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ChatGPT (and Other Generative AI Applications) as a Disruptive Technology for Computer Science Education: Obsolescence or Reinvention
Generative AI may turn out to be disruptive technologies for computer science education, but generative AI can also be conceived…
From BLOG@CACM
The Size of Computing Education Today, By The Numbers
How many students learn general-purpose programming today, compared to using other computing environments or learning other STEM subjects?
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If We Want Women to Persist in Computing, Teach Them Programming – At Any Age
Two recent reports point to the important of teaching female students to program and that it's never "too late."
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Vice Epistemology of the Internet
How can we apply virtue epistemology to the problem of fake news?
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The African Enigma: Who Knows More?
Tally sticks and notched bones are among the oldest digital data carriers.
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Who Manufactured the Mysterious Chinese Android?
In the 18th century, there were several famous makers of automatons in Europe; who created the Chinese musical clock automaton figure?
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Lessons from a First-Year Seminar
Teaching a first-year seminar to a mixed group musters the basics of computer science.
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Leonardo's Self-driving Car
Leonardo da Vinci, who died 500 years ago, had already designed a self-driving car.
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Turing Lectures Open ACM FCRC
The Turing Lectures of 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award Laureates Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun were highlights of the welcome session of ACM FCRC.
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How Do You Calculate with the Sector?
The sector was developed in the second half of the 16th century, and was in widespread use until the end of the 19th century,
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Variable Vagaries
The variable, construed as an L-value, makes some offbeat appearances.
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How to Support Research in Computer Science via Russian Scientific Foundations
Russia is lagging behind the world average in fields including medicine, the agricultural sciences, biotechnology, pharmacology, the social sciences, and computer...
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Google Translate Does Not Understand the Content of the Texts
How well do translation programs translate?
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Breaking the Chains of Freelance Slavery
The idea of working from home is no longer novel, and there are a number of drawbacks to consider.
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Women Now Outnumber Men in Medical Schools. Computer Science Should Be Next.
This story about encouragement tells us how we can change girls' and women's lives.
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Immigrants Help Solve the Looming STEM Worker Shortage
Our economic vitality depends on them.
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Blockchain Was the First, but Will Not Be the Last
What is the outlook for Zero-Trust Decentralization, and should we expect other products aside from Blockchain?
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In Search of A Rare Roman Pocket Calculator
As far as we know, three original copies of the Roman hand abacus have survived. There is a fourth device, but nobody knows where it is.
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