China has seen incredible economic and social changes over the past few decades. But could the impact of artificial intelligence take the country by surprise?
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | June 28, 2017
When I saw that Google had introduced a "Classic Papers" section of Google Scholar, its search tool for academic journals, I couldn't help but stroke my chin professorially...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | June 27, 2017
You wake up refreshed. Ever since you got that alarm clock that adapts to your sleep cycle, your calendar, and the traffic report, you practically leap out of bed...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 27, 2017
Next month, Amazon, Netflix, and dozens of other companies and organizations will host a "day of action" aimed at saving net neutrality as we know it.
Wired From ACM Opinion | June 26, 2017
When I was 15, my parents did not allow me to use AOL Instant Messenger. All of my friends used it, so I had to find a way around this rule.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | June 23, 2017
In the 1995 film "Batman Forever," the Riddler used 3-D television to secretly access viewers' most personal thoughts in his hunt for Batman's true identity.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | June 21, 2017
Before the Internet, you would just sit in an armchair with a book open on your lap, staring into space or staring at a decorative broom on the wall—kind of shifting...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | June 21, 2017
Before anybody outside Apple was aware of it, the project that would become the iPhone was referred to internally by the code name Purple.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 20, 2017
Back when I was doing research, one of my advisors once joked that, if you wait long enough, you can produce an old result using new methods, manage to get it published...Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | June 14, 2017
As Bill Gates sees it, there are three main threats to our species: nuclear war, climate change and the next global pandemic.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | June 13, 2017
It took just days for authorities to arrest and charge a federal contractor with leaking classified intelligence to the media.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | June 9, 2017
In the minds of many in Silicon Valley and in the auto industry, it is inevitable that cars will eventually drive themselves.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 9, 2017
Odds are you need to use that phone in your pocket many times a day—and doing so leaves you no choice but to constantly relay data revealing your location and movements...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 8, 2017
It was night when three British sailors and a 16-year-old canteen assistant boarded a sinking U-boat off the coast of Egypt.
CNET From ACM News | June 6, 2017