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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Artificial Intelligence Is a House Divided
A decades-old rivalry has riven the field. It's time to move on.
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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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Polanyi's Revenge and AI's New Romance with Tacit Knowledge
Artificial intelligence systems need the wisdom to know when to take advice from us and when to learn from data.
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Cybersecurity: Is It Worse than We Think?
Evaluating actual implementations and practices versus stated goals.
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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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An Argument Against Cloud-based Applications
The cloud is the excuse and tool that allows the mass collection of our personal data.
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Fair Warning
For as long as there has been AI research, there have been credible critiques about the risks of AI boosterism.
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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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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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Go Language at 13 Years: Ecosystem, Evolution, and Future in Conversation with Steve Francia
To understand where Go is coming from and where it is going, InfoQ reached out to Steve Francia, a core member of the Go programming language team at Google responsible...
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The Turing Test Is Obsolete. It's Time to Build a New Barometer for AI
The goal put forth by the Turing Test is not a useful one for AI scientists. It is time to set a new challenge that inspires researchers and practitioners equally...
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There's No Equity in CS Education Without Connectivity
Access to computer science education begins with closing the digital divide and ensuring all students have adequate broadband Internet.
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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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It's Time to Make Tech Work for Society, Not the Other Way Around
Dame Wendy Hall is regius professor of computer science at the U.K.'s University of Southampton, and former president of ACM.
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Excessive Use of Technology: Can Tech Providers be the Culprits?
Seeking to assess the possible responsibility of tech providers for excessive use patterns.
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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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