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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U.S. Copyright Office's Questions about Generative AI
Generating more questions than answers.
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Toward a Solid Acceptance of the Decentralized Web of Personal Data: Societal and Technological Convergence
Giving individuals more control of their personal data.
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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?
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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...
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Legal Challenges to Generative AI, Part II
Deliberating on inconclusive AI-generated policy questions.
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How Software Stifles Competition and Innovation
Factoring the slowing up of startups.
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Closing Our Digital Divides
Seeking a more efficient path to improved broadband Internet access.
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The Human Touch
There is no substitute for good, direct, honest training.
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For a More Transparent Governance of Open Source
Seeking the best governance models for FOSS projects.
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Why You Should Be Able to Make Your Own Individualized, Digital Nano-Currency
Increasing opportunities for access to traditional financial systems.
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Lost in Afghanistan: Can the World Take ICT4D Seriously?
Seeking to maximize the value of information and communication technologies for development research.
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Can Generative AI Bots Be Trusted?
It will be a long road to learning how to use generative AI wisely.
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Conjoined Twins: Artificial Intelligence and the Invention of Computer Science
How artificial intelligence and computer science grew up together.
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The 5 Biggest Risks of Generative AI
AI makes our lives easier in many different ways, but these benefits can come with costs.
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Do the Right Thing
Exploring the intersection of legal compliance and ethical judgment.
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Faculty Can Save Lives of the Elderly
A unique viewpoint on risks to senior citizens from academia.
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Cyber Efficiency and Cyber Resilience
Complementary objectives competing for the same resources.
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Where Is the Research on Cryptographic Transition and Agility?
Gaps facing the industry as quantum safe algorithms move closer to standardization.
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