The most common mistake made by authors of technical definitions is to believe they must contain explanations. Of course they ...

Some people are afraid to wake sleeping giants, but it's the giants that may not wake the next day that keep government IT personnel up at night. These silent legacy computer system behemoths are a ...

Researchers have long disagreed over what constitutes open-source AI. An influential group has offered up an answer. Open-source AI is everywhere right now. The problem is, no one agrees on what it ...

The control program in a user's machine (desktop or laptop). Also called a "client operating system," Windows is the overwhelming majority while the Mac comes second. There are also several versions ...

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