Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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The Perils of Machine Learning in Designing New Chemicals and Materials
As ML tools become more broadly available when making new compounds and materials, the possibilities of misuse increase and must be guarded against.
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My Nightmare Trip into the Metaverse
A reporter dons a VR headset, heads into the metaverse, and witnesses the most disturbing sights of her life.
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Book Review: The Future of AI
Cyber analyst James Voorhees reviews The New Fire: War, Peace and Democracy in the Age of AI by Ben Buchanan and Andrew Imbrie.
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Information: 'I' vs. 'We' vs. 'They'
Seeking a balance between protecting and using personal data.
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Toward Justice in Computer Science through Community, Criticality, and Citizenship
Proposing a justice-centered CS education.
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Cybersecurity as Illuminator for the Future of Computing Research
Considering the shifting fundamentals of cybersecurity research.
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Two Paths for Digital Disability Law
Understanding the legal drivers of efforts to make technology accessible.
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AI Is Creating a New Colonial World Order
Artificial intelligence is enriching a powerful few by dispossessing communities that have been dispossessed before.
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Can AI Improve Road Safety Now?
Well before self-driving cars become a reality, there are simpler approaches that can make roads much safer.
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Why It Is So Hard to Make AI Fair and Unbiased
Competing notions of fairness exist, and sometimes they are totally incompatible with each other.
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Can Open Source Sustain Itself without Losing Its Soul?
What it means to be an open source contributor or maintainer has changed in recent years.
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How Ukraine Has Defended Itself against Cyber Attacks
As in Ukraine, U.S. organizations should work with U.S. cybersecurity agencies to prepare for and prevent attacks.
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The Missing Voices in Natural Language Processing
Who and what is being represented in the data and development of NLP models?
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Patterns and Prose
A University of Southern California computer scientist is a coder by trade and a poet at heart.
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Our Human Future in an Age of AI
What does it mean to be human in an age where AI agents make decisions that shape human actions?
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Unions Have a Long Way to Go after Amazon Victory
Without greater momentum on their side, the New York stunner looks more like chance than pattern.
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The Future of AI in Games
Making artificial intelligence a tool of freedom and creativity for everyone.
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