Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Human Missions to Mars Will Look Completely Different from The Martian
Landing in U.S. theaters last week, Ridley Scott's The Martian is being acclaimed as one of the most realistic portrayals of human space exploration ever filmed...
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'the Martian,' Nasa and the Rise of a Science-Entertainment Complex
When Navy flyboy Tom Cruise got too close for missiles and switched to guns in the spring of 1986, what seemed like an entire nation got up to follow him.
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Fighting Isis Online
The two men pecked out messages on opposite sides of the country.
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How to Get to Mars ... And Maybe Even Live There
There's something about the Red Planet—so close yet so far, inhospitable yet perhaps not totally uninhabitable—that keeps us dreaming about getting there one day...
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Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.
College students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected.
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Rise of Concerns About AI: Reflections and Directions
Research, leadership, and communication about AI futures.
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In Defense of IBM
The ability to adjust to various technical and business disruptions has been essential to IBM's success during the past century.
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Keys Under Doormats
Mandating insecurity by requiring government access to all data and communications.
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We're on the Brink of a Revolution in Crazy-Smart Digital Assistants
Here's a quick story you’ve probably heard before, followed by one you probably haven't.
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Mark Zuckerberg and the End of Language
Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg hosted an online Q&A session on his personal Facebook page.
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You Can't nderstand Security Without These Classic Works
There are seminal books, movies, articles, and more that you've been meaning to get to but just haven't made the time for.
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Nine Real Nasa Technologies in 'the Martian'
Mars has held a central place in human imagination and culture for millennia.
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In Search of the Keys to the Virtual City
I'm not the first man to believe that he might fix London.
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Who Won Science Fiction's Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters
Since 1953, to be nominated for a Hugo Award, among the highest honors in science fiction and fantasy writing, has been a dream come true for authors who love time...
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The Pros and Cons of the 'PACM' Proposal: Counterpoint
In "Should Conferences Meet Journals and Where?" ACM Publications Board co-chairs Joseph A. Konstan and Jack W. Davidson introduce a proposal that would interweave...
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The Pros and Cons of the 'PACM' Proposal: Point
In "Should Conferences Meet Journals and Where?" ACM Publications Board co-chairs Joseph A. Konstan and Jack W. Davidson introduce a proposal that would interweave...
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