Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The Facebook Whistleblower Won't Change Anything
Whistleblowing keeps the limelight on one person instead of the movements already doing the work.
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Facebook Uses Deceptive Math to Hide Its Hate Speech Problem
The company claims its AI is amazing at removing harmful content, but internal documents suggest the algorithm is ineffective
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Americans Need a Bill of Rights for an AI-Powered World
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is developing principles to guard against powerful technologies—with input from the public
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What Social Media Needs to Learn from Traditional Media
The industry needs to develop professional norms—just as journalism once did
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Big Tech Is Bending to the Indian Government's Will
The chasm between how platform giants uphold democratic values in the West and don't in the global south grows by the day
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Now That Machines Can Learn, Can They Unlearn?
Researchers are testing whether they can remove sensitive data without retraining AI systems from scratch
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The Privacy Battle that Apple Isn't Fighting
California has begun enforcing a browser-level privacy setting, but you still can't find that option in Safari or iOS
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Biden's 'Antitrust Revolution' Overlooks AI—at Americans' Peril
A handful of companies have outsize influence on the world's AI. Policymakers must act now to stem the rise of powerful monopolies.
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The U.S. Needs to Get Back in the Business of Making Chips
Pandemic-induced supply disruptions and competition from China pressuring U.S. companies to manufacture semiconductors at home.
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Hackers Used to Be Humans. Soon, AIs Will Hack Humanity
To date, hacking has exclusively been a human activity. Not for long.
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Data Brokers Are a Threat to Democracy
The unregulated practice of data brokerage is incredibly dangerous and harmful, and policymakers can ignore it no longer.
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The Healing Power of Javascript
For some, code is therapy, an escape and a path to hope in a troubled world.
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It's Time to Make Tech Work for Society, Not the Other Way Around
Dame Wendy Hall is regius professor of computer science at the U.K.'s University of Southampton, and former president of ACM.
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Seriously, Stop Trying to Teach Toddlers How to Code
There are other, more important lessons to impart to your preschooler.
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Section 230 Is a Government License to Build Rage Machines
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act serves as Facebook and Google's get-out-of-jail-free card for conspiracies and disinformation.
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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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If Done Right, AI Could Make Policing Fairer
Stanford's Fei-Fei Li says technology should be developed in an inclusive way that reflects our values.
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The Cyberwar Needs More Women on the Front Lines
Educating girls to be the cybersecurity leaders of tomorrow will help combat criminals who prey on women and children.
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Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts?
The biggest social network in the world has the wrong idea for how to fight Covid-19 conspiracies.
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