Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Why Apple Might Be Better Off Losing Its Patent Lawsuit
Could it be in Apple’s self-interest to lose its bitter court battle with Samsung?
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Plagiarism, Defamation, and the Power of Hyperlinks
What do Fareed Zakaria, Jonah Lehrer, and Gawker Media have in common? In different ways, the incidents that have thrust all three into the news recently help to...
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Will the Next Election Be Hacked?
Two years ago, hackers gained access to an online voting system created by the District of Columbia and altered every ballot on behalf of their own preferred candidates...
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Exploring the Planets Enriches S at Home
NASA's newest marvel, a one-ton rover named Curiosity, has been set down with all the delicacy of a carton of eggs on the surface of Mars.
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There's Only One Truly Open Platform: The Web
As Twitter and Facebook continue to fight a variety of skirmishes in the ongoing "platform wars," with both companies trying to control as much of their networks...
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How Will Apple Restore Icloud Trust?
After being on the receiving end of a truly awful hacking attack, Wired writer Mat Honan explained how it happened in detail. And he was very clear about two of...
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How the Icloud Hack Happened and How to Avoid Being Next
Mat Honan, the technology reporter who was digitally disemboweled this past weekend, has revealed exactly how he was so spectacularly owned. His case, a cascade...
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How Cyber Security Could Be a Winning Issue for Obama
A blackout in Manhattan. A major dam failure. Mayhem at a chemical plant. Those are all potential, and entirely plausible, consequences of a cyber attack, according...
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Why Drone Pilots Deserve Medals
The escalating dependence on drone pilots, as Maj. Dave Blair agonized in the May-June issue ofAir & Space Power Journal, is undercutting the ability to award combat...
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Here's Why Tablets (yes, Tablets!) Will Replace the Smartphone
I'm sure to get the "you're off your rocker" commentary on this one, but I make a living by looking ahead in the world of mobile technology. And what I see now...
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How Fbi Technology Woes Let Fort Hood Shooter Slip By
On November 5, 2009, an Army psychiatrist stationed at Fort Hood, Texas shot and killed 12 fellow soldiers and a civilian Defense Department employee while wounding...
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Suggestions For an Apple Shopping List
Question: What would you do if you had $117 billion?
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Is Algebra Necessary?
A typical American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra.
From BLOG@CACM
Should Computer Scientists Change How They Publish?
One of the most popular panels at Snowbird was "Publication Models in Computing Research: Is a Change Needed? Are We Ready for a Change?"
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The Ethics of Software Engineering Should Be an Ethics For the Client
Viewing software engineering as a communicative art in which client engagement is essential.
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Internet Elections: Unsafe in Any Home?
Experiences with electronic voting suggest elections should not be conducted via the Internet.
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The Internet Is Everywhere, but the Payoff Is Not
Examining the uneven patterns of Internet economics.
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A System Is Not a Product
Stopping to smell the code before wasting time reentering configuration data.
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