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What Does Digitization Mean, and When Did It Begin?
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What Does Digitization Mean, and When Did It Begin?

Digitization is on everyone's lips. What does digitization mean and when did it begin?

Social Protest, War, and the Organizational Culture of the Israeli Science and Engineering Academia
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Social Protest, War, and the Organizational Culture of the Israeli Science and Engineering Academia

Our institution's organizational culture has changed; social and political issues now constitute a vital part of the discourse taking place on campus and on the...

That Was The Week That Was
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That Was The Week That Was

The last week of October in the year 2023 may be remembered as the week when lawmakers made a real effort to outpace technology.

The Perils of 'Stay In Your Lane'
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The Perils of 'Stay In Your Lane'

That phrase translates roughly to "do your job and let others do theirs," but in our division, it was intended to stifle troublesome question-asking.

All Photos are Fake Until Proven Real
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All Photos are Fake Until Proven Real

The blurred lines of photographic reality in the AI Era.

Let's Be Objective about Large Language Models
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Let's Be Objective about Large Language Models

Objective evaluation of the linguistic competency of large language models (LLMs) is of paramount importance as we start contemplating the use of this technology...

The Israeli Social Protest from a Data Science Perspective: Part Two
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The Israeli Social Protest from a Data Science Perspective: Part Two

I discuss the social protest from the data science perspective, highlighting the challenges arise in the different steps of a data science process.

How to Ace IT Product Localization: The 101 Guide
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How to Ace IT Product Localization: The 101 Guide

Unlock global success with IT product localization. Discover how you can expand your reach and boost customer satisfaction through effective localization strategies...

The Israeli Social Protest from a Data Science Perspective: Part One
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The Israeli Social Protest from a Data Science Perspective: Part One

The challenge of data.

Jost Bürgi and the Discovery of Logarithms
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Jost Bürgi and the Discovery of Logarithms

A forgotten universal genius.

Can AI Be Fair?
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Can AI Be Fair?

The ideology or impartiality of artificial intelligence.

Chat Generative Pre-trained... Testimony
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Chat Generative Pre-trained... Testimony

Questions about testimony as a means of knowledge acquisition may apply to AI chatbots.

ChatGPT (and Other Generative AI Applications) as a Disruptive Technology for Computer Science Education: Obsolescence or Reinvention
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ChatGPT (and Other Generative AI Applications) as a Disruptive Technology for Computer Science Education: Obsolescence or Reinvention

Generative AI may turn out to be disruptive technologies for computer science education, but  generative AI can also be conceived of as an opportunity for computer...

The Life-or-Death Importance of Medical Device Security
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The Life-or-Death Importance of Medical Device Security

Cybersecurity was not always top of mind when these devices were being created.

Can LLMs Really Reason and Plan?
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Can LLMs Really Reason and Plan?

Nothing in the training and use of LLMs would seem to suggest remotely that they can do any type of principled reasoning.

The Confounding Saga of Java Web Application Development
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The Confounding Saga of Java Web Application Development

Something that has long frustrated me with the Java ecosystem was the number of Web application frameworks. 

Ethics and Equity in AI for Collaborative Learning
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Ethics and Equity in AI for Collaborative Learning

In designing collaborative learning, design AI features using realistic examples of students’ learning; support teachers' awareness; develop students' sense of...

How Soon Will AI Start Firing Programmers?
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How Soon Will AI Start Firing Programmers?

Robots will likely revolutionize software engineering ranging from code reviews and bug fixing to automated refactoring, backlog prioritization, and employee appraisals...

The Interdisciplinarity of Data Science from the Perspective of the MERge Model
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The Interdisciplinarity of Data Science from the Perspective of the MERge Model

Where should management be located in the data science Venn diagram?

Everything. Everywhere. All at Once: AI Policy When Congress Returns
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Everything. Everywhere. All at Once: AI Policy When Congress Returns

Here is a quick take on what to look for in Washington and on the broader AI Policy landscape when Congress returns in September.
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