Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The Smallness of Large Language Models
There is so much more to language and human beings than large language models can possibly master.
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Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health
MIT Professor Alexey Makarin, whose research was cited in Social Media and Youth Mental Health, a recent advisory report by the U.S. surgeon general, discusses...
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Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa
Francis Enyi, a senior program analyst with Delta State University Teaching Hospital in Nigeri, discusses how his team of software developers, medical personnel...
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Voice in the Machine: Ethical Considerations for Language-Capable Robots
Parsing the promise of language-capable robots.
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Improving Computing Education Research through Valuing Design
Exploring alternatives to existing research systems and methods.
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The Human Touch
There is no substitute for good, direct, honest training.
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SI and Binary Prefixes: Clearing the Confusion
Considering the emergence of non-standard acceptance of SI prefixes.
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For a More Transparent Governance of Open Source
Seeking the best governance models for FOSS projects.
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Why You Should Be Able to Make Your Own Individualized, Digital Nano-Currency
Increasing opportunities for access to traditional financial systems.
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AI and Society: Ethics, Trust, and Cooperation
Trust and trustworthiness are central to how ethics helps society survive and thrive.
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Learning to Live with Privacy-Preserving Analytics
Seeking to close the gap between research and real-world applications of PPAs.
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Fragility in AIs Using Artificial Neural Networks
Suggesting ways to reduce fragility in AI systems that include artificial neural networks.
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Lost in Afghanistan: Can the World Take ICT4D Seriously?
Seeking to maximize the value of information and communication technologies for development research.
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There Is Little Evidence for Today's AI Alarmism
Over time, we will have a much better sense of which AI areas require significant regulatory intervention and which do not.
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Who Should Make the Rules that Govern AI?
One question for Laura Weidinger and Iason Gabriel, research scientists at Google DeepMind.
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Can Generative AI Bots Be Trusted?
It will be a long road to learning how to use generative AI wisely.
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Computer-Related Risks and Remediation Challenges
Surveying the nontechnical issues interwoven with computer-related technologies.
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The Parchment Path?
Is there ever a time when learning is not of value—for its own sake?
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Conjoined Twins: Artificial Intelligence and the Invention of Computer Science
How artificial intelligence and computer science grew up together.
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