Communications of the ACM
Can Generative AI Bots Be Trusted?
It will be a long road to learning how to use generative AI wisely.
From ACM Opinion
Deep Learning Is a Bad Idea for Security
Deep learning must address some major issues before AI can scale more widely into security applications
From ACM Opinion
Dems Will Probably Miss Chance to Shape Crypto Regulation
Both houses of Congress are back in session with a packed agenda, and way down on that priority list is regulating crypto
From ACM Opinion
An AWS Inconvenience
The company's recent outage took down Adele, Netflix, Tinder, and more, but it could've been worse
From ACM Opinion
AI Needs to Prevent Cyberattacks, Not Just Detect Them
AI should be enabling faster, automated, more ubiquitous prevention of cyberattacks
From ACM Opinion
The DOJ Wants Companies to Admit Their Cybersecurity Problems
Agency plans to use Civil War-era "Lincoln Law" to enforce cybersecurity disclosure
From ACM Opinion
Where Should Information Go to Be Safe?
Enterprise data is safest in the cloud and in the 'fog', according to one expert
From ACM Opinion
Here's Why Tech Companies Are Suddenly Focused on Child Safety
Tech colossi are responding to shifting political winds and trying to preempt new, impending regulations
From ACM Opinion
Can We Handle the Truth about Cybersecurity?
Standardizing disclosure rules while ensuring transparency can strengthen our total cybersecurity landscape
From ACM Opinion
No, Nsa Phone Spying Has Not Ended
At 11:59 P.M. on Saturday night, the U.S. National Security Agency supposedly yanked the cord on its bulk telephone records collection, thereby ending an expansive...
From ACM Opinion
Should Google Be Forced to Offer Privacy Apps? E Fight Offers Test
Disconnect, which makes an ad-blocking app, filed an EU antitrust complaint against Google.
From ACM Opinion
Bitcoin Is Not Just Digital Currency. It's Napster For Finance.
In 2013, bitcoin's valuation didn't just skyrocket, but its infrastructure, services, and adoption exploded as well, culminating in recent announcements that major...
From ACM Opinion
From Technology Executive to Counterterrorism Expert
Former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold has been anything but idle since stepping out of his role as computer technology czar, founding a controversial patent hoarding...
From ACM Opinion