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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Stop Talking About AI Ethics. It's Time to Talk About Power
AI scholar Kate Crawford explores the history of artificial intelligence and its impact on the physical world in her new book, Atlas of AI.
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Software Professionals, Malpractice Law, and Codes of Ethics
In pursuit of professional status for computing professionals.
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Understanding Law and the Rule of Law: A Plea to Augment CS Curricula
Why law matters for computer scientists and other folk.
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Why Cryptocurrency Is A Giant Fraud
Speculators might make money on cryptocurrency, but the arguments for its usefulness fail completely.
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Why Bitcoin Is Bad for the Environment
Cryptocurrency mining uses huge amounts of power — and can be as destructive as the real thing.
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Turing Awardee Jeffrey Ullman on How He Got Involved with Computer Science
Jeffrey Ullman, co-recipient of the 2020 ACM A.M. Turing Award, discusses the imposter syndrome, running a Burroughs 5500, and using applications to address social...
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The Push for Stricter Rules for Internet Platforms
Considering the origins, interpretations, and possible changes to Communications Decency Act §230 amid an evolving online environment.
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Programming the Soon-to-Be World's Fastest Supercomputer
The University of Delaware's Sunita Chandrasekaran is leading an international team that is designing an app for the world's fastest supercomputer, set to come...
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Content Moderation Modulation
Deliberating on how to regulate—or not regulate—online speech in the era of evolving social media.
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Silicon Politics
Tracing the widening path between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
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AI Pioneer Geoff Hinton: 'Deep Learning Is Going to Be Able to Do Everything'
Thirty years ago, Geoffrey Hinton's belief in neural networks was contrarian. Now it's hard to find people who disagree with him.
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Quantum Computing Pioneer Warns of Complacency over Internet Security
Nature talks to Peter Shor 25 years after he showed how to make quantum computations feasible — and how they could endanger our data.
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Copyright's Online Service Providers Safe Harbors Under Siege
Reviewing the most significant changes recommended in the recently released U.S. Copyright Office Section 512 Study.
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The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra's work and ideas shaped the emerging field of computer science like few others.
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Sony CEO Taps His Inner Gamer
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida discusses the PlayStation maker's "American" comeback, videogames he loves to play, and the reason for Sony's electric ca.
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The Future of American Industry Depends on Open Source Tech
Open source has two important, and somewhat counterintuitive, advantages: speed and security.
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Technical Curiosity With a Philosophical Bent
Rohini Srivathsa, National Technology Officer at Microsoft India, talks about life, ethics, the future, and the power of diversity and inclusion.
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Why Did We Go Digital?
Princeton University's Ken Steiglitz feels an attachment to the analog.
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