Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The AI Ethicist's Dirty Hands Problem
Attempting to balance sometimes-conflicting interests.
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The End of Programming
The end of classical computer science is coming, and most of us are dinosaurs waiting for the meteor to hit.
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Are Software Updates Useless against Advanced Persistent Threats?
Considering the conundrum of software updates.
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From Quantum Computing to Quantum Communications
Attempting to disentangle mechanical principles.
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Building a New Economy: Data, AI, and Web3
How distributed technologies could return more control to users.
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Can Universities Combat the 'Wrong Kind of AI'?
Seeking an artificial intelligence reset.
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The Four Horsemen of an Ailing Software Project
Don't let the pale rider catch you with an exception.
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The Context Problem in Artificial Intelligence
The artificial intelligence design challenge of teaming humans and machines is difficult because machines cannot read the context of use.
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Rethinking Silicon Valley: Stewart Brand's Lost Journal
Discovering a hidden chapter in computing history.
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Mobile-App Privacy Nutrition Labels Missing Key Ingredients for Success
Android and iOS privacy labels confuse developers and end users.
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Data Platforms and Network Effects
How data-network effects create opportunities and inflate expectations.
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On the Model of Computation: Counterpoint: Parallel Programming Wall and Multicore Software Spiral: Denial Hence Crisis
Parallel programming wall and multicore software spiral: Denial hence crisis.
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On the Model of Computation: Point: We Must Extend Our Model of Computation to Account for Cost and Location
We must extend our model of computation to account for cost and location.
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Can Neural Networks Learn Better than Human Neurons?
When AI programmers stop trying to copy the human neuron, neural networks make much better progress.
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When Should a Black Box Be Transparent?
When is a replacement not a replacement?
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An Interview with Dana Scott
ACM Fellow and A.M. Turing Award recipient Dana Scott reflects on his career.
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Transforming Science through Cyberinfrastructure
NSF's vision for the U.S. cyberinfrastructure ecosystem for science and engineering in the 21st century.
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