Numbers don't mean anything if people don't understand, or trust, the computation behind them.
Doug Meil and Michael Onders From BLOG@CACM | February 2, 2023 at 09:47 AM
A discussion of the most common phone scams, how they work, and how to protect yourself from them.
Alex Tray From BLOG@CACM | January 24, 2023 at 03:24 PM
Asked "How will ChatGPT influence computer science education?" teachers barely addressed the threats it poses.
Orit Hazzan From BLOG@CACM | January 23, 2023 at 01:38 PM
The role of the application of research results in assessing the achievements of scientists.
Andrei Sukhov From BLOG@CACM | January 17, 2023 at 12:14 PM
ChatGPT makes the same kinds of mistakes its predecessors did. What can and should we do about it?
Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis From BLOG@CACM | January 10, 2023 at 10:52 AM
We need a ChatAlgebra revolution to reduce the gatekeeping role of the traditional Algebra course, to ameliorate the student suffering associated with the traditional...Jeremy Roschelle From BLOG@CACM | January 3, 2023 at 06:13 PM
Many of us, inside the ivory tower and outside, have felt at times that research is not quite delivering at the rate we hope it would.
Saurabh Bagchi From BLOG@CACM | January 4, 2023 at 08:58 AM
Acquisitions happen quite often in the tech industry and are far more complicated to pull off successfully than popping a pill.
Doug Meil From BLOG@CACM | January 3, 2023 at 02:08 PM
These practices help technical professionals ensure their organizations' data is protected and can be recovered quickly.
Alex Tray From BLOG@CACM | January 3, 2023 at 10:14 AM
Heinz Rutishauser (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) is regarded as the developer of automatic programming.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | December 21, 2022 at 09:28 AM
Comparing the evolution of natural languages, which are used by people all over the world, with two artificial languages: the language of mathematics and programing...Uri Leron and Orit Hazzan From BLOG@CACM | December 19, 2022 at 02:41 PM
Does peer review change authors' perception of their own papers?
Charvi Rastogi, Ivan Stelmakh, Alina Beygelzimer, Yann N. Dauphin, Percy Liang, Jennifer Wortman Vaughan, Zhenyu Xue, Hal Daume III, Emma Pierson, and Nihar B. Shah From BLOG@CACM | December 19, 2022 at 02:55 PM
Centralization leads to more efficient communication and control, which leads to lower transaction costs, which increases the useful work each node can spend on...Sorin Adam Matei From BLOG@CACM | December 19, 2022 at 11:32 AM
About the Bark (binär automatisk relä-kalkylator, binary automatic relay computer) and Besk (binär elektronisk sekvens kalkylator, binary electronic sequential...Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | December 15, 2022 at 09:13 AM