Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
There is no doubt in my mind that our profession and the products it creates will have a prominent role in shaping our post-COVID-19 society.
Vinton G. Cerf
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Two books, one published to great acclaim and the other still in process, resonate with a visceral intensity for which I was honestly unprepared and surprised.
I have become convinced that our consuming societies, at least in the economically "developed" world, have become sources of harm to ourselves and our planet.
I recently had the opportunity to take a ride in a Waymo self-driving car in Chandler, AZ.
Hazards of the Information Superhighway
The presentation of Internet search results not only must be prioritized by some measure of quality but also the ranking criteria must be clear and well understood. Transparency is our friend in this endeavor.
I keep hearing excuses for not working on difficult problems: "Eventually AI will solve this so there's no point working on it now." Sorry, wrong answer.
Some actions or decisions are irreversible. We would do ourselves a great favor if we were to design our digital systems to the maximum extent possible to avoid irreversible traps.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the activation of the Arpanet project.
We have come a long way since the 1983 activation of the Internet and there is strong evidence that further evolution is to be expected as new technologies arrive to spark imagination and challenge engineers to improve on the past.
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