The AI that our top scientists and engineers are now building to advance American security and prosperity could instead sow the seeds of our demise.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | December 5, 2019
Jenny Xu, a junior at Stony Brook University, has developed and introduced Hacker Matcher, an app for team building at hackathons.
Stony Brook University From ACM Opinion | December 3, 2019
We will soon have AI as cognitively sophisticated as mice or dogs, so it is time to start thinking about whether these AIs deserve the ethical protections we typically...aeon From ACM Opinion | November 25, 2019
Barbara Liskov pioneered the modern approach to writing code. She warns that the challenges facing computer science today can't be overcome with good design alone... From ACM Opinion | November 25, 2019
Sir Tim Berners-Lee wanted the Web to serve humanity. He says it's not too late to live up to that promise.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | November 25, 2019
Evaluating the arguments for and against using digital data derived from security breaches.
David M. Douglas From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2019
Dan Jacobson of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has a few ideas on how artificial intelligence might impact agriculture, the food industry, and the field of bioengineering...Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM Opinion | November 14, 2019
There are several things court systems and professional organizations should do to enhance the technical capabilities of judges.
Brookings From ACM Opinion | November 8, 2019
We are heading down the dystopian path. Trolling has become a mainstream form, if not the mainstream form of political discourse.
Wired From ACM Opinion | November 7, 2019
Recent trends point to a decline in traditional education due to changing views and alternative education opportunities.
InformationWeek From ACM Opinion | November 6, 2019
At far too many institutions today, students who are not computer science majors encounter severe enrollment caps and watered-down or limited courses, writes Robert...Inside Higher Ed From ACM Opinion | November 5, 2019
Bostrom, Russell, and other writers argue that even if the probability is small that superintelligent machines will emerge in the foreseeable future, we should...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | November 1, 2019
Technology giants like Facebook and Google have transformed the Internet into a corporate monopoly, experts warn, but a growing cottage industry aims to decentralize...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2019