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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.

Can Machines Be in Language?
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Can Machines Be in Language?

Large language models brought language to machines. Machines are not up to the challenge.

Disinformation 2.0 in the Age of AI: A Cybersecurity Perspective
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Disinformation 2.0 in the Age of AI: A Cybersecurity Perspective

Why disinformation is a cyber threat.

Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
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Generative AI Degrades Online Communities

How large language models are influencing online communities.

Dear Diary
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Dear Diary

On keeping a laboratory notebook.

How the AI Boom Went Bust
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How the AI Boom Went Bust

Fallout from an exploding bubble of hype triggered the real AI Winter in the late 1980s.

Achievement in Microarchitecture
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Achievement in Microarchitecture

David Papworth, a 30-year veteran of Intel, on what led to the P6 microprocessor and how that changed the microarchitectural paradigm.

Achievement in Microarchitecture
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Achievement in Microarchitecture

David Papworth, a 30-year veteran of Intel, on what led to the P6 microprocessor and how that changed the microarchitectural paradigm.

The Perils of Leveraging Evil Digital Twins as Security-Enhancing Enablers
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The Perils of Leveraging Evil Digital Twins as Security-Enhancing Enablers

Seeking more secure and effective digital representations.

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?

NVIDIA at the Center of the Generative AI Ecosystem – For Now
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NVIDIA at the Center of the Generative AI Ecosystem – For Now

Assessing the ascent of NVIDIA.

Data Bias Management
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Data Bias Management

Envisioning a unique approach toward bias and fairness research.

Ulterior Motives
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Ulterior Motives

2023-2024 ACM Athena Lecturer Margo Seltzer recalls the motivations behind the development of the Berkeley DB database software library, and other achievements...

Thus Spake ChatGPT
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Thus Spake ChatGPT

On the reliability of AI-based chatbots for science communication.

Why Is the Current XAI Not Meeting the Expectations?
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Why Is the Current XAI Not Meeting the Expectations?

Seeking better explanations for how algorithmic decisions are made.

Halfway Around the World
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Halfway Around the World

Learn the language, meet the people, eat the food.

A Strategy for Scaling Advanced Analytics
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A Strategy for Scaling Advanced Analytics

Key elements for scaling advanced analytics.

There Was No 'First AI Winter'
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There Was No 'First AI Winter'

Despite challenges and failures, the artificial intelligence community grew steadily during the 1970s.

The Infrapolitics of Algorithmic Resistance
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The Infrapolitics of Algorithmic Resistance

Exploring the complex interactions between humans and machines governed by algorithms.

Privacy in the Age of AI
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Privacy in the Age of AI

What has changed and what should we do about it?
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