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 Professionals, Malpractice Law, and Codes of Ethics
In pursuit of professional status for computing professionals.
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CS Unplugged or Coding Classes?
Perhaps a more appropriate question is 'Why not both'?
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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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The 10 Best Practices for Remote Software Engineering
Focusing on the human element of remote software engineer productivity.
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Let's Be Honest
Seeking to rectify the two mutually exclusive ways of comparing computational power — encoding and simulation.
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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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Hackers Used to Be Humans. Soon, AIs Will Hack Humanity
To date, hacking has exclusively been a human activity. Not for long.
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Google Has A Plan To 'Fix' Online Privacy. Everybody Hates It
Google recently decided to adopt a new way to track users, and says it's more private than cookies and nearly as effective for advertising. The rest of the Internet...
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Data Is Power
Data has become a critical source of power, yet remains largely ungoverned. Washington needs to craft new rules.
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Data Brokers Are a Threat to Democracy
The unregulated practice of data brokerage is incredibly dangerous and harmful, and policymakers can ignore it no longer.
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Intel's Melvin Greer: AI, Data Science a Growth Pillar
Melvin Greer, chief data scientist for the Americas, Intel Corp., discusses the importance of nontechnical skills and cross-domain expertise, ethical AI, and AI...
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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 Healing Power of Javascript
For some, code is therapy, an escape and a path to hope in a troubled world.
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A Computer Scientist Who Tackles Inequality Through Algorithms
Rediet Abebe uses the tools of theoretical computer science to understand pressing social problems — and try to fix them.
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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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Undermining Mathematics In the Land of Zero
Making mathematics and physics optional for an engineering degree runs counter to the spirit of the multi-disciplinary approach and reduces the talk of India's...
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Let's Teach Computer Science Majors to Be Good Citizens
Students in computer science are graduating college with less preparation than students in all other majors to become agents of responsible change in an increasingly...
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