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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of January 30
February 1 Markup: The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies of the House Homeland Security Committee will mark up...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Statement on SOPA and PROTECT IP
This week, as opposing views on the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (S. 968, the PROTECT IP...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of December 12
December 14 Hearing: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on ICANN’s top-level domain...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of December 5
December 6 Hearing: The Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM
Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the September issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Encourages Deficit Reduction Committee to Remember the Value of Computing
The Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction is the formal name of the “Supercommittee” that is supposed to recommend at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of November 14
November 15 Hearing: The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on cybersecurity. 10 a.m.,...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM
Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the August issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content, and...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of October 31
November 3 Hearing: The Research and Science Education Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on STEM (science, technology...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Computing Researchers Weigh in on Changes to Human Subjects Research Regulations
The Department of Heath and Human Services is planning to revise what it calls the Common Rule – the regulations overseeing federally funded research involving...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of October 11
October 12 Hearing The Research and Science Education Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on education approaches...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Growing Trust
In August USACM submitted comments on the draft green paper
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of October 3
October 4 The House Select Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing on cyber threats. 10 a.m., HVC-210, Capitol Visitor Center October 6 Hearing: The Cybersecurity...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 26
Budget issues should dominate what little time Congress intends to spend in town this week. September 26 Hearing: The House Science, Space and Technology Committee...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Computer Science Education Act Introduced in Both Houses
Yesterday, Senator Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) and Representative Jared Polis (D-Colorado) introduced legislation to strengthen computer science education in the...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM Education Policy Chair Testifies to Congress on IT Research and Development
Dr. Robert Schnabel, Dean of the School of Informatics at the University of Indiana and Chair of ACM’s Education Policy Committee, testified before the House Research...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 19
September 21 Hearing: The Technology and Innovation Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on Cloud Computing. 10...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Deconstruct the iPad with the Task Force on American Innovation
Those in the Washington, D.C. area next Wednesday, September 21, may want to attend a Congressional briefing hosted by the Task Force on American Innovation (ACM...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 12
September 14 Hearing: The Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on cybercrime and...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM