Communications of the ACM
The False Promise of America's CHIPS Act
It is doubtful that large subsidies and government management will keep U.S. chip makers on top.
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Global Perspectives of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
ACM luminaries describe how their experiences with DEI issues vary between the different continents where they have lived.
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Fix Tech Staffing with Rightsizing, not Layoffs
With the latest downturn in the tech industry, analysts urge for rightsizing rather than laying off IT staff.
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Intelligent Futures in Task Assistance
Applying lessons learned developing and deploying task management software.
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What Must All Post-Secondary Students Learn about Computing?
Expanding students' understanding of computing's potential.
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An Emergent Legal Right to Repair Electronic Devices
Parsing the fine print on repair tolerances.
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What's Your Placebo?
The dangers of participation bias in educational studies.
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Storytelling and Science
Incorporating storytelling into organizational culture.
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Let Us Not Put All Our Eggs in One Basket
Toward new research directions in computer science.
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The Atlas Milestone
Celebrating virtual memory, which has made such a difference in how we approach programming, memory management, and secure computing.
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These Are Not the Apes You Are Looking For
Considering copyright licensing issues involving non-fungible tokens to manage creative works.
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Virtual Reality Stinks Because It Does Not Smell
For VR to feel truly immersive, it needs to start stinking it up.
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There Are Too Few Women in Computer Science and Engineering
The problem is not disinterest; it is the culture of these fields and how they exclude women and girls.
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Why Universities Must Resist GPA-based Enrollment Caps in the Face of Surging Enrollments
Considering the challenges for universities to adapt their business models to changing student demands.
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Computational Thinking in the Era of Data Science
Incorporating data thinking into computer science education.
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Words Matter
Some jargon can be offensive to newcomers and unintentionally shape our thoughts.
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Apple's Challenge to Virtualization Software
Is it okay for security researchers to virtualize software to look for vulnerabilities?
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'Sentience' Is the Wrong Discussion to Have on AI Right Now
A more important conversation would be one about human compatibility and trust.
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'I Don't Really Trust Papers Out of Top AI Labs Anymore'
The AI domain is grappling with the replication crisis that has gripped the scientific community for ages, mostly because researchers often don't share their source...
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My Nightmare Trip into the Metaverse
A reporter dons a VR headset, heads into the metaverse, and witnesses the most disturbing sights of her life.
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Toward Justice in Computer Science through Community, Criticality, and Citizenship
Proposing a justice-centered CS education.12