Communications of the ACM
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Understanding Law and the Rule of Law: A Plea to Augment CS Curricula
Why law matters for computer scientists and other folk.
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The Push for Stricter Rules for Internet Platforms
Considering the origins, interpretations, and possible changes to Communications Decency Act §230 amid an evolving online environment.
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Content Moderation Modulation
Deliberating on how to regulate—or not regulate—online speech in the era of evolving social media.
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Silicon Politics
Tracing the widening path between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
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Copyright's Online Service Providers Safe Harbors Under Siege
Reviewing the most significant changes recommended in the recently released U.S. Copyright Office Section 512 Study.
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Sony CEO Taps His Inner Gamer
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida discusses the PlayStation maker's "American" comeback, videogames he loves to play, and the reason for Sony's electric ca.
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AI Ruined Chess. Now, It's Making the Game Beautiful Again
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik teamed up with AI researchers at Alphabet's DeepMind lab to test game variants that can jolt chess players into creative...
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Netflix's Reed Hastings Deems Remote Work 'a Pure Negative'
Reed Hastings, a founder and co-chief executive of Netflix Inc., discusses working from home, returning to the office, delivering candid feedback, and more.
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Autonomous Vehicle Safety: Lessons from Aviation
How more than 25years of experience with aviation safety-critical systems can be applied to autonomous vehicle systems.
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A Recent Renaissance in Privacy Law
Considering the recent increased attention to privacy law issues amid the typically slow pace of legal change.
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AI Authorship?
Considering the role of humans in copyright protection of outputs produced by artificial intelligence.
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How to Curtail Oversensing in the Home
Limiting sensitive information leakage via smart-home sensor data.
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What Role for Antitrust in Regulating Platforms?
Using regulation to protect competition and innovation.
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Secure Development Tools and Techniques Need More Research That Will Increase Their Impact and Effectiveness in Practice
Secure development is an important and pressing problem.
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Computers Do Not Make Art, People Do
The continually evolving relationship between artistic technologies and artists.
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Defeated Chess Champ Garry Kasparov Has Made Peace With AI
Twenty-three years after his loss to IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer, Garry Kasparov says people need to work with machines.
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Increasing Automation in Policing
Seeking the delicate balance between civil liberties and policing public safety.
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Jenny Xu's App Helps Students Build Hackathon Teams
Jenny Xu, a junior at Stony Brook University, has developed and introduced Hacker Matcher, an app for team building at hackathons.
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