Abstract: A stochastic modeling methodology for 3-D foliage is presented, aimed at enhancing ray-tracing simulations. The model supports adjustable stochastic geometry, density, and shape to capture ...

A class action accuses Adobe of secretly pulling hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books—including titles scraped from ...

The Proteus Actuarial Library (PAL) is a fast, lightweight framework for building simulation-based actuarial and financial models. It handles complex statistical dependencies using copulas while ...

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Pearland school board members knew they couldn't personally vet hundreds of books for “indecent” or “profane” content prohibited under a new state law. So when they met this fall to consider a ...

Abstract: Although various approaches have been reported for forecasting aviation safety risks, they frequently fail to fully consider the stochastic nature and complex interrelations of numerous real ...

Oct 10 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab was hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to ...

Film and music stars peddle booze, beauty, and everything in between. But the hottest status symbol touted (and toted) by the modern-day it girl? A book. It all started with Oprah Winfrey, the OG of ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Apple is the latest tech company to get sued over alleged use of pirated books for AI training. As Reuters reports, in ...

Two authors have filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of infringing on their copyright by using their books to train its artificial intelligence model without their consent. The ...

In June, Microsoft was hit with a lawsuit by a group of authors who claimed the company used their books without permission to train its Megatron artificial intelligence model. Meta Platforms and ...