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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We Need to Talk About How Good AI Is Getting
We are in a golden age of progress in artificial intelligence, and it is time to start taking its potential and risks seriously.
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Software Can Do Better than 'Male,' 'Female,' and 'Other'
Providing more-expansive gender options is not a difficult coding problem.
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Interpretable Machine Learning
A conversation with Been Kim, staff research scientist at Google Brain.
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On the Model of Computation: Counterpoint: Parallel Programming Wall and Multicore Software Spiral: Denial Hence Crisis
Parallel programming wall and multicore software spiral: Denial hence crisis.
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On the Model of Computation: Point: We Must Extend Our Model of Computation to Account for Cost and Location
We must extend our model of computation to account for cost and location.
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The Computer Scientist Challenging AI to Learn Better
Christopher Kanan is building algorithms that can continuously learn over time—the way people do.
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Can Neural Networks Learn Better than Human Neurons?
When AI programmers stop trying to copy the human neuron, neural networks make much better progress.
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Meta's Message Encryption Was Built to Fail
Chat between a teen and her mom about an alleged abortion helped police build their case.
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How to Solve AI's 'Common-Sense' Problem
AI systems without common sense will make mistakes when they reach the limits of where they've been trained.
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Virtual Reality Stinks Because It Does Not Smell
For VR to feel truly immersive, it needs to start stinking it up.
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The Age of Algorithmic Anxiety
Interacting online today means being besieged by system-generated recommendations, but do we want what the machines tell us we want?
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Artificial Creativity?
Models such as DALL-E dissociate ideation from implementation, but do we care?
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When Should a Black Box Be Transparent?
When is a replacement not a replacement?
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An Interview with Dana Scott
ACM Fellow and A.M. Turing Award recipient Dana Scott reflects on his career.
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An Interview with Dana Scott
ACM Fellow and A.M. Turing Award recipient Dana Scott reflects on his career.
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Transforming Science through Cyberinfrastructure
NSF's vision for the U.S. cyberinfrastructure ecosystem for science and engineering in the 21st century.
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Matthew Ball on the Metaverse
Leading metaverse theorist shares his thoughts on the sudden rise of the concept, its utility for the enterprise, and what we still get wrong.
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