"I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords." So goes the joke every time artificial intelligence threatens to supersede humans in another job.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | November 4, 2015
Pedro Domingos's new book is a compelling but rather unquestioning insider view of the search for the ultimate in machine learning.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | November 3, 2015
Starting a cross-country drive to New York in Los Angeles is pretty inconvenient, unless your cross-country drive is also a vision quest to see the Internet.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | November 2, 2015
Imagine you're shopping for a new car, and the salesperson says, "Did you know, this car doesn't just drive on the road."Quanta Magazine From ACM Opinion | November 2, 2015
In the world of artificial intelligence, one of the year's biggest coming-out parties is the Neural Information Processing Systems conference.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | October 30, 2015
This summer, American Psychologist, the official journal of the American Psychological Association, released a special issue on the topic of bullying and victimization...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | October 26, 2015
The October 15 release of the so-called Drone Papers, leaked reports that appear to document the U.S. use of drone aircraft for military purposes, has given the...Time From ACM Opinion | October 26, 2015
The two mobile robots Spirit and Opportunity were launched from Earth in 2003 and arrived on opposite sides of Mars in 2004. A suite of cameras, instruments, and...Slate From ACM Opinion | October 23, 2015
What if we told you that fighting ISIS could be done cheaply, relatively easily, in a manner that would not escalate or put any in harm’s way?Slate From ACM Opinion | October 21, 2015
I think he’s gone—Oh! He's not gone he’s not gone no no no he’s not gone oh Jesus Christ look at his faceNew Scientist From ACM Opinion | October 21, 2015
Last week, astronomers—amateur and pro—got excited about some strange results from the Kepler Space Telescope, the NASA observatory tasked with searching for Earth...Wired From ACM Opinion | October 20, 2015
In his novel Super Sad True Love Story, Gary Shteyngart imagined ubiquitous poles installed on sidewalks that display people’s credit scores as they walked by.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 16, 2015
You may have heard that Apple's on the hook for $862 million in potential penalties after a jury ruled that it infringed on a patent owned by the University of...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 15, 2015
Nicole Perlman, screenwriter, Guardians of the Galaxy: As someone who’s both accident-prone and constantly putting her foot in her mouth, my first thought is the...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 13, 2015
A decision on Tuesday by the European Union’s highest court, striking down an agreement between the E.U. and the United States that allows companies like Facebook...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 9, 2015