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Is It Time to Rethink Women Leadership in Technology?
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Is It Time to Rethink Women Leadership in Technology?

Having women in senior leadership positions can positively impact female employee engagement and retention.

It's Time to Make Tech Work for Society, Not the Other Way Around
From ACM Opinion

It's Time to Make Tech Work for Society, Not the Other Way Around

Dame Wendy Hall is regius professor of computer science at the U.K.'s University of Southampton, and former president of ACM.

Excessive Use of Technology
From Communications of the ACM

Excessive Use of Technology: Can Tech Providers be the Culprits?

Seeking to assess the possible responsibility of tech providers for excessive use patterns.

Insights for AI from the Human Mind
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Insights for AI from the Human Mind

How the cognitive sciences can inform the quest to build systems with the flexibility of the human mind.

The Immortal Soul of an Old Machine
From Communications of the ACM

The Immortal Soul of an Old Machine

Taking apart a book to figure out how it works.

Content Moderation Modulation
From Communications of the ACM

Content Moderation Modulation

Deliberating on how to regulate—or not regulate—online speech in the era of evolving social media.

Cybersecurity Research for the Future
From Communications of the ACM

Cybersecurity Research for the Future

Considering the wide range of technological and societal trade-offs associated with cybersecurity.

Boeing's 737 MAX
From Communications of the ACM

Boeing's 737 MAX: A Failure of Management, Not Just Technology

Tracing the trajectory of management and engineering decisions resulting in systemic catastrophe.

How to Best Use Data to Meet Your DE&I Goals
From ACM Opinion

How to Best Use Data to Meet Your DE&I Goals

The collection, analysis, and disclosure of diversity data holds the promise of being a powerful lever for progress.

Imagine a World Without Apps
From ACM Opinion

Imagine a World Without Apps

Video games are inching away from apps. Maybe every other industry can, too.

Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving AI
From Communications of the ACM

Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving AI

Engineering and algorithmic framework to ensure data privacy and user confidentiality.

Silicon Politics
From Communications of the ACM

Silicon Politics

Tracing the widening path between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.

Removing Kode
From Communications of the ACM

Removing Kode

Dead functions and dead features.

Navigating in Real-Time Environments
From Communications of the ACM

Navigating in Real-Time Environments

An interview with Jim Selman.

U.S. States Must Broaden Participation While Expanding Access to Computer Science Education
From Communications of the ACM

U.S. States Must Broaden Participation While Expanding Access to Computer Science Education

Incorporating equity and inclusion in the effort toward access for everyone.

Operationalizing AI Ethics Principles
From Communications of the ACM

Operationalizing AI Ethics Principles

A better ethics analysis guide for developers.

Why Is North Korea So Good at Cybercrime?
From ACM Opinion

Why Is North Korea So Good at Cybercrime?

North Korea has moved quickly to expand its cyber capabilities, and Kim Jong Un himself has reportedly equated the importance of developing cyber capabilities to...

Your Computer Isn't Yours
From ACM Opinion

Your Computer Isn't Yours

It's here. The world that Richard Stallman predicted in 1997. The one Cory Doctorow also warned us about. Did you notice?

Quantum Computing Pioneer Warns of Complacency over Internet Security
From ACM Opinion

Quantum Computing Pioneer Warns of Complacency over Internet Security

Nature talks to Peter Shor 25 years after he showed how to make quantum computations feasible — and how they could endanger our data.

Reason-Checking Fake News
From Communications of the ACM

Reason-Checking Fake News

Using argument technology to strengthen critical literacy skills for assessing media reports.
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