Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The Moment I Decided Robots Were As Interesting As Humans
When I was little, I was enamored with the idea of being a pioneer; I was drawn to the thought that I could be the first to do something—be a trailblazer, the forerunner...
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What's It Like at a Top-Tier Conservatory? There's an App For That
The world of education has become a rapidly expanding universe.
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Who Will Own the Robots?
The way Hod Lipson describes his Creative Machines Lab captures his ambitions: "We are interested in robots that create and are creative."
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Why Robots and Humans Struggled with Darpa's Challenge
When some of the world's most advanced rescue robots are foiled by nothing more complex than a doorknob, you get a good sense of the challenge of making our homes...
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An Npr Reporter Raced a Machine to Write a News Story. Who Won?
Even the most creative jobs have parts that are pretty routine—tasks that, at least in theory, can be done by a machine. Take, for example, being a reporter.
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An Interview with U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith
Recently appointed U.S. CTO Megan Smith discusses her evolving governmental role.
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Created Computed Universe
Computing crosses cosmology and makes the case for agnosticism.
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Forgetting Made (Too) Easy
Considering the implications of digital data removal implementations.
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Emergent Innovation
Fernando Flores, president of Chile's National Innovation Council for Competitiveness, discusses a new common sense about innovation.
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The Second Job You Don’t Know You Have
Technology has knocked the bottom rung out of the employment ladder, which has sent youth unemployment around the globe skyrocketing and presented us with a serious...
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Behind the Indie Video Game Sensation that Caught Nasa's Attention
"Here let's zoom in so you can see your Kerbal floating above Kerbin," my boyfriend suggests before hitting the "M" key on his keyboard.
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The Culture Wars Invade Science Fiction
Theodore Beale had a big day when the nominations for science fiction's annual Hugo Awards were announced last month: He received two nominations for his editing...
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The White House Just Snagged One of the Most Valuable Players in the Tech Policy World
The White House is adding one of the tech policy world's most valuable players to its roster: Princeton Professor Ed Felten.
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'rise of the Robots' and 'shadow Work'
In the late 20th century, while the blue-collar working class gave way to the forces of globalization and automation, the educated elite looked on with benign condescension...
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The Hidden Politics of Video Games
Imagine that video games had been invented in the Middle Ages.
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Statistics: P Values Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
There is no statistic more maligned than the P value.
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Managing Your Digital Life
Everyone should be able to manage their personal data with a personal information management system.
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