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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
USACM Supports Creation of a New Public Interest Trade Advisory Committee
USACM today strongly supported the creation of a new Public Interest Trade Advisory Committee in its comments submitted to the Office of the United States Trade...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
New Report on Third-Party Video Captioning and U.S. Copyright Law
G3ict yesterday released a white paper, authored by Colorado Law Professor Blake Reid, on third-party captioning of video programming and the legal uncertainties...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 24
March 26 Hearing: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on public-private partnerships in cybersecurity. 10 a.m.,...
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Presidential Innovation Fellowship for USPTO Patent Quality Initiative
The Presidential Innovation Fellows program invites applications from individuals interested in helping the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) improve patent...
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USPTO Software Partnership Roundtable on Crowdsourcing Prior Art for Software Patents on April 10, 2014
The USPTO will hold a Software Partnership Roundtable on April 10 to discuss crowdsourcing and third-party preissuance submissions to identify prior art for software...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Leslie Lamport Recognized With 2013 A.M. Turing Award
Leslie Lamport, a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, has been named as the recipient of the 2013 ACM A.M. Turing Award. The recognition is for his work...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
NIST Cloud and Mobility Forum and Workshop on March 25-27, 2014
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a free NIST Cloud and Mobility Forum and Workshop on March 25-27...
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NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science Workshop on March 24, 2014
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a federal technology agency, will host a free Cloud Computing Forensic Science Workshop on Monday, March...
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USTR Invites Public Comments on New Public Interest Trade Advisory Committee
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting public comments on the creation of a new Public Interest Trade Advisory Committee, as well as nominations...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
White House Seeking Input For Its Big Data Review
Following on the announcement in January that the White House would be reviewing Big Data and its influence on privacy and the economy, the Office of Science and...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 10
March 12 Hearing: The Senate Rules and Administration Committee will hold a hearing on election administration 9:45 a.m., 301 Russell Building The Intelligence,...
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ACM Report Urges States to Expand Computer Science Education
Citing the rapid growth of computing jobs in virtually every industry sector in the United States, ACM today issued a report urging states to provide more opportunities...
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Internet Policy Task Force Multistakeholder Forum on DMCA Notice and Takedown
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force will hold a multistakeholder forum to discuss the DMCA notice and takedown system on March 20, 2014...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
U.S. Copyright Office Invites Public Comments on Right of “Making Available” in the Digital Age
The U.S. Copyright Office invites public comments on the rights of “making available” and “communication to the public,” particularly in the digital age. The deadline...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Call for Presentations on Mobile Accessibility for the M-Enabling Summit in Washington, D.C.
The M-Enabling Summit conference invites program proposals for presentations and case studies. The conference will be held June 9-10, 2014 in the Washington, D.C...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
FCC Invites Nominations for the 3rd Annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility
The FCC is seeking nominations for the 3rd Annual FCC Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility until March 31, 2014. The Chairman’s Awards aim to highlight...
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FCC’s Accessibility and Innovation Initiative Speaker Series: Dr. Juan E. Gilbert
The FCC’s Accessibility and Innovation Initiative Speaker Series will feature Dr. Juan E. Gilbert presenting on “Innovation in Voting Accessibility” on Tuesday,...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Administration Launches Big Data and Privacy Review
As part of the government response to public concerns over national security surveillance programs, the President announced in January that there would be a review...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Congressional App Challenge 2014
The first annual Congressional App Challenge, established by the U.S. House of Representatives, invites high school students to use their programming and other...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM