Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Can Neural Networks Learn Better than Human Neurons?
When AI programmers stop trying to copy the human neuron, neural networks make much better progress.
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Meta's Message Encryption Was Built to Fail
Chat between a teen and her mom about an alleged abortion helped police build their case.
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Virtual Reality Stinks Because It Does Not Smell
For VR to feel truly immersive, it needs to start stinking it up.
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The Age of Algorithmic Anxiety
Interacting online today means being besieged by system-generated recommendations, but do we want what the machines tell us we want?
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Artificial Creativity?
Models such as DALL-E dissociate ideation from implementation, but do we care?
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When Should a Black Box Be Transparent?
When is a replacement not a replacement?
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An Interview with Dana Scott
ACM Fellow and A.M. Turing Award recipient Dana Scott reflects on his career.
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Transforming Science through Cyberinfrastructure
NSF's vision for the U.S. cyberinfrastructure ecosystem for science and engineering in the 21st century.
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AI Researchers Building Surveillance Tech and Deep Fakes Resist Ethical Concerns
The computer vision research community is behind on AI ethics, but it is not just a research problem.
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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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