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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Copyright Implications of Emulation Programs
How emulation programs might be affected by new claims of copyright infringement.
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Why a Safe Metaverse Is a Must
Virtual worlds need strong, enforceable rules to avoid the harassment and stalking common on social media platforms
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The Inevitability of Trusted Third Parties
The search for a crypto use case continues
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The Race to Save the Internet from Quantum Hackers
The quantum computer revolution could break encryption, but more-secure algorithms can safeguard privacy
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Why the Prospect of the IRS Using Facial Recognition Is So Alarming
The U.S. government should put more care and due diligence into its use and advocacy of facial recognition technology
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Giving an AI Control of Nuclear Weapons: What Could Go Wrong?
The challenge of autonomous nuclear weapons is a serious one that has received little attention
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The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Datasets
Retired and redacted datasets flagged as harmful or biased continue to rear their ugly heads
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The Strange Allure of the Blockchain
Are we too aggressively looking to replace the danger of unjust financial systems with wildly risky alternative currencies?
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Antitrust Enforcers Are Not Going to Back Down
FTC Chair Lina Khan talks outlines her vision for the future of antitrust enforcement
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Open Source Intelligence
Averting strategic surprises requires uncovering secrets hidden in plain sight
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The Lives of Hidden Figures Matter in Computer Science Education
"I cannot work on what I cannot see . . ." —Katherine Goble, Hidden Figures
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The Real Action for Tech Regulation Is Far from Washington, D.C.
Congress doesn't seem ready to take on privacy or competition, but states are refusing to wait around
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Why the FTC Attempt to Stop Tech 'Surveillance' Faces Long Odds
Lina Khan's FTC has experienced a series of delays in trying to enact new privacy rules
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Dems Will Probably Miss Chance to Shape Crypto Regulation
Both houses of Congress are back in session with a packed agenda, and way down on that priority list is regulating crypto
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AWS Is Too Big to Fail
Quite simply, AWS is too big and has too many customers for the good of society
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Caution Ahead: Navigating Risks to Freedoms Posed by AI
Applications of AI could pierce through boundaries that safeguard our rights and liberties
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Even If Users Do Not Read Security Directives, Their Behavior Is Not So Catastrophic
Turning believers into nonbelievers.
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Artificial Intelligence Across Company Borders
Enabling effective cross-company AI without data disclosure.
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