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No Perfect Solution in Apple's Privacy vs. Child Safety Debate
From ACM Opinion

No Perfect Solution in Apple's Privacy vs. Child Safety Debate

How do opponents to Apple's child safety features calculate risk, and more importantly, what alternatives do they propose?

A Thumbs Down for Streaming Privacy
From ACM Opinion

A Thumbs Down for Streaming Privacy

The streaming apps and devices we pay for aren't necessarily careful with our personal information.

Testing Educational Digital Games
From Communications of the ACM

Testing Educational Digital Games

Diversifying usability studies utilizing rapid application development.

Elon Musk's Tesla Bot Is a Joke
From ACM Opinion

Elon Musk's Tesla Bot Is a Joke

Don't overthink it: It's just a distraction and an empty promise

How AI Can Enhance the Human Experience
From ACM Opinion

How AI Can Enhance the Human Experience

With AI, the digital age can complement humanity like never before

Could Cyberwar Make the World Safer?
From ACM Opinion

Could Cyberwar Make the World Safer?

Perhaps, if nations can settle for slugging it out online, rather than with guns and missiles?

Big Tech Is Bending to the Indian Government's Will
From ACM Opinion

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

Now That Machines Can Learn, Can They Unlearn?
From ACM Opinion

Now That Machines Can Learn, Can They Unlearn?

Researchers are testing whether they can remove sensitive data without retraining AI systems from scratch

'I Predict That the Metaverse Won't Happen'
From ACM Opinion

'I Predict That the Metaverse Won't Happen'

Silicon Valley has been anticipating virtual reality for more than three decades, but people mostly like actual reality

TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook Want to Appear Trustworthy but Don't Be Fooled
From ACM Opinion

TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook Want to Appear Trustworthy but Don't Be Fooled

The dark side of AI systems may be harmful to users, but they are a gold mine for platforms

Science Must Be for Everyone
From ACM Opinion

Science Must Be for Everyone

Racism and sexism are obstacles to making the scientific enterprise worthy of its public funding

Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble
From ACM Opinion

Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble

The mania for cryptocurrency could wind up building something much more important than wealth

How to Do Machine Learning without an Army of Data Scientists
From ACM Opinion

How to Do Machine Learning without an Army of Data Scientists

Machine learning is still harder than it needs to be, but there are tools that can help

How AI Struggles with Bike Lanes and Bias
From ACM Opinion

How AI Struggles with Bike Lanes and Bias

Despite continued advances in AI, we still haven't solved some of its most basic problems

Technology Is Making It Harder to Be a Moral Person
From ACM Opinion

Technology Is Making It Harder to Be a Moral Person

Are digital distractions such as social media and smartphones making us less ethical?

New SEC Boss Wants More Crypto Oversight to Protect Investors
From ACM Opinion

New SEC Boss Wants More Crypto Oversight to Protect Investors

Gary Gensler says regulation can help new technologies grow.

The Voices of Women in Tech Are Still Being Erased
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

Infrastructure Bill's Cryptocurrency Surveillance Provision Is Privacy Disaster
From ACM Opinion

Infrastructure Bill's Cryptocurrency Surveillance Provision Is Privacy Disaster

Mandate to collect customer data would force companies related to cryptocurrency to surveil users

What I Learned Surrendering My Life to Algorithms
From ACM Opinion

What I Learned Surrendering My Life to Algorithms

What happens when someone leaves daily choices about music, food, wardrobe, and more up to online algorithms for a week

Why Tesla's 'Beta Testing' Puts the Public at Risk
From ACM Opinion

Why Tesla's 'Beta Testing' Puts the Public at Risk

Elon Musk has turned American streets into a public laboratory for the company's supposed self-driving car technology
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