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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Which Crypto Platform Will Rule Them All?
Can Ethereum remain the crypto platform of choice for developers?
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Instagram Isn't the Only Social Media That's Hurting Girls
Researchers and reporters have been documenting social media's harmful effects on kids prior to whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony
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Americans Need a Bill of Rights for an AI-Powered World
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is developing principles to guard against powerful technologies—with input from the public
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Supersized AIs: Are Truly Intelligent Machines Just a Matter of Scale?
Gigantic neural networks that write with remarkable fluency have led to suggestions that scaling up will usher in ultimately true machine intelligence
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The DOJ Wants Companies to Admit Their Cybersecurity Problems
Agency plans to use Civil War-era "Lincoln Law" to enforce cybersecurity disclosure
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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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Facebook Can't Be Saved
Whistleblower Frances Haugen told senators that Facebook shouldn't be broken up, but its problems are a direct consequence of its size.
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Losing Facebook Is Bad, but Losing WhatsApp Is Worse
What happens when you lose the encrypted messaging app everyone uses?
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Amazon Should Invent With Care
Amazon's spirit of invention is refreshing, but technologists must think through the consequences.
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Big Tech's Congressional Circus Rolls On
The Congressional response to Big Tech continues to underwhelm
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Why OpenAI's Codex Won't Replace Coders
Human programmers can actually become more powerful and efficient with Codex
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Facebook Is What's Wrong with America, Says Tech Billionaire Benioff
Salesforce CEO warns that deception on social media is making it harder to solve societal challenges
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Why Facebook Should Release the Facebook Files
The company's least-bad option might also do a lot of good
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Timnit Gebru's Plan to Rethink Big Tech
Former Google AI ethics chief says whistleblowers working on AI need newer, better, tougher regulatory protections
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Protecting People from States
Cyber governance must have human rights, freedom at its core
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'Self-Driving' Cars Begin to Emerge from a Cloud of Hype
Developers try to overcome a multitude of technical challenges before vehicles drive on their own
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Leadership Lessons about Ethical AI and Algorithms
Wall Street Journal's Facebook series exposes flaws in leadership's handling of algorithms' unintended consequences
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Should Oversight of Biased AI Be Left Up to People?
Mounting research shows humans may not be up to the task of reigning in runaway algorithms
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America Is Being Held for Ransom, and It Needs to Fight Back
A comprehensive anti-ransomware strategy must make it tougher for criminal groups and their sponsors to carry out attacks
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