Bias, Skew, and Search Engines Are Sufficient to Explain Online Toxicity
Social media would still be a mess even without engagement algorithms.
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A Small Clue Made of Fragmented Pieces
The effect of online comment history disclosure on digital citizenship.
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
Despite concerns, autonomous AI weapons and defense systems for military applications are on the rise.
Disinformation 2.0 in the Age of AI: A Cybersecurity Perspective
Why disinformation is a cyber threat.
Internet of Things Security and Privacy Labels Should Empower Consumers
Designs should offer useful information and convenience.
The Internet of Batteryless Things
Energy-harvesting systems could reshape the Internet of Things.
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without sacrificing the benefits it entails.
Transitioning from classic 'programmed automation' to modern 'AI-powered autonomy.'
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
The Battle to Mitigate E-Waste
As electronic waste grows by the metric ton, companies and citizens work to stem the tide.
Talking about Large Language Models
It is a serious mistake to apply to AI systems the same intuitions that we deploy in our dealings with each other.
Validating Factual Personal Information
What properties would be useful to realize in a system intended to keep personal information, where it is needed, up to date?
A Multifaceted Perspective on the Interdisciplinarity of Data Science
The experience of teaching similar content to students with different academic backgrounds illuminated the varied facets of data science.
In this short sci-fi story from Brian Clegg, a race of AI beings from another world force a human to grapple with the age-old trolley problem...for keeps.
Susan Landau Awarded AMS Bertrand Russell Prize
Landau was awarded the 2024 Bertrand Russell Prize for writing technical research papers and op-eds, publishing public-facing work, briefing policymakers, and participating in national studies. Susan Landau has received several awards in her career as an expert in computer privacy and security, but the most recent, the 2024 Bertrand Russell Prize of the American Mathematical […]
Inherent Limitations of AI Fairness
AI fairness should not be considered a panacea: It may have the potential to make society more fair than ever, but it needs critical thought and outside help to make it happen.
Rebuttal How-To: Strategies, Tactics, and the Big Picture in Research
Demystifying rebuttal writing.
Beyond the Editorial Analogy: The Future of the First Amendment on the Internet
Can the government regulate how social media companies moderate their platforms?
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