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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Automation and the 'Winner Take Most' Effect
The threat that automation poses to humans has been greatly exaggerated, says Erik Brynjolfsson, director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and a senior fellow...
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Building a Multilingual Wikipedia
Seeking to develop a multilingual Wikipedia where content can be shared among language editions.
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Roots of 'Program' Revisited
Considering the fundamental nature and malleability of programming.
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When Hackers Were Heroes
The complex legacy of Steven Levy's obsessive programmers.
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The Non-Psychopath's Guide to Managing an Open Source Project
Respect your staff, learn from others, and know when to let go.
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Bridging The Gap Between AI Policymakers and AI Developers
The current gap in policymakers' tech knowledge and technologists' ethics knowledge needs to be bridged to ensure AI's sustainable development.
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What Can the Maker Movement Teach Us About the Digitization of Creativity?
Experimenting with the creative process.
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50 Years of Pascal
The Pascal programming language creator Niklaus Wirth reflects on its origin, spread, and further development.
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Science Is Not Another Opinion
The issue is not who has the "truth," but whose claims deserve more credence.
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What To Do About Deepfakes
Seeking to reap the positive uses of synthetic media while minimizing or preventing negative societal impact.
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Informing California Privacy Regulations with Evidence from Research
Designing and testing 'Do Not Sell My Personal Information' icons.
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Let's Not Dumb Down the History of Computer Science
Donald Knuth on the best way to recognize the history of computer science.
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CAPE: A Framework for Assessing Equity throughout the Computer Science Education Ecosystem
Examining both the leading indicators of equity in CS and the lagging indicators of student outcomes.
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When Permissioned Blockchains Deliver More Decentralization Than Permissionless
Considerations for the governance of distributed systems.
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Peggy Delmas on the Work of Catholic Sister Scientists
Peggy M. Delmas, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of South Alabama, has written a study that sheds light on the contributions...
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Is It Time to Rethink Women Leadership in Technology?
Having women in senior leadership positions can positively impact female employee engagement and retention.
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Insights for AI from the Human Mind
How the cognitive sciences can inform the quest to build systems with the flexibility of the human mind.
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The Immortal Soul of an Old Machine
Taking apart a book to figure out how it works.
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