Communications of the ACM
Dilemma of the Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Landscape
Navigating the complex and varying AI regulatory landscape.
From ACM Opinion
Why American Workers Need to Be Protected From Automation
Bill de Blasio, New York City mayor and a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, says that as president he would issue a robot tax for corporations...
From ACM Opinion
Wouldn't It Be Great If People Could Vote on the Blockchain?
Mobile voting could increase voter participation, but it's plagued by security issues in search of a solution.
From ACM Careers
Major Tech Companies May Be Putting World at Risk From Killer Robots
A new global report ranks 50 tech companies from 12 countries and identifies those at 'highest risk' of putting the world at risk through killer robot development...
From Communications of the ACM
Online Voting: We Can Do It! (We Have To)
Seeking to make online voting more secure than today's flawed paper systems.
From Communications of the ACM
Internet Immunity and the Freedom to Code
A call to preserve the capability of developing the next generation of Internet services.
From ACM Opinion
Silicon Valley Wants To Read Your Mind. You Should Be Worried
Mind-reading systems such as Facebook's brainwave-reading device and Neuralink's brain implants can affect privacy, security, identity, equality and personal safety...
From ACM Opinion
Why Tech Will Never Be Able to Predict the Next Mass Shooting
Following the horrific mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton last weekend, President Trump called on social media companies to develop tools that could help identify...
From ACM Opinion
Shoot-'Em-Up Videogames Don't Warp Minds – Big Tech Does
It takes a lot of effort, research, and efficiency to manipulate people online and influence their behavior in the real world. Silicon Valley has it down to a science...
From ACM Opinion
Western Academia Helps Build China's Automated Racism
Researchers in China are developing new and more invasive techniques to surveil the Uyghurs minority. Some of their work is being supported by academia in the West...
From Communications of the ACM
Block-based Programming in Computer Science Education
Considering how block-based programming environments and tools might be used at the introductory level and beyond.
From ACM Opinion
What's It Like to Work In an Amazon Fulfillment Center?
A former employee discusses the floor conditions she experienced at an Amazon fulfillment center, why the quota system there can be so brutal, and what happens...
From ACM Opinion
Congress Wants to Solve Deepfakes by 2020. That Should Worry Us
Deepfakes are frightening, but so is Congress' rush to regulate them.
From ACM Opinion
Our Disabilities Have Made s Better Scientists
Scientific research is rarely designed to accommodate scientists with medical conditions or disabilities.
From Communications of the ACM
API Copyrights Revisited
Deliberating on the main arguments in recent sets of briefs filed in support of Google's U.S. Supreme Court petition.
From Communications of the ACM
A New Labor Market for People with 'Coolabilities'
How the unique perspective and enhanced strengths accompanying disabilities can benefit the workforce.
From Communications of the ACM
GOTO Rankings Considered Helpful
Seeking to improve rankings by utilizing more objective data and meaningful metrics.
From ACM Opinion
Under Trump, The Fight Against Cybercrime Has Waned
The U.S. government is not doing enough to combat the burgeoning threat of cybercrime.
From ACM Opinion
