Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Why the Anatomy Lab Remains a Fixture of Medicine
For hundreds of years, physicians have been dissecting the dead to learn about the inner workings of the human body.
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The Medium of the Moment
After the Boston Marathon bombings, the process by which breaking news and information are generated and disseminated looked more ragged and exposed than ever: ...
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How Boston Police Won the Twitter Wars During the Marathon Bomber Hunt
The first official announcement that law enforcement agencies had concluded their manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev didn't come at a...
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Bill For Compulsory Science Fiction in West Virginia Schools
A bill calling for science fiction to be made compulsory reading in schools has been proposed by a politician in West Virginia in order to "stimulate interest in...
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nraveling Boston Suspects' Online Lives, Link By Link
It is America's first fully interactive national tragedy of the social media age.
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The Science in Computer Science
Computer science is in a period of renaissance as it rediscovers its science roots.
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Human-Centered Computing: A New Degree For Licklider's World
Combining computing and psychology, J.C.R. Licklider's prescient ideas are being applied in contemporary educational settings.
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Max Newman: Forgotten Man of Early British Computing
Reflections on a significant, yet often overlooked, computing pioneer.
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Fair Use in Europe
Examining the mismatch between copyright law and technology-influenced evolving social norms in the European Union.
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Innovation vs. Privacy: Why We Shouldn't Fear Drones
Six new test sites will soon be announced for integrating commercial drones into U.S. airspace. Privacy advocates want drone operators in the test sites to be constrained...
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The Dark Side of the Digital Revolution
How do you explain to people that they are a YouTube sensation, when they have never heard of YouTube or the Internet?
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#freejahar Hashtag Rallies Emerging Cult of Boston Bomb Suspect
Barely two days after cops apprehended Suspect #2 in the Boston Marathon bombings, supporters of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are rallying online.
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'total Noise,' Only Louder
Kids used to ask each other: If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears, does it make a sound? Now there's a microphone in every tree and a loudspeaker on every...
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We Need More Cameras, and We Need Them Now
On Thursday afternoon, the FBI released photos and video of two persons of interest in the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Mars vs. Europa: Are We Looking in the Wrong Place For Alien Life?
A British astrobiology conference has revived a years-old debate over the best place to look for life elsewhere in the solar system: Mars, or the moons of Jupiter...
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Is High-Tech Security at Public Events Counterproductive?
Which is more intrusive: security screening and metal detectors every few blocks, or a drone flying high above it taking video of every little thing you do?
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The Greatest Trick the Government Ever Pulled Was Convincing the Public the 'hacker Threat' Exists
The U.S. government is already fighting wars on several fronts, including the perpetual War on Terror.
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Better Computer Models Needed For Mega Wind Farms
With wind power getting cheaper, wind farm developers are drawing up plans for farms an order of magnitude bigger than anything around today. But there's one big...
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