How 3 Turing Awardees Republished Key Methods and Ideas Whose Creators They Failed to Credit
Whose Creators They Failed to Credit
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Whose Creators They Failed to Credit
1990: gradient descent learns subgoals. 1991: multiple time scales and levels of abstraction. 1997: world models learn predictable abstract representations...
Quantum computing is a new ultra-powerful era of computer technology.
Conclusion (~1,700 words). All backed up by over 200 references (~6,500 words). We must stop crediting the wrong people for inventions made by others. Instead let's heed the recent call in the journal Nature: "Let 2020 be the year in which we value those who ensure that science is self-correcting"[SV20]. Like those who know me can testify, finding and citing original sources of scientific and technological innovations is important to me, whether they are mine or other people's [DL1][DL2][HIN][NASC1-9]. The present page is offered as a resource for computer scientists who share this inclin...
Patrick Legros, Estelle Cantillon The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a substantial drop in air travel. Valuable time slots at major airports in the EU and elsewhere are largely allocated based on a use-it-or-lose-it scheme. However, airlines currently cannot use the slots to a sufficient degree and are at the risk of losing them. This is perceived as a threat by incumbent airlines but as a opportunity by others who have been trying to get access to major airports for a long time. The European Commission recently adopted a proposal on airport slot relief for the summer 2021 scheduling season, wh...