Machine learning, concluded: Did the “no-code” tools beat manual analysis?
In the finale of our experiment, we look at how the low/no-code tools performed.
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Sean Gallagher
IT Editor Emeritus
sean@seanmgallagher.com
Sean Gallagher is a former IT editor and national security editor at Ars Technica. A University of Wisconsin grad, he wrote his first program in high school on a DEC PDP-10, and his first database app on a dual-floppy Apple II. Sean's first paid writing gig was producing "supplemental content" for Microprose's Gunship 2000 and F-117 Stealth Fighter 2.0 game manuals. A former naval officer, Sean served aboard the USS Iowa (BB-61) and at a river patrol boat squadron— where discovery of his computer skills landed him the assignments of network administrator and computer security officer. Aside from a few dark years as a systems integrator and a stint as Ziff Davis Enterprise's director of IT strategy, Sean was either in the review lab or on a tech beat for nearly 30 years. He is now Principal Threat Researcher at SophosLabs.
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Setting our heart-attack-predicting AI loose with “no-code” tools
In the second part of this three-part series, our heart attack predictions take flight.
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No code, no problem—we try to beat an AI at its own game with new tools
In part one of three, we give the cloud a new problem to (heart) attack.
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How to make critical infrastructure safer—there’s a long way to go
At Ars Frontiers, Lesley Carhart spoke about the systems that make our world work.
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Information security gets personal: How to protect yourself and your stuff
Recapping our Ars Frontiers talk with a half-dozen information security experts.
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Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices
We tear down some infosec conventional wisdom—there's a lot of bad advice out there.
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Securing your digital life, part three: How smartphones make us vulnerable
Phone scams, targeted phishing, and... pig butchering? The future is kind of scary.
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What a “converged battlefield” means to the future of air… I mean, joint warfare
"Any sensor, any shooter" means more fighting flexibility—and more complexity.
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Securing your digital life, part two: The bigger picture—and special circumstances
We did the basics—now let's look at some more detailed steps to protect yourself.
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Securing your digital life, part one: The basics
In this first of two parts, we go over some security steps everyone should be taking.
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Ars AI headline experiment finale—we came, we saw, we used a lot of compute time
Turns out it's really hard to make a machine-learning model to evaluate headlines.
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Our AI headline experiment continues: Did we break the machine?
In part three of four, we look at what's gone right, and what's gone... less than right.
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Feeding the machine: We give an AI some headlines and see what it does
In part two of our series, we attempt to learn the ways of the machine.
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Is our machine learning? Ars takes a dip into artificial intelligence
In the first part of a new series, we look at matching the problem to the tool.
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Old school: I work in DOS for an entire day
From the archives: Open source MS-DOS alternative lives—but using it nearly killed me.
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SitRep: Is the F-35 officially a failure?
Cost overruns, other issues prompt Air Force to look for "clean sheet" fighter.
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Touch of gray: The Air Force can’t retire the Boeing 707
In this installment of SitRep, we look at the 707's longevity as a military workhorse.
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The connected battlespace, part two: The fault in our (joint) stars
Joint All-Domain Command & Control ("JADC2") is the new hotness—but will it really work?
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The history of the connected battlespace, part one: Command, control, and conquer
Since the end of World War II, the US and allies have tried to network-enable war.
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You can’t unsee Tedlexa, the Internet of Things/AI bear of your nightmares
From the archives: Teddy Ruxpin + Arduino + Raspberry Pi + Alexa = What could go wrong?
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WarGames for real: How one 1983 exercise nearly triggered WWIII
From the archives: Say hello to the KGB software model that forecasted mushroom clouds.
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The old way of handing out corporate hardware doesn’t work anymore
It’s no longer just about issuing a laptop—the world and our requirements have changed.
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SITREP: Azerbaijan’s drone war expands with Reaper-like TB2
Video: Drones built by Turkey are dominating the Azerbaijani-Armenian war.
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Dr. Strangenet—or, how I stopped worrying and embraced the WFH IT apocalypse
There's no more perimeter, everybody's Wi-Fi is broken, and yet...we're still working.
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The Internet is full of business cats: Dealing with the breakdown of the work/home divide
Finding the right balance between collaboration and privacy is suddenly critical.
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SITREP: With “Skyborg,” Air Force hopes to give pilots a “loyal wingman”
AI-powered “attritable” drones give flying adversaries something else to shoot at.
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Sitrep: F-35 upgrades aim for more compute power (and maybe new software)
New processor, mission software, and a rewrite of F-35's maintenance system are due.
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Ars readers on the present and future of work
“It will suck, until it suddenly stops sucking.”
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Respawn point: The inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office
Forget the utopian visions—nothing ever happens neatly, or without struggle.
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Spooky action at a distance: The future magic of remote collaboration
In a world where you have to social distance, how do you scrum?
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Lawn chairs and kitchen tables: Ergonomics in the involuntary work-from-home era
Or, how to work at home for the long haul without violating workplace health and safety laws.
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US Navy’s next warship will have an Italian accent
Wisconsin subsidiary of shipbuilder Fincantieri to build FREMM-based FFG(X).
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Gears of war: When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves
From the archives: In some ways, new Navy computers fall short of the power of 1930s tech.
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Aircraft carrier captain lost his command because of “Catch-22” COVID-19 dilemma
Navy Secretary: "We... expect more from the Commanding Officers of our aircraft carriers."
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Former congressman confirms he offered to broker pardon for Assange
Rohrabacher offered Assange a pardon if he implicated Seth Rich in DNC email leak.
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Trump offered Assange a pardon if he denied Russia gave him emails, lawyer says
In London court, attorney claims that congressman's visits were to broker deal.
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