Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
From ACM Opinion
Banning ChatGPT Will Do More Harm than Good
A high school senior argues that generative AI can help reshape education for the better.
From ACM Opinion
Why You Should Not Trust AI Search Engines
The technology is simply not ready to be used like this at this scale.
From ACM Opinion
Software Can Do Better than 'Male,' 'Female,' and 'Other'
Providing more-expansive gender options is not a difficult coding problem.
From ACM Opinion
Why Can't Tech Fix Its Gender Problem?
A new generation of tech activists, organizers, and whistleblowers, most of whom are female, non-white, gender-diverse, or queer may bring change.
From ACM Opinion
It Is Okay to Opt out of the Crypto Revolution
The crypto industry is investing heavily in getting more people to buy in, but that does not mean you have to.
From ACM Opinion
Russia Is Risking the Creation of an Irreversible 'Splinternet'
If Russia disconnects—or is booted—from the Internet's governing bodies, the Internet may never be the same.
From ACM Opinion
Save Social Media by Treating It like a City
Make online spaces more similar to offline ones to limit the reach of bad actors and keep people safe
From ACM Opinion
Where Computing Might Go Next
The future of computing depends in part on how we reckon with its past
From ACM Opinion
How AI Is Reinventing What Computers Are
Three key ways artificial intelligence is changing what it means to compute
From ACM Opinion
The Voices of Women in Tech Are Still Being Erased
Women in computing have been silenced more often than they've been listened to
From ACM Opinion