Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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An Emergent Legal Right to Repair Electronic Devices
Parsing the fine print on repair tolerances.
From ACM Opinion
Is This the Beginning of the End of the Internet?
How a single Texas ruling could change the Web forever.
From ACM Opinion
A Common-Sense Test for AI Could Lead to Smarter Machines
Injecting common sense into AI could mean big things for humans.
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Data Platforms and Network Effects
How data-network effects create opportunities and inflate expectations.
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How AI Could Accidentally Extinguish Humankind
Humanity is not prepared for artificial superintelligence right now.
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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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These Are Not the Apes You Are Looking For
Considering copyright licensing issues involving non-fungible tokens to manage creative works.
From ACM Opinion
Data Breaches Involve the Same Stories Again and Again
Only when we learn from them can we make headway in stopping the cycle.
From Communications of the ACM
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.
From ACM Opinion
The Latin of Software Code Is Thriving
Next time you laugh at musty old tech, remember that new technologies are often built on it.
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Algorithms with Predictions
Seeking a new approach that goes beyond worst-case analysis.
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Cookie Monster
Inscrutable cookie banners torment users while failing to inform consent.
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The Future of Information Work
Considering the recent effects of remote work on network structure.
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Apple's Challenge to Virtualization Software
Is it okay for security researchers to virtualize software to look for vulnerabilities?
From ACM Opinion