Communications of the ACM
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We Are Not Users: Gaining Control Over New Technologies
Seeking a more selective approach to technology usage.
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Explicative Programming
Making Computational Thinking relevant to schools.
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Privacy Engineering Superheroes
Privacy engineers are essential to both preventing and responding to organizational privacy problems.
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It's Time to Stop Paying for a VPN
Many services meant to protect your Web browsing can no longer be trusted
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A Developer's Guide to Machine-Learning Security
Countering adversarial attacks means understanding the different types as well as the ML weak spots
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AI Futures: Fact and Fantasy
Three books offer varied perspectives on the ascendancy of artificial intelligence.
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Competitive Compatibility: Let's Fix the Internet, Not the Tech Giants
Seeking to make Big Tech less central to the Internet.
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Remaining Connected Throughout Design
Applying the unique experiences of designing technologies for vulnerable communities.
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How GitHub COO Erica Brescia Runs the Coding Gold Mines
Tech leader discusses the state of GitHub's infrastructure, open source software philosophies, and more
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Playing With, and Against, Computers
2019 ACM Computing Prize recipient David Silver on developing the AlphaGo algorithm, his fascination with Go, and on teaching computers to play.
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AI Ethics: A Call to Faculty
Integrating ethics into artificial intelligence education and development.
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Whose Smartphone Is It?
Should two private companies have complete control over the world's cellphones?
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Testing Educational Digital Games
Diversifying usability studies utilizing rapid application development.
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Back of the Envelope
Back-of-the-envelope calculations are a powerful professional practice.
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Women's Lives in Code
Exploring Ellen Ullman's 'Close to the Machine' and AMC's 'Halt and Catch Fire.'
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Security Done Right Can Make Smart Cities Wise
Seeking security improvements for smart cities.
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How to Do Machine Learning without an Army of Data Scientists
Machine learning is still harder than it needs to be, but there are tools that can help
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