Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Should Machines Replace Mathematicians?
A "replication crisis" in mathematics raises questions about the purpose of knowledge.
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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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'Sentience' Is the Wrong Discussion to Have on AI Right Now
A more important conversation would be one about human compatibility and trust.
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Google's 'Sentient' Chatbot Is Our Self-Deceiving Future
The next generation of AI will put the pathetic fallacy on steroids.
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Human-Like Programs Abuse Our Empathy
It is easy to be fooled by the mimicry, but consumers need transparency about how such systems are used.
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It's Time for AI to Retire the Turing Test
The Turing Test's most troubling legacy is an ethical one: It is fundamentally about deception.
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How Smarter AI Will Change Creativity
The promise and perils of a breakthrough in machine intelligence.
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Why Robots Need to See
Cameras and vision-based perception will increasingly serve as the technological underpinning for mobile robots going forward.
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Democracy Deserves Better Algorithms
Big Tech could deploy any number of solutions to slow the spread of disinformation, with the most promising being to fix the algorithms.
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We Should Not Try to Make Conscious Software—Until We Should
Eventually, the most ethical option might be to divert all resources toward building very happy machines.
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Why All Cryptocurrency Should 'Die in a Fire'
Computer scientist Nicholas Weaver thinks cryptocurrency is a terrible idea that will end in disaster.
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Artificial Intelligence Is Breaking Patent Law
Inventions devised by machines require their own intellectual property law and an international treaty.
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Our House Is On Fire: The Climate Emergency and Computing's Responsibility
Efficiencies delivered by computing technology could play a vital role in enabling continued functionality within a resource-constrained future.
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The Planning and Care of Data
Rearranging buckets for no good reason.
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Involvement and Detachment
How detachment from your community blocks your success at leading innovations, and what to do about it.
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The Problem with Blaming Robots for Taking Our Jobs
For decades, the effects of automation have been fiercely debated. Are we missing the bigger picture?
From ACM Opinion