I.T.

COMPUTING

Deepfake

Algorithm detects images and videos altered by artificial intelligence, the new technological approach to spreading disinformation

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Videos

What is deepfake?

Anderson Rocha, head of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (recod.ai) at the University of Campinas, explains how this technology works, as well as its applications and risks

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OBITUARY

An internet visionary

Computer scientist Tadao Takahashi was one of the people responsible for implementing a national computer network in Brazil

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Information technology

Brazil’s electronic voting machine comes of age

Going digital brought agility and stability to a process that has been marked by fraud and distrust in the past

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Cyber security

Internet vulnerabilities

Brazilian cybersecurity firms seek growth as virtual crime rises

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Data

Scientific publications on artificial intelligence1

The number of scientific articles on artificial intelligence (AI) published worldwide tripled

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Industry 4.0

Digital mining

Technology is helping to enhance productivity and safety in a high-risk industry

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Careers

Eradicating malaria

Congolese student uses artificial intelligence to fight the disease, which affects more than 210 million people a year

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Computer Science

Discriminatory algorithms

How artificial intelligence assumes discriminatory behavior and what science can do to prevent it

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Open access

Unearthing hidden treasure

A new platform allows users to search scholarly data from eight universities in São Paulo

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Interview

Silvio Crestana: A Matter of Survival

Cost reduction, eco-efficiency, and integration with the supply chain make investment in technology a vital imperative

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Cover

Agricultural innovation

Learn about some of the new-generation technologies that are reshaping farming and agriculture

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Internet

The future of the web

As the web turns 30, the technology that has transformed the modern world faces challenges to remaining a free, democratic, and pluralistic domain

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CAREERS

Women resuming a prominent role in computing

Initiatives encourage girls to explore technology, programming, and entrepreneurship in Brazil

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Justice

Automation in law

A new type of startup, known as legaltech, is developing technological systems for the legal field

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Information technology

Deciphering blockchain

System created to support cryptocurrency is now being used in a number of other applications

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Interview

David Cox : The power to transform the world

American neuroscientist says health and cybersecurity are just some of the areas that stand to benefit from advances in artificial intelligence

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Cover

Mimicking the brain

Artificial intelligence as a scientific field was borne from mathematical studies in the 1940s

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Cover

Fertile ground for artificial intelligence

As the use of AI continues to grow, a consortium of researchers has created an institute designed to help establish partnerships between universities and businesses

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Biometrics

A face in the crowd

Facial recognition systems are becoming increasingly popular in Brazil and are already in use to prevent fraud, identify university exam participants, monitor travelers, and check in air passengers

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Biometrics

Brazilian technology at the Pentagon

Brazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense

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Communication

Online tool tries to identify fake news

Researchers are developing a tool for verifying whether articles shared on the internet or through instant messaging apps are real or fake

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Computer science

A world that is controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems have a growing impact on everyday life

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MANAGEMENT

A strategy for research data

Researchers are being encouraged to better manage and share the data they produce

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INTERVIEW

Antonio Carlos Rossini Jr.: Betting on connected environments

An engineer talks about the expansion of the Internet of Things in Brazil and the trajectory of one of the first Brazilian startups focusing on this ecosystem

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JUSTICE

Automation in law

A new type of startup known as legaltechs is developing technological systems for the legal field

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INTERVIEW

Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture

Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things

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DIFFUSION

Promise of boycott

Computer scientists vow to boycott new subscription-only artificial intelligence journal

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I.T.

Particle-tracking challenge

CERN launched a computer science challenge to stimulate the development of artificially intelligent data-analysis programs

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Computation

24-hour challenge

Competition asks programming students to tackle real-world problems

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