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The Need For Combined Data And Analytic Governance
Numbers don't mean anything if people don't understand, or trust, the computation behind them.
From BLOG@CACM
Evaluating Research Results for Practical Applications
The role of the application of research results in assessing the achievements of scientists.
From BLOG@CACM
Large Language Models like ChatGPT say The Darnedest Things
ChatGPT makes the same kinds of mistakes its predecessors did. What can and should we do about it?
From BLOG@CACM
How do Authors' Perceptions about their Papers Compare with Co-Authors' Perceptions and Peer-Review Decisions?
Does peer review change authors' perception of their own papers?
From BLOG@CACM
AI's Jurassic Park Moment
New systems like chatGPT are enormously entertaining, and even mind-boggling, but also unreliable, and potentially dangerous.
From BLOG@CACM
The Legacy of Peer-to-Peer Systems
What happened to peer-to-peer as a technological concept?
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What Does Meta AI's Diplomacy-Winning Cicero Mean for AI?
Hint: It's not all about scaling.
From BLOG@CACM
Starlink's Critical Vulnerability, or Elon Musk is Not Worrying in Vain
We analyze the operations of the Starlink Global Satellite System deployed by SpaceX, in terms of its security and resilience.
From BLOG@CACM
Data Loss Prevention vs. Data-Centric Audit and Protection: What Is the Difference?
A look at the typical tasks solved by DCAP systems, and how they differ from those solved by DLP systems.
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Data Governance and the Psychology of Tension Management
The balancing of the chaos of no data tension and too much tension on data assets is what data governance frameworks and processes attempt to manage.
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DevSecOps: Resolving Disagreements Between Developers and Security Teams
Conflicts and disputes can arise between these adjacent teams; it is impossible to avoid them in the process of launching new products. And they certainly require...
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A History of One Brute-Force Attack
A classic brute-force attack boils down to guessing credentials. In my scenario, though, the perpetrators acted somewhat differently.
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On the Ethics of Writing With AIs
AI-generated text, even if accepted from an ethical standpoint, raises questions about the provenance of the generated text.
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Why Are There So Many Programming Languages?
Most languages differ less in what they make possible, and more in terms of what they make easy.
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AI as (an Ersatz) Natural Science?
The emergence of large learned models is changing the nature of artificial intelligence research in fundamental ways.
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Enterprise Metrics and Optimization
Metrics are critical; without them, you are flying blind. But be careful what you try to optimize, because you might just get it.
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