Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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The Very Best Ideas For Preventing Artificial Intelligence from Wrecking the Planet
The Boston-based Future of Life Institute, backed by a $10 million donation from Elon Musk, recently announced its list of 37 winners of research grants in the....
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Meet Our Future Robosimian Heroes
Not all robots are built for war and destruction.
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Failure of New .s. Weapons Systems May Be More Than Science Fiction
A war between China and America is a favorite subject of armchair military analysts. Why would it happen? How would it play out?
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How to Write About World War Iii
One of us first fought World War III from the backseat of a station wagon headed toward Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For the other, it was at an island cabin on...
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Sean Parker: Philanthropy For Hackers
In the past several decades, there has been a monumental shift in the distribution of wealth on the planet.
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That Time the CIA Bugged a Cat to Spy on the Soviets
My favorite story about American spying is one I've never been able to verify with the Central Intelligence Agency, and not for lack of trying.
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6 Reasons Why We're nderhyping the Internet of Things
Just when you thought the Internet of Things couldn't possibly live up to its hype, along comes a blockbuster, 142-page report from McKinsey Global Institute ("The...
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Should a Driverless Car Decide Who Lives or Dies?
The gearheads in Detroit, Tokyo, and Stuttgart have mostly figured out how to build driverless vehicles. Even the Google guys seem to have solved the riddle.
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The Future of Computer Science and Engineering Is in Your Hands
How government service can profoundly influence computer science research and education.
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African Americans in the U.S. Computing Sciences Workforce
An exploration of the education-to-work pipeline.
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An Updated Software Almanac
Research into what makes software projects succeed.
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Respecting People and Respecting Privacy
Minimizing data collection to protect user privacy and increase security.
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Anti-Circumvention Rules Limit Reverse Engineering
Considering some of the requested exceptions to technical protection mechanisms.
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Is Facial Recognition Tech Really a Threat to Privacy?
Facebook has decided not to offer its photo-sharing app Moments in Europe because of regulator concerns over its facial recognition technology.
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Beware the Listening Machines
One of my great pleasures in life is attending conferences on fields I'm intrigued by, but know nothing about.
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How the Astros Baseball Hack Explains Chinese Cyberespionage
Two major cybersecurity scandals are currently making headlines: One is the hack of an internal network belonging to a Major League Baseball team, allegedly bya...
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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 the Opm Breach Is Such a Security and Privacy Debacle
If it's not already a maxim, it should be: Every big hack discovered will eventually prove to be more serious than first believed.
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