Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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U.S. Copyright Office's Questions about Generative AI
Generating more questions than answers.
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Can Machines Be in Language?
Large language models brought language to machines. Machines are not up to the challenge.
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Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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How the AI Boom Went Bust
Fallout from an exploding bubble of hype triggered the real AI Winter in the late 1980s.
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Toward a Solid Acceptance of the Decentralized Web of Personal Data: Societal and Technological Convergence
Giving individuals more control of their personal data.
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NVIDIA at the Center of the Generative AI Ecosystem – For Now
Assessing the ascent of NVIDIA.
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Ulterior Motives
2023-2024 ACM Athena Lecturer Margo Seltzer recalls the motivations behind the development of the Berkeley DB database software library, and other achievements...
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Thus Spake ChatGPT
On the reliability of AI-based chatbots for science communication.
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Why Is the Current XAI Not Meeting the Expectations?
Seeking better explanations for how algorithmic decisions are made.
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