Which Were the Most Influential Early Computers?
Considering early machines that had the greatest influence on the development of program-controlled computers.
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Mitigating the Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science Education
How can machine learning educators help learners cope with the base rate neglect cognitive bias?
Advances in the Quantum Internet
A deep dive into the quantum Internet's potential to transform and disrupt.
A space-traveling bail-bond agent and the ship's resourceful AI chase fugitives across the galaxy.
ACM has the responsibility to fulfill its mission to the fullest, not just for the sake of computing professionals but for society at large.
Color Blind Accessibility Manifesto
Designing experiences from an accessibility and inclusion perspective significantly expands creative possibilities and creates better solutions for everyone.
Why Universities Must Resist GPA-based Enrollment Caps in the Face of Surging Enrollments
Considering the challenges for universities to adapt their business models to changing student demands.
Computational Thinking in the Era of Data Science
Incorporating data thinking into computer science education.
Some small companies are making crowdwork part of their formal business via teams that can complete multifaceted, complex tasks requiring specialized expertise.
Conferences can renew our professional commitment and inspire thought on problems we face.
The Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science
Using Bayes' Theorem, the correct answer to both the medical diagnosis problem and to the lion classification question, can be calculated.
Apple’s Challenge to Virtualization Software
Is it okay for security researchers to virtualize software to look for vulnerabilities?
Some jargon can be offensive to newcomers and unintentionally shape our thoughts.
Surveillance Too Cheap to Meter
Stopping Big Brother would require an expensive overhaul of the entire system.
I became Editor-in-Chief of Communications of the ACM to make the magazine again the forum where the computer science community shares its most important results.
I am delighted to be joining Communications as a chair for the Viewpoints section. I hope to stir some vigorous debate about the impact of computing for both good and ill, about how the ACM community itself functions, and about its role in society more broadly.
Exploring Questions and Answers in Computer Science Education
We embrace the broader vision of Communications as a place the computing community can come to stay abreast of areas other than its own and are excited to make computing education a part of that vision.
An Association of the Members, by the Members, for the Members
The ACM Future of Computing Academy and social-responsibility initiatives are both very important to the future of ACM, and ACM should not give up on them.
AI as (an Ersatz) Natural Science?
The emergence of large learned models is changing the nature of artificial intelligence research in fundamental ways.
Machine Learning: Out! Data Science: In!
We propose to stop teaching machine learning courses to populations whose core discipline is neither computer science nor mathematics and statistics.
Five Years as Editor-in-Chief of Communications
This is my last editorial as Editor-in-Chief of Communications, so it is a moment to share learnings and, of course, to reflect on accomplishments.
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.
Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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