The Supreme Court decided Friday that cell-site location information is protected by the Fourth Amendment's guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | June 25, 2018
Sixty-two years ago this summer, Dartmouth professor John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence. Joi Ito, director of MIT's Media Lab, has come to think...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 22, 2018
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, last week, 125 mostly white, mostly male, business-card-bearing attendees crowded into a brightly lit ballroom to consider "mobility."
Wired From ACM Opinion | June 20, 2018
Let me say this upfront: I'm not convinced that 'superintelligent' AI are the most pressing threat from coming generations of deep learning machines.
Scientific American From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2018
The day when cars can talk to each other—and to traffic lights, stop signs, guardrails and even pavement markings—is rapidly approaching.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | June 12, 2018
This summer, the fifth instalment of the Jurassic Park franchise will be on the big screen, reinforcing a love of dinosaurs that has been with many of us since...The Conversation From ACM Opinion | June 8, 2018
Back in 2013, when you could still mine bitcoins at home, Wired was sent a small, sleek mining device manufactured by the now-defunct Butterfly Labs.
Wired From ACM Opinion | May 29, 2018
From time to time over the past few years, I've politely refused requests to referee an article on the grounds that it lacks enough information for me to check...Nature From ACM Opinion | May 25, 2018
As automated and autonomous vehicles become more common on U.S. roads, it's worth a look at what these machines can—and can't—do.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | May 23, 2018
A few years ago, Timothy Bickmore, a computer scientist at Northeastern University, developed an artificial-intelligence program to help low-income patients at...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | May 22, 2018
Google's Duplex voice assistant drew applause last week at the company's annual I/O developer conference after CEO Sundar Pichai demonstrated the artificially intelligent...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | May 21, 2018
There are times when the diagnosis announces itself as the patient walks in, because the body is, among other things, a text.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 18, 2018