose poetry has wowed scientists
GPT-3 is the biggest, most creative language generation program to date. But with awesome power comes awesome responsibility.
Sept. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: artificial-intelligence computer-science writing technology editing
The tech field failed a 25-year challenge to achieve gender equality by 2020 – culture change is key to getting on track
Diversifying leadership can change organizational cultures, which removes barriers to women in the tech industry and academia.
Aug. 26, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: computer-science equality women stem technology gender-pay-gap diversity supercomputers equal-pay female-leadership womens-representation organizational-managmeent pay-gap
Coronavirus: our study suggests more people have had it than previously estimated
Many more people have been infected with coronavirus than the statistics suggest.
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: computer-science covid-19 statistics coronavirus-2020
How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
A social media researcher explains how bots and sock puppet accounts manipulate and polarize public debate.
June 24, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: social-media computer-science covid-19 algorithm twitter bots facebook disinformation instagram hackers distrust media-literacy authoritarian-regimes russian-trolls divisive-politics internet-research-agency
New programme to accelerate AI research capability at Cambridge
A new initiative at Cambridge will equip young researchers outside computer science with the skills they need to use machine learning and artificial
Tags: machine-learning artificial-intelligence computer-science philanthropy
Coronavirus: country comparisons are pointless unless we account for these biases in testing
We need to update models on death rates or introduce truly random testing to understand the true impact of the coronavirus.
April 2, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: computer-science statistics testing coronavirus2020
Women in STEM: Krittika D'Silva
Krittika D'Silva is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, a Gates Cambridge Scholar and a member of Jesus College. Alongside her academic research in AI and machine learning, she has worked for NASA on monitoring astronaut health with AI and wearable devices, and for the UN in using data science to inform public policy. Here, she tells us about her motivation, goals, and how she ended up playing a tennis match against HRH Prince Edward.
Tags: machine-learning women-in-stem artificial-intelligence computer-science
Prevention better than cure at keeping young users from getting involved in cybercrime
Highly-targeted messaging campaigns from law enforcement can be surprisingly effective at dissuading young gamers from getting involved in cybercrime, a new study has suggested.
Tags: crime computer-science cybersecurity cybercrime
Cambridge appoints first DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning
Following an international search, Professor Neil Lawrence has been appointed as the inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at Cambridge, supported by a benefaction from the world-leading British AI company.
Tags: machine-learning computing artificial-intelligence computer-science philanthropy
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