Communications of the ACM
Improving Section 230, Preserving Democracy, and Protecting Free Speech
Proposing a framework for a decentralized market where no one party controls the flow of information.
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Fixing AI's Bias Issues Requires More Than a 'Human in the Loop'
Organizations must account for the biases of their own workers to be able to combat AI blunders.
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Deep Learning Is a Bad Idea for Security
Deep learning must address some major issues before AI can scale more widely into security applications
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Why Better AI May Depend on Fake Data
Synthetic data can provide AI with a broader education than real-world data, but challenges exist
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Dems Will Probably Miss Chance to Shape Crypto Regulation
Both houses of Congress are back in session with a packed agenda, and way down on that priority list is regulating crypto
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An AWS Inconvenience
The company's recent outage took down Adele, Netflix, Tinder, and more, but it could've been worse
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AI Needs to Prevent Cyberattacks, Not Just Detect Them
AI should be enabling faster, automated, more ubiquitous prevention of cyberattacks
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Avoiding AI's Bad Reputation
AI-based advertising models 'give tech a bad name,' says Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost
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The DOJ Wants Companies to Admit Their Cybersecurity Problems
Agency plans to use Civil War-era "Lincoln Law" to enforce cybersecurity disclosure
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Where Should Information Go to Be Safe?
Enterprise data is safest in the cloud and in the 'fog', according to one expert
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Did DeepMind Just Take a Big Step Toward More Human-Like AI?
DeepMind researchers have created software agents that navigate a three-dimensional game world called XLand, where the agents learn from experience, by trial and...
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Here's Why Tech Companies Are Suddenly Focused on Child Safety
Tech colossi are responding to shifting political winds and trying to preempt new, impending regulations
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Can We Handle the Truth about Cybersecurity?
Standardizing disclosure rules while ensuring transparency can strengthen our total cybersecurity landscape
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Wait, There's Supposed to Be a Gadget Repair Market?
A new FTC policy is a warning to companies that glue together smartphones so they can't be opened, charge exorbitant fees for replacement parts, or limit who can...
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Why Business and Academia Need Each Other for Better AI
The best way to accelerate innovation is through cooperation between academics and business.
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Like It or Not, Facebook Has the Right to Choose Your News
There's an old saying that you shouldn't pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.
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The Death of American Research and Development
When rumors began to fly about a merger between chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont , it was obvious the deal was not your ordinary fee-driven scheme dreamed...
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No, Nsa Phone Spying Has Not Ended
At 11:59 P.M. on Saturday night, the U.S. National Security Agency supposedly yanked the cord on its bulk telephone records collection, thereby ending an expansive...
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How a Secret iOS Feature Could Change the Internet
A few weeks ago, a messaging app called FireChat launched.
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Bitcoin Is Not Just Digital Currency. It's Napster For Finance.
In 2013, bitcoin's valuation didn't just skyrocket, but its infrastructure, services, and adoption exploded as well, culminating in recent announcements that major...
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Why I Am napologetic About Paywalls or Promotion
Late last week I posted a short essay on LinkedIn, where I am an Influencer, called "The best case study you'll ever read."12