Communications of the ACM
Can Generative AI Bots Be Trusted?
It will be a long road to learning how to use generative AI wisely.
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Should Operating Systems Be Intuitive?
Should computers be intuitive, requiring little to no learning or thinking? Is it even possible for them to be so? “Nothing is intuitive,” said Slashdot blogger...
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Q&A: The Networker
Jon Kleinberg talks about algorithms, information flow, and the connections between Web search and social networks.
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A Conversation with David E. Shaw
Stanford professor Pat Hanrahan sits down with the noted hedge fund founder, computational biochemist, and (above all) computer scientist.
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Dealing with the Venture Capital Crisis
The venture capital industry, like financial services in general, has fallen on hard times. Part of the problem is that large payoffs...
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Reflections on Conficker
Conficker's alarming growth rate in early 2009 along with the apparent mystery surrounding its ultimate purpose had raised concern among...
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Computing in the Depression Era
Since its beginning, the computer industry has been through several major recessions, each occurring approximately five years...
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Contagious Craziness, Spreading Sanity
Some examples of the upward or downward spiral of behaviors in the workplace.
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The Grill: Aaron Walsh
Boston College professor Aaron E. Walsh has a vision of making state-of-the-art education freely available to anyone with a computer and Internet connectivity through...
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The Grill: Aaron Walsh
Boston College professor Aaron E. Walsh has a vision of making state-of-the-art education freely available to anyone with a computer and Internet connectivity through...
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An Interview with Maurice Wilkes
Maurice Wilkes, the designer and builder of the EDSAC, passed away on Nov. 29 at age 97. He reflects on his career in this 2009 interview.
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An Interview with Maurice Wilkes
Maurice Wilkes, the designer and builder of the EDSAC, passed away on Nov. 29 at age 97. He reflects on his career in this 2009 interview.
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Face the Inevitable, Embrace Parallelism
Hardware, software, and applications must all evolve in anticipation of the proliferation of parallelism.
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The Long Road to Computer Science Education Reform
Viewing the factors impeding improvements to CS education from kindergarten through grade 12 from a policy perspective.
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How ICT Advances Might Help Developing Nations
Some predictions for technology developments, deployments, and the associated societal implications.
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Computing: The Fourth Great Domain of Science
Computing is as fundamental as the physical, life, and social sciences.
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Keeping Track of Telecommunications Surveillance
The creation of a statistical index of U.S. telecommunications surveillance activities and their results will benefit both civil liberties and law enforcement.
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Viewpoint: Time For Computer Science to Grow Up
As the computer science field has evolved, so should the methods for disseminating computing research results.
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Privacy and Security: An Ethics Code For U.S. Intelligence Officers
Debating and arguing the points of a proposed code of behavior to provide guidance in making choices can produce the most effective ethics training.
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Education: Alice 3: Concrete to Abstract
The innovative Alice 3 programming environment, currently in beta testing, teaches students to program with Alice and Java software.
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