Three technical and legal approaches that create value from data and foster user trust.
Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Alisa Lenart From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2020
Reviewing the most significant changes recommended in the recently released U.S. Copyright Office Section 512 Study.
Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2020
Considering the potential benefits versus the risks of privacy-enhancing technologies.
Lorrie Faith Cranor From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2020
Almost everything is somehow interrelated with everything else—and that should not surprise us.
Peter G. Neumann From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2020
In-person final exams were canceled for thousands of students this spring, so computers stepped in — to disastrous effect.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | September 9, 2020
Avalanches generate enormous breakdowns. The practices of innovation adoption may be just what you need to resolve them.
Peter J. Denning From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2020
How more than 25years of experience with aviation safety-critical systems can be applied to autonomous vehicle systems.
Jaynarayan H. Lala, Carl E. Landwehr, John F. Meyer From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2020
Considering the recent increased attention to privacy law issues amid the typically slow pace of legal change.
Margot Kaminski From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2020
Researchers are too focused on whether AI systems can ace tests of dubious value. They should be testing whether systems grasp how the world works.
MIT Technology Review From ACM Opinion | August 5, 2020
Increased automation—with its ability to significantly boost societal productivity—is needed to help modern nations address seemingly intractable challenges such...Robotics Business Review From ACM Opinion | July 28, 2020
Pooling tests with the help of machine learning can allow us to safely reopen without a vaccine.
MIT Technology Review From ACM Opinion | July 27, 2020
Data scientists face challenges spanning academic and non-academic institutions.
Christine L. Borgman, Michael J. Scroggins, Irene V. Pasquetto, R. Stuart Geiger, Bernadette M. Boscoe, Peter T. Darch, Charlotte Cabasse-Mazel, Cheryl Thompson, Milena S. Golshan From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2020
Toward a more equitable distribution of the benefits of technological change.
Kathleen H. Pine, Margaret M. Hinrichs, Jieshu Wang, Dana Lewis, Erik Johnston From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2020