Communications of the ACM
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November 2021
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Nicki Washington: How Tackling Tech's Diversity Challenges Can Spur Innovation
Computer scientist and educator says technology's diversity problems begin in learning and working environments
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Jeannette Wing: How Computing Has Transformed
Data science expert talks about how trustworthy AI and causal reasoning can help society solve real-world problems
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Who Is Writing Our Digital Future, and Why It Matters?
The world is not built for everybody—we must make sure every voice is heard and every body seen
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Text and Data Mining of In-Copyright Works: Is It Legal?
How copyright law might be an impediment to text and data mining research.
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Privacy Engineering Superheroes
Privacy engineers are essential to both preventing and responding to organizational privacy problems.
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Shaping Ethical Computing Cultures
Lessons from the recent past.
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Explicative Programming
Making Computational Thinking relevant to schools.
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We Are Not Users: Gaining Control Over New Technologies
Seeking a more selective approach to technology usage.
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Medical Artificial Intelligence: The European Legal Perspective
Although the European Commission proposed new legislation for the use of "high-risk artificial intelligence" earlier this year, the existing European fundamental rights framework already provides some clear guidance on the use…