Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Teaching Computational Thinking Sooner
Are there benefits to teaching computational thinking to preschoolers?
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Cuny Tutor Program Highlights Math, CS Careers to Nyc Students
A City University of New York program helps public school students learn science and math, and provides them with role models.
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Bionics in Competition
Developers of innovative assistive devices compete as a means of networking with each other.
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Financing the Dark Web
Cryptocurrencies are enabling illegal or immoral transactions in the dark corners of the Internet.
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It's Not the Algorithm, It's the Data
In risk assessment and predictive policing, biased data can yield biased results.
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Can We Trust Autonomous Weapons?
Nations consider using defense systems that can make their own lethal decisions.
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Battling Algorithmic Bias
How do we ensure algorithms treat us fairly?
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Legal Advice on the Smartphone
New apps help individuals contest traffic, parking tickets.
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Coding as Sport
Programming competitions help identify and reward those who excel in coding.
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Search Engine's Author Profiles Now Driven By Influence Metrics
"It’s important to be selective," says CEO Etzioni.
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Existing Technologies Can Assist the Disabled
Researchers consider how to adapt broadly available technology products for those battling physical impairments.
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Technology Brings Online Education in Line with Campus Programs
Whether sitting in front of a screen or in a classroom, online and campus-based institutions want to verify students actually attend classes, take exams.
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Cyber Policies on the Rise
A growing number of companies are taking out cybersecurity insurance policies to protect themselves from the costs of data breaches.
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The Moral Challenges of Driverless Cars
Autonomous vehicles will need to decide on a course of action when presented with multiple less-than-ideal outcomes.
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Putting the Data Science Into Journalism
News organizations increasingly use techniques like data mining, Web scraping, and data visualization to uncover information that would be impossible to identify...
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Using Technology to Help People
Companies are creating technological solutions for individuals, then generalizing them to broader populations that need similar assistance.
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nique Games Conjecture Results in Nevanlinna Prize
Theoretical computer scientist Subhash Khot is recognized for his "prescient definition of the ‘Unique Games’ problem" and for "leading the effort to understand...
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Technology Confounds the Courts
Despite the need to make decisions relevant to technologies, the U.S. Supreme Court is not the most techno-savvy group.
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Legal Issues with Robots
Who is responsible when property is damaged or someone is injured by an automated system? Existing product liability laws have not yet been tested in the context...12