Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Why Russian Hackers Probably Can't Mess with the .s. Election
State-sponsored Russian hackers appear to be behind attacks on voter databases in Arizona and Illinois.
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How Electronic Voting Could ndermine the Election
It's 2016: What possible reason is there to vote on paper? When we use touchscreens to communicate, work, and shop, why can't we use similar technology to vote?
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All the Ways Your Wi-Fi Router Can Spy on You
City dwellers spend nearly every moment of every day awash in Wi-Fi signals.
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You'll Never Guess This One Crazy Thing Governs Online Speech
Early last week, Twitter announced that it would be using new tools to curb hate speech and harassment on its site.
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Helping Conference Attendees Better Understand Research Presentations
Sharing lessons learned from a lecture program for making technical material more accessible to conference attendees.
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'For All' in 'Computer Science For All'
Seeking to expand inclusiveness in computer science education.
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At 25, the World Wide Web Is Still a Long Way From Reality
Twenty-five years ago today, Tim Berners-Lee unleashed the World Wide Web, publishing the first public webpage. Well, maybe.
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Obama's Science Legacy: Betting Big on Biomedical Science
When president-elect Barack Obama chose physicist John Holdren as his top science adviser in December 2008, some biomedical researchers worried that the pick signalled...
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Why Facebook Is Really Blocking the Ad Blockers
Ads can seem like the bane of the Internet.
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How to Read Between the Lines of Tim Cook's Epic Interview
To celebrate five years as CEO of Apple, Tim Cook has given a very long, exclusive interview to the Washington Post about his experiences so far. But what he didn’t...
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The Brave New World of Robots and Lost Jobs
Job insecurity is a central theme of the 2016 campaign, fueling popular anger about trade deals and immigration. But economists warn that much bigger job losses...
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Why Save a Computer Virus?
On average, 82,000 new malware threats are created each day.
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Can We Trust Julian Assange and Wikileaks?
The release of a cache of emails from the Democratic National Committee by WikiLeaks last month has raised a great many questions—about the role of the D.N.C. in...
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After Fatality, Autonomous Car Development May Speed p
The world has witnessed enormous advances in autonomous passenger vehicle technologies over the last dozen years.
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Take Responsibility For Electronic-Waste Disposal
The world is producing ever more electrical and electronic waste.
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The World's Best Cyber Army Doesn't Belong to Russia
National attention is focused on Russian eavesdroppers' possible targeting of U.S. presidential candidates and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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The Lessons of the DNC Hack
Just days after Robert Gates became secretary of defense in December 2006, in the middle of George W. Bush’s second term, he found himself so stunned by the volume...
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How Copyright Law Stifles Your Right to Tinker with Tech
The CEO of the gadget-repair site iFixit explains why tech groups are suing the U.S. government over the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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