Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The Creepy, Inescapable Advertisements That Could Define Virtual Reality
When cookie giant Oreo wanted to promote its latest flavors, its marketing heads decided to spice up its traditional TV ads with something not just new, but otherworldly...
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How Apple Could Fed-Proof Its Software pdate System
Apple's refusal to comply with a judge's demand that it help the FBI unlock a terrorist's iPhone has triggered a roiling debate about how much the U.S. government...
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A Computer Takes On a Human Master of the Board Game Go
In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue computer defeated the world chess champion Garry Kasparov. It was a momentous occasion for artificial intelligence, showing how far a clever...
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Why We Love the Games That Enrage S Most
One afternoon last fall a Reddit user with the handle "FranktheShank1" was enjoying a new video game on his PlayStation 4.
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The New Mind Control
Over the past century, more than a few great writers have expressed concern about humanity's future.
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Toward the End of Pilots
A memory that’s stayed with me from my stint in the military nearly 50 years ago is a sign that my supply sergeant kept on his desk: "We’ve been working with less...
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A Plan in Case Robots Take the Jobs: Give Everyone a Paycheck
Let's say computers come for most of our jobs. This may not seem likely at the moment; computer scientists and economists offer wildly varying ideas for how deeply...
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How the Feds Could Get Into Iphones Without Apple's Help
It's a showdown that has the country mesmerized.
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Apple's 'code = Speech' Mistake
In its legal fight against the FBI over iPhone security, Apple has made just about every argument it can credibly make.
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Review: 'dark Territory' Illuminates Cybersecurity’s Shadows
Fred Kaplan has written a consistently eye-opening history of our government’s efforts to effectively manage our national security in the face of the largely open...
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Can Google's Driverless Car Project Survive a Fatal Accident?
Everybody knew this day would come.
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Ford's Futurist Knows Kids Today See Status in Their Smartphones, Not Cars
There can't be many job titles out there cooler than "futurist." And earlier this week, I sat down with Sheryl Connelly, who holds that position at the Ford Motor...
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This One Thing Could Hurt Apple's Case in Washington
Apple's fight with the FBI is widening beyond the courts.
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Forcing Apple to Hack That Iphone Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Are Apple and other tech companies somehow against America's national security if they create uncrackable encryption software that government investigators or even...
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This Is Why People Fear the 'internet of Things'
Imagine buying an internet-enabled surveillance camera, network attached storage device, or home automation gizmo, only to find that it secretly and constantly...
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How Tim Cook Aims to Profit from Protecting Privacy
Would you stop buying Apple's products if it decided to help the FBI open a terrorist's iPhone?
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If Apple Aids Terrorists and the Fbi Is Big Brother… Whom Do We Root For?
There's been a lot of bluster about the ongoing encryption saga between the FBI and Apple.
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The Question of Information Justice
Information justice is both a business concern and a moral question.
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How Apple's Stand Against the Fbi Could Backfire
The skirmish between Apple and the FBI is quickly escalating to a battle royal, a fight to the finish over lofty principles and national values, involving not just...
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