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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Software Engineering of Machine Learning Systems
Seeking to make machine learning more dependable.
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Ethical AI is Not about AI
The equation Ethics + AI = Ethical AI is questionable.
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The Elephant in the Room
It is time to get the POSIX elephant off our necks.
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Four Ways to Add Active Learning to Computing Courses
How active-learning techniques can benefit students in computing courses.
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The Overlooked Upsides of Algorithms in the Workplace
Orly Lobel, a law professor at the University of San Diego, believes technology can make the world a better place — and she knows in 2022, that makes her a bit...
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The AI Ethicist's Dirty Hands Problem
Attempting to balance sometimes-conflicting interests.
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Are We Cobblers without Shoes?: Making Computer Science Data FAIR
In search of more efficient data sharing.
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The End of Programming
The end of classical computer science is coming, and most of us are dinosaurs waiting for the meteor to hit.
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Are Software Updates Useless against Advanced Persistent Threats?
Considering the conundrum of software updates.
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From Quantum Computing to Quantum Communications
Attempting to disentangle mechanical principles.
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Global Perspectives of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
ACM luminaries describe how their experiences with DEI issues vary between the different continents where they have lived.
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Building a New Economy: Data, AI, and Web3
How distributed technologies could return more control to users.
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Can Universities Combat the 'Wrong Kind of AI'?
Seeking an artificial intelligence reset.
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The Four Horsemen of an Ailing Software Project
Don't let the pale rider catch you with an exception.
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The Context Problem in Artificial Intelligence
The artificial intelligence design challenge of teaming humans and machines is difficult because machines cannot read the context of use.
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Intelligent Futures in Task Assistance
Applying lessons learned developing and deploying task management software.
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Rethinking Silicon Valley: Stewart Brand's Lost Journal
Discovering a hidden chapter in computing history.
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What Must All Post-Secondary Students Learn about Computing?
Expanding students' understanding of computing's potential.
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Mobile-App Privacy Nutrition Labels Missing Key Ingredients for Success
Android and iOS privacy labels confuse developers and end users.
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