Communications of the ACM
Is AI Leading to a Reproducibility Crisis In Science?
Scientists worry that ill-informed use of artificial intelligence is driving a deluge of unreliable or useless research.
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Losing Facebook Is Bad, but Losing WhatsApp Is Worse
What happens when you lose the encrypted messaging app everyone uses?
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Why Facebook Should Release the Facebook Files
The company's least-bad option might also do a lot of good
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Elon Musk's Tesla Bot Is a Joke
Don't overthink it: It's just a distraction and an empty promise
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Facebook's Calibra Is A Secret Weapon for Monetizing Its New Cryptocurrency
Facebook's announcement of a new cryptocurrency, Libra, and the nonprofit association that will oversee it raises questions about the future of global banking and...
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After Alphago, What's Next For Ai?
AlphaGo's victories against legendary Go player Lee Se-dol over the last few days mark a major milestone in AI research.
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Will the Internet of Things Finally Kill Privacy?
In the internet of things, the Federal Trade Commission sees the possibility of flourishing new markets. But it also sees a prologue to Black Mirror: in a new report...
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For Amusement Only: The Life and Death of the American Arcade
If you’ve never been inside a "real" arcade, it could be hard to distinguish one from say, oh, a Dave & Buster's. Authenticity is a hard nut to crack, but there...
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