Chatbots can be biased, deceptive or even dangerous. Hackers are competing to figure out exactly how.
The Washington Post From ACM News | August 8, 2023
Higher education institutions are seeing rising enrollment in computer science at the same time interest in humanities is declining.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2023
Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government announced that next year it will close a research facility that studied online misinformation.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 9, 2023
University of Chicago scientists are conducting quantum Internet research in a basement closet.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | October 12, 2022
Dartmouth College researchers found that smartphone technology and artificial intelligence could be employed as an "early detection system" for mental health issues...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 9, 2022
The British government has changed its strategy of using an algorithm to estimate how students would have performed on A-level college admissions exams after results...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | August 19, 2020
U.S. colleges are racing to contain the Covid-19 pandemic with technology including contact-tracing applications and facial recognition, prompting concerns about...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | July 16, 2020
In recent years, there's been serious talk about how to build the Metaverse, the next version of the Internet, and who will build it first.
The Washington Post From ACM News | April 21, 2020
The quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted teachers to utilize popular video games to conduct lessons on a range of topics.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2020
Facebook, Google, and Twitter are struggling to prevent misinformation on their platforms about the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2020
Government scientists and technologists are trying to help U.S. lawmakers become more technology-savvy.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2020
Video game developers are creating technologies to support the training of doctors performing surgery and other medical procedures.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2020
Dozens of colleges across the United States are using short-range phone sensors and campuswide Wi-Fi networks to monitor students' academic performance, analyze...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 26, 2019
Fordham University students are using virtual reality technology to build their business skills in simulated environments.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2019
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam unveiled plans to help public universities produce 31,000 additional degree-holders in computer science and related disciplines over...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 8, 2019
Parents and students are grappling with the privacy implications of software increasingly used by U.S. schools, including apps that monitor students' movements—even...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2019
Google has launched an artificial intelligence-powered tool that automatically detects grammar mistakes while messages are being composed in Gmail, and auto-corrects...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | September 3, 2019