Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The August Smart Lock Shows Why You Should Stick With Dumb Keys
You almost certainly don't need a digital smart lock for your front door.
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Why Germans Are Afraid of Google
These days Germany is known for being many things: a leader in clean technology, a manufacturing powerhouse, Europe's foreign policy center.
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The Nsa and Me
The tone of the answering machine message was routine, like a reminder for a dental appointment. But there was also an undercurrent of urgency.
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Every Computer System Can Be Compromised
Unfortunately, there are many risks inherent in online banking and debit cards.
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The Toughest Case: What If Osama Bin Laden Had an Iphone?
In rebuking Apple and Google for their new smartphone encryption polices on Thursday, FBI Director James B. Comey became the latest law enforcement official to...
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When Everything Works Like Your Cell Phone
Everyone understands what it means to own a plunger.
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A Turing Tale
Assessing the accuracy of popular descriptions of Alan Turing's influences and legacy.
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Disrupting and Transforming the -University
Higher education institutions must modify their business models in response to technology-driven influences.
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Outsourcing Responsibility
What do you do when your debugger fails you?
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Risks and Myths of Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage
Considering existing and new types of risks inherent in cloud services.
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The Bitcoin Ecosystem
Speculating on how the Bitcoin economy might evolve.
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Soft Infrastructure Challenges to Scientific Knowledge Discovery
Seeking to overcome nontechnical challenges to the scientific enterprise.
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Exploratory Engineering in Artificial Intelligence
Using theoretical models to plan for AI safety.
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Learning For the New Digital Age
Digital machines are automating knowledge work at an accelerating pace. How shall we learn and stay relevant?
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We Have Never Been Digital
Reflections on the intersection of computing and the humanities.
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Accountability in Future Internet Architectures
Can technical and legal aspects be happily intertwined?
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You Should Be Terrified of Superintelligent Machines
In the recent discussion over the risks of developing superintelligent machines—that is, machines with general intelligence greater than that of humans—two narratives...
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