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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Interpretability of Artificial Neural Network Models in AI versus Neuroscience
Potential synergies and tensions between neuroscientists and AI researchers in interpreting artificial neural networks.
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Advancing Ethics Review Practices in AI Research
Recent initiatives to implement AI ethics review processes, better understand societal impacts, and share learnings have had a positive effect, but more needs to...
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AI Is Now Essential National Infrastructure
Building government artificial intelligence capability is as important as roads and rail.
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Can AI Invent?
Recent patent applications for two inventions that are claimed to have been made by an AI are bringing these questions to the fore.
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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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What Does It Mean to Align AI with Human Values?
Making sure our machines understand the intent behind our instructions requires understanding intelligence itself.
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Your Creativity Will Not Save Your Job from AI
Once considered capable only of unimaginative, routine work, the robots of today craft articles and create award-winning art.
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The New AI Writing Tool Might Teach Us the Value of Truth
AI literally does not care what is true.
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Effective Altruism Is Pushing a Dangerous Brand of AI Safety
This philosophy fuels the artificial intelligence research agenda, creating a harmful system in the name of saving humanity.
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The False Promise of America's CHIPS Act
It is doubtful that large subsidies and government management will keep U.S. chip makers on top.
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Adam Dymitruk on Event Modeling
Exploring the event-modeling approach to discovering requirements and designing software systems.
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Three Key Takeaways from Meta's Galactica AI
We should look at Galactica's initial failure as another scientific experiment, one that can bring us one step closer to success.
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