Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The Math of March Madness
The N.C.A.A. men's basketball tournament started Thursday, but for most Americans the real action began days before, as they pored over brackets, competing to make...
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Here's What Will Truly Change Higher Education: Online Degrees That Are Seen as Official
Three years ago, technology was going to transform higher education. What happened?
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Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.
Frank Schembari loves books—printed books.
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Why Did Computer Science Make a Hero Out of Turing?
Comparing the legacy of Alan Turing in computer science with that of Carl Friedrich Gauss in mathematics.
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The Real Software Crisis: Repeatability as a Core Value
Sharing experiences running artifact evaluation committees for five major conferences.
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Humans in Computing: Growing Responsibilities For Researchers
Considering the role of institutional review boards in computing research.
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A Technician Shortage
In our elation about rising CS enrollments, we are overlooking a growing shortage of computing technicians. Our education system is not responding to this need.
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Reaching a Broader Population of Students Through 'Unplugged' Activities
Introducing children to fundamental computing concepts through Computer Science Unplugged.
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Copyrightability of Java APIs Revisited
A recent case challenges the long-standing view that application program interfaces are not protectable under copyright law.
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What 'the Imitation Game' Didn't Tell You About Turing's Greatest Triumph
Freeman Dyson, 91, the famed physicist, author and oracle of human destiny, is holding forth after tea-time one February afternoon in the common room of the Institute...
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Work in an Age of Robots
What you are about to read was written by a human. Honest.
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Raspberry Pi 2 Review: A $35 Computer Can Do a Heck of a Lot
Our computers have become too easy to use.
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How to Choose the Form of an Infographic: It's All About Context
As a graphics designer, I have a love/hate relationship with circles.
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A Future Segregated By Science?
Few women and minorities are getting STEM degrees, although STEM jobs are multiplying and pay more than many other careers. Will our future be delineated by who...
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Do-It-Yourself Textbook Publishing
Comparing experiences publishing textbooks using traditional publishers and do-it-yourself methods.
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Putting the Computer Science in Computing Education Research
Investing in computing education research to transform computer science education.
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Far-Sighted Thinking About Deleterious Computer-Related Events
Considerably more anticipation is needed for what might seriously go wrong.
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Three Paradoxes of Building Platforms
Insights into creating China's Taobao online marketplace ecosystem.
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