Communications of the ACM
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August 2020
From ACM Opinion
The Brain Implants That Could Change Humanity
Brains are talking to computers, and computers to brains. Are our daydreams safe?
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Technical Curiosity With a Philosophical Bent
Rohini Srivathsa, National Technology Officer at Microsoft India, talks about life, ethics, the future, and the power of diversity and inclusion.
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Why Did We Go Digital?
Princeton University's Ken Steiglitz feels an attachment to the analog.
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The Future of American Industry Depends on Open Source Tech
Open source has two important, and somewhat counterintuitive, advantages: speed and security.
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Q&A: Google's Luiz André Barroso
Google Vice President of Engineering Luiz André Barroso discusses his work, including improvements to the datacenter, Google Maps, and hardware design.
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Women in Tech: “Aptitude has Nothing to Do with Gender or Inborn Capabilities”
Women are underrepresented in the tech sector—myth or reality?
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Learning the Language of Data Science
Susan Gregurick, director of the Office of Data Science Strategy at the National Institutes of Health, discusses her views of data science and how data can help push science forward
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The Field of Natural Language Processing is Chasing the Wrong Goal
Researchers are too focused on whether AI systems can ace tests of dubious value. They should be testing whether systems grasp how the world works.
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TECHNOLOchicas: A Critical Intersectional Approach Shaping the Color of Our Future
A unique partnership seeks to address the underrepresentation and unique barriers facing Latina women and girls of color in information technology.
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Broken Hearts and Coffee Mugs
The ordeal of security reviews.
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Data-Centricity: A Challenge and Opportunity for Computing Education
Rethinking the content of introductory computing around a data-centric approach to better engage and support a diversity of students.
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OMSCS: The Revolution Will Be Digitized
Lessons learned from the first five years of Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science program.
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Thorny Problems in Data (-Intensive) Science
Data scientists face challenges spanning academic and non-academic institutions.