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The goal put forth by the Turing Test is not a useful one for AI scientists. It is time to set a new challenge that inspires
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Fast Company| January 4, 2021
At one section of Google's giant outdoor booth at CES was an impromptu, carney-style one-man show, with a guy wearing dark sunglasses and a white Google Assistant...CNET From ACM Opinion | January 16, 2018
After decades of unbridled enthusiasm—bordering on addiction—about all things digital, the public may be losing trust in technology.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | January 5, 2018
Imagine this: When you leave the house, your air conditioner and lights turn off automatically. Then when a motion sensor detects a person in the house, like your...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | January 5, 2018
It was a very strange year for technology companies. They have become a "bipartisan whipping boy," a new sexist institution, responsible for the muddying of the...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | January 5, 2018
Is the outlook for technology in 2018 exciting—or slightly terrifying? Flip a coin. You'd be right either way.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | December 29, 2017
In May 2016, a Facebook page called Heart of Texas urged its nearly 254,000 followers to rise up against what it considered to be an urgent cultural menace.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | November 9, 2017
"We reject: kings, presidents, and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code." So declared MIT professor David D. Clark in 1992.
Wired From ACM Opinion | November 6, 2017
Google, Facebook and Twitter took a beating on Wednesday testifying in front of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees about their role enabling Russia's...Politico From ACM Opinion | November 1, 2017
Later today, executives from Facebook, Google, and Twitter will go before the Senate Intelligence Committee to testify about the ways that Russian operatives used...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 31, 2017
Russia's cyber-meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been accompanied by what U.S. and European experts describe as a worrisome Kremlin campaign to...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 25, 2017
In 2013, United States agents served a warrant on Microsoft seeking the emails of a suspect in a drug case.
The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 25, 2017
The web, or "world wide web" as we used to say, turns 27 years old on December 20. On that date, nearly three decades ago, British engineer and scientist Tim Berners...Time From ACM Opinion | October 18, 2017
We are surrounded by hysteria about the future of artificial intelligence and robotics—hysteria about how powerful they will become, how quickly, and what they...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | October 13, 2017
In the media world, as in so many other realms, there is a sharp discontinuity in the timeline: before the 2016 election, and after.
The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 12, 2017
On a tropical island that marks the southern tip of China, a computer program called Lengpudashi is playing one-on-one poker against a dozen people at once, and...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | October 10, 2017