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U.S. Copyright Office's Questions about Generative AI
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U.S. Copyright Office's Questions about Generative AI

Generating more questions than answers.

Gaining Benefit from Artificial Intelligence and Data Science: A Three-Part Framework
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Gaining Benefit from Artificial Intelligence and Data Science: A Three-Part Framework

Why ethics is not enough.

Virtual and the Future of Conferences
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Virtual and the Future of Conferences

Making conferences more accessible.

Undergraduate Computer Science Curricula
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Undergraduate Computer Science Curricula

First-job readiness versus long-term career preparation.

Leveraging Professional Ethics for Responsible AI
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Leveraging Professional Ethics for Responsible AI

Applying AI techniques to journalism.

Autocorrect Is Not: People Are Multilingual and Computer Science Should Be Too
From Communications of the ACM

Autocorrect Is Not: People Are Multilingual and Computer Science Should Be Too

Considering the interconnection of computing and human languages.

Rebuttal How-To: Strategies, Tactics, and the Big Picture in Research
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Rebuttal How-To: Strategies, Tactics, and the Big Picture in Research

Demystifying rebuttal writing.

Beyond the Editorial Analogy: The Future of the First Amendment on the Internet
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Beyond the Editorial Analogy: The Future of the First Amendment on the Internet

Can the government regulate how social media companies moderate their platforms?

A Clash of Civilizations
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A Clash of Civilizations

The much-sought holy grail of more and faster innovation will come from integrating pipeline thinking and adoption thinking.

Five Ways Executives Misunderstand Technology
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Five Ways Executives Misunderstand Technology

How executives might better understand technology.

Rethinking Conference Formats
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Rethinking Conference Formats

Suggesting a conference format better suited for both onsite and virtual conferences.

The Gamification of Academia
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The Gamification of Academia

Gaming the system.

On Being a Computer Science Communicator
From Communications of the ACM

On Being a Computer Science Communicator

Facilitating more effective public engagement with a computer science perspective.

Legal Challenges to Generative AI, Part II
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Legal Challenges to Generative AI, Part II

Deliberating on inconclusive AI-generated policy questions.

On Being a University's First Chief AI Officer
From ACM Careers

On Being a University's First Chief AI Officer

Western University has created a top-level AI role, appointing Mark Daley as its first chief artificial intelligence officer.

It Is Time to Let Go of 'Virtual Reality'
From Communications of the ACM

It Is Time to Let Go of 'Virtual Reality'

Advocating standardized terminology and reporting guidelines for mixed reality research.

How Software Stifles Competition and Innovation
From Communications of the ACM

How Software Stifles Competition and Innovation

Factoring the slowing up of startups.

Barbershop Computing
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Barbershop Computing

Moving education beyond computer science pipelines.

Closing Our Digital Divides
From Communications of the ACM

Closing Our Digital Divides

Seeking a more efficient path to improved broadband Internet access.
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