Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Losing Facebook Is Bad, but Losing WhatsApp Is Worse
What happens when you lose the encrypted messaging app everyone uses?
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Amazon Should Invent With Care
Amazon's spirit of invention is refreshing, but technologists must think through the consequences.
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Big Tech's Congressional Circus Rolls On
The Congressional response to Big Tech continues to underwhelm
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Why OpenAI's Codex Won't Replace Coders
Human programmers can actually become more powerful and efficient with Codex
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Facebook Is What's Wrong with America, Says Tech Billionaire Benioff
Salesforce CEO warns that deception on social media is making it harder to solve societal challenges
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Why Facebook Should Release the Facebook Files
The company's least-bad option might also do a lot of good
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Protecting People from States
Cyber governance must have human rights, freedom at its core
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'Self-Driving' Cars Begin to Emerge from a Cloud of Hype
Developers try to overcome a multitude of technical challenges before vehicles drive on their own
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Leadership Lessons about Ethical AI and Algorithms
Wall Street Journal's Facebook series exposes flaws in leadership's handling of algorithms' unintended consequences
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America Is Being Held for Ransom, and It Needs to Fight Back
A comprehensive anti-ransomware strategy must make it tougher for criminal groups and their sponsors to carry out attacks
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What Social Media Needs to Learn from Traditional Media
The industry needs to develop professional norms—just as journalism once did
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Remaining Connected Throughout Design
Applying the unique experiences of designing technologies for vulnerable communities.
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Broadening Participation by Teaching Accessibility
Strategies for incorporating accessibility into computing education.
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Section 230 and a Tragedy of the Commons
The dilemma of social media platforms.
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Who's Building the Foundation Models of the Future?
Curation, auditing, and evaluation of so-called 'foundation models' should not be left to the tech industry.
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The Imperative for Sustainable AI Systems
The impact of AI's massive carbon footprint is social, not just environmental
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Apple and Facebook Are Coming for Your Face Next
The face computer is coming—brace yourself
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What Is Facebook?
It's a question that's bedeviled the company's own executives for years
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Machine Learning Won't Solve Natural Language Understanding
Data-driven approaches to NLU are psychologically, cognitively, and computationally implausible.
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