Vinton G. Cerf – Page 10 – Communications of the ACM

Opinion Jan 1 2015

Oral interaction with computers is increasingly common. Pretty much anywhere you use a keyboard, Google's applications now allow you to speak. This leads me to wonder whether it is possible to write significant programs by way of high-level oral (or written) interaction with a programming system.

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Dec 1 2014

Does Innovation Create or Destroy Jobs?

Do we know whether innovation creates or destroys jobs? The answer is yes to both aspects. What should be fairly obvious is that new jobs created by innovation often require new skills and some displaced workers may not be able to learn them.

Computing Applications

Opinion Nov 1 2014

Heidelberg Laureate Forum II

The second Heidelberg Laureate Forum was even better than the first, if that is possible.

Computing Applications

Opinion Oct 1 2014

Unconventional Computing

The prospect of increasingly unconventional computing methods that may force us to rethink how we analyze problems for purposes of getting computers to solve them for us.

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Sep 1 2014

Augmented Reality

As our computational tools become more and more powerful, we can anticipate that our growing knowledge of the mechanics of our world will allow us to use simulation to visualize, understand, and even design processes that we could only crudely imagine before.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Opinion Aug 1 2014

ACM and the Professional Programmer

ACM has not grown in a way commensurate with the evident growth of programmers in the profession. The question is whether and how ACM can adapt its activities and offerings to increase the participation of these professionals.

Computing Applications

Opinion Jul 1 2014

Responsible Programming

Welcome to "Cerf's Up!" I am grateful for Editor-in-Chief Moshe Vardi's invitation to continue writing for Communications; this column succeeds the "From the President" column I penned during my service to ACM in that role.

Computing Applications

Opinion Jun 1 2014

The House Elves of ACM

While ACM is deeply dependent on the extraordinary contributions of our volunteers, the organizational framework and underlying support for this work is key to ACM's successful operation.

Opinion May 1 2014

Sometimes It Takes Some Time!

Too often one gets the impression of tacit expectation that scientific research has to produce results within some predictable time. But many examples illustrate that it may take some time to validate the results of theoretical research.

Computing Applications

Opinion Apr 1 2014

The Internet Governance Ecosystem

Over the past decade, the Internet and its governance has become the topic of major discussion, debate, and controversy.

Computing Applications

Shape the Future of Computing

ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.

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