Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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How We Proved Einstein Right on a Galactic Scale, and What It Means for Dark Energy and Dark Matter
Gravity may be the weakest of the fundamental forces in nature, but it is ultimately what enabled life on Earth to evolve.
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Article 13: Europe's Hotly Debated Revamp of Copyright Law, Explained
First they came for the privacy violations, then they came for the memes.
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Why Made in China 2025 Will Succeed, Despite Trump
China will succeed in building a powerful technology industry that will rival the United States, even if President Trump starts a trade war to stop it.
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Why Are There So Many Robocalls? Here's What You Can Do About Them
Remember when phone calls meant people wanted to talk to you about something other than lowering your interest rates?
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Whoa! Meet the Future Phones that Fold p, Have 9 Cameras and Charge Over Thin Air.
Your next smartphone might just throw you a curve.
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Anthony Kennedy's Retirement May Have Huge Consequences for Privacy
Justice Anthony Kennedy, the current Supreme Court's longest-serving member, announced his retirement Wednesday, paving the way for Trump to shape the future America's...
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Disrupting Pro-ISIS Online 'Ecosystems' Could Help Thwart Real-World Terrorism
Supporters of the Islamic State, or ISIS, around the world gather online, becoming members of virtual communities in much the same way any of us might join online...
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Video Refereeing a Boon and a Bust at World Cup
As must have been the case with the first glimmers of electric lights in the 19th century, video assistant referees benefited from an initial "Wow! The technology...
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This Is How the Robot Uprising Finally Begins
The robot arm is performing a peculiar kind of Sisyphean task.
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The .S. Once Again Has the World's Fastest Supercomputer. Keep p the Hustle.
The United States has knocked China out of the No. 1 position in supercomputing.
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The Supreme Court Just Struck a Blow Against Mass Surveillance
The Supreme Court decided Friday that cell-site location information is protected by the Fourth Amendment's guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures...
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A Plea for AI That Serves Humanity Instead of Replacing It
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...
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Why Hackers Aren't Afraid of s
Ask finance ministers and central bankers around the world about their worst nightmare and the answer is almost always the same: Sometime soon the North Koreans...
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Misinformation and Biases Infect Social Media, Both Intentionally and Accidentally
Social media are among the primary sources of news in the U.S. and across the world.
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Autonomous Vehicles Might Drive Cities to Financial Ruin
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, last week, 125 mostly white, mostly male, business-card-bearing attendees crowded into a brightly lit ballroom to consider "mobility."
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Forget 'Techlash,' The Biggest Problem for Tech Is a Widening Transatlantic Rift
Like a geeky alternative to the ice bucket challenge, the latest global trend to go viral is railing on Big Tech.
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Pentagon Puts Cyberwarriors on the Offensive, Increasing the Risk of Conflict
The Pentagon has quietly empowered the United States Cyber Command to take a far more aggressive approach to defending the nation against cyberattacks, a shift...
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The Erosion of Reality
Let me say this upfront: I'm not convinced that 'superintelligent' AI are the most pressing threat from coming generations of deep learning machines.
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Going To the World Cup? Leave the Laptop at Home
A Russian sports official earlier this year estimated that as many as 2 million people would flock to the country during the World Cup, the month-long celebration...
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