Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Understanding Law and the Rule of Law: A Plea to Augment CS Curricula
Why law matters for computer scientists and other folk.
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The 10 Best Practices for Remote Software Engineering
Focusing on the human element of remote software engineer productivity.
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Let's Be Honest
Seeking to rectify the two mutually exclusive ways of comparing computational power — encoding and simulation.
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Why Cryptocurrency Is A Giant Fraud
Speculators might make money on cryptocurrency, but the arguments for its usefulness fail completely.
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Why Bitcoin Is Bad for the Environment
Cryptocurrency mining uses huge amounts of power — and can be as destructive as the real thing.
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Hackers Used to Be Humans. Soon, AIs Will Hack Humanity
To date, hacking has exclusively been a human activity. Not for long.
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Google Has A Plan To 'Fix' Online Privacy. Everybody Hates It
Google recently decided to adopt a new way to track users, and says it's more private than cookies and nearly as effective for advertising. The rest of the Internet...
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Data Is Power
Data has become a critical source of power, yet remains largely ungoverned. Washington needs to craft new rules.
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Data Brokers Are a Threat to Democracy
The unregulated practice of data brokerage is incredibly dangerous and harmful, and policymakers can ignore it no longer.
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The Healing Power of Javascript
For some, code is therapy, an escape and a path to hope in a troubled world.
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Automation and the 'Winner Take Most' Effect
The threat that automation poses to humans has been greatly exaggerated, says Erik Brynjolfsson, director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and a senior fellow...
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Undermining Mathematics In the Land of Zero
Making mathematics and physics optional for an engineering degree runs counter to the spirit of the multi-disciplinary approach and reduces the talk of India's...
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Let's Teach Computer Science Majors to Be Good Citizens
Students in computer science are graduating college with less preparation than students in all other majors to become agents of responsible change in an increasingly...
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Building a Multilingual Wikipedia
Seeking to develop a multilingual Wikipedia where content can be shared among language editions.
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Roots of 'Program' Revisited
Considering the fundamental nature and malleability of programming.
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When Hackers Were Heroes
The complex legacy of Steven Levy's obsessive programmers.
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The Non-Psychopath's Guide to Managing an Open Source Project
Respect your staff, learn from others, and know when to let go.
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Reflections on Black in Computing
Seeking to improve systemic fairness in the computing realm.
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