Communications of the ACM
Self-Driving Vehicle Technology: Progress and Promises
Seeking the answer to the elusive question, 'Are we there yet'?
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Section 230 Is a Government License to Build Rage Machines
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act serves as Facebook and Google's get-out-of-jail-free card for conspiracies and disinformation.
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The Future of American Industry Depends on Open Source Tech
Open source has two important, and somewhat counterintuitive, advantages: speed and security.
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If Done Right, AI Could Make Policing Fairer
Stanford's Fei-Fei Li says technology should be developed in an inclusive way that reflects our values.
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If Done Right, AI Could Make Policing Fairer
Stanford's Fei-Fei Li says technology should be developed in an inclusive way that reflects our values.
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The Cyberwar Needs More Women on the Front Lines
Educating girls to be the cybersecurity leaders of tomorrow will help combat criminals who prey on women and children.
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Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts?
The biggest social network in the world has the wrong idea for how to fight Covid-19 conspiracies.
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Big Data Could Undermine the COVID-19 Response
Blind spots in location-tracking data can threaten both public health and human rights.
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When School Is Online, the Digital Divide Grows Greater
Most U.S. schools are closed, with instruction shifting to the Internet. That's a problem for millions of people without reliable broadband, including 20 percent...
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We Need to Talk About 'Cloud Neutrality'
Given how critical the cloud has become for a huge swath of the tech economy, maybe we should ask ourselves whether this infrastructure should be in the hands of...
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Stop Saying Driverless Cars Will Help Old People
And maybe start including them in research instead of just assuming we know what they want.
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Trolling Is Now Mainstream Political Discourse
We are heading down the dystopian path. Trolling has become a mainstream form, if not the mainstream form of political discourse.
From ACM Opinion