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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Andrew Ng Calls for Smart-Sized, 'Data-Centric' Solutions to Big Issues
AI pioneer says he has identified the next big shift in artificial intelligence
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Understanding Software Dynamics
In an interview, computer architect Richard L. Sites discusses his new book
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The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Datasets
Retired and redacted datasets flagged as harmful or biased continue to rear their ugly heads
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Why Better AI May Depend on Fake Data
Synthetic data can provide AI with a broader education than real-world data, but challenges exist
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Robot Learning at Google and Generalization via Language
Google Robotics research scientist Eric Jang talks about robotic manipulation and self-supervised robotic learning
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2021 Was the Year of Monster AI Models
GPT-3 kicked off a new trend in AI for bigger and bigger models, but how large will they get?
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Artificial Intelligence Across Company Borders
Enabling effective cross-company AI without data disclosure.
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Addressing Algorithmic Discrimination
Considering the intersection of technical design and civil rights when building and using classification algorithms.
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Log4j Vulnerability: Why Your Hot Take on It Is Wrong
Log4j vulnerability is too complex to be boiled down to just single cause
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The Dream of U.S.-Made Computer Chips
Before we invest in making more chips on U.S. soil, we should be asking what we're trying to achieve
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AWS Has a Sexy New Modernization Play: Mainframes
AWS announced a range of cool services at re:Invent 2021, but none more important than its Mainframe Modernization service
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Your Response to AWS Going Down Shouldn't Be Multicloud
It's convenient but wrong to assume multicloud will solve your application resilience woes
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How Much Has Quantum Computing Actually Advanced?
John Martinis, former chief architect of Google Sycamore, offers a measured perspective on quantum's progress
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Securing Kubernetes Environments
Lack of resources is a massive blocker, so IT leaders need to prioritize
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Be Wary of Trusting Algorithms in Volatile Markets
IT leaders can prevent disaster by understanding and articulating the risks of relying on increasingly complex algorithms
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Medical Artificial Intelligence: The European Legal Perspective
Although the European Commission proposed new legislation for the use of "high-risk artificial intelligence" earlier this year, the existing European fundamental...
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Text and Data Mining of In-Copyright Works: Is It Legal?
How copyright law might be an impediment to text and data mining research.
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Infrastructure as Code
Helping software developers use code to access more control over cloud infrastructure assets
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The Challenges of Regulating Cryptocurrency
The S.E.C. has yet to set clear rules on cryptocurrencies, leaving the industry guessing. Maybe that's how the agency wants it.
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