Communications of the ACM
Is LiDAR on Its Way Out?
As automation proliferates, sensing is increasingly moving toward software and away from LiDAR
From ACM Opinion
There's No Equity in CS Education Without Connectivity
Access to computer science education begins with closing the digital divide and ensuring all students have adequate broadband Internet.
From Communications of the ACM
Content Moderation Modulation
Deliberating on how to regulate—or not regulate—online speech in the era of evolving social media.
From ACM Opinion
Imagine a World Without Apps
Video games are inching away from apps. Maybe every other industry can, too.
From Communications of the ACM
Silicon Politics
Tracing the widening path between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
From Communications of the ACM
Copyright's Online Service Providers Safe Harbors Under Siege
Reviewing the most significant changes recommended in the recently released U.S. Copyright Office Section 512 Study.
From ACM Opinion
Why the Most Controversial U.S. Internet Law Is Worth Saving
Donald Trump and Joe Biden both want to throw out Section 230. Here's why America should fix it instead. By Paul M. Barrett, deputy director of the NYU Stern Center...
From ACM Opinion
Section 230 Is a Government License to Build Rage Machines
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act serves as Facebook and Google's get-out-of-jail-free card for conspiracies and disinformation.
From ACM Opinion
The Brain Implants That Could Change Humanity
Brains are talking to computers, and computers to brains. Are our daydreams safe?
From Communications of the ACM
Autonomous Vehicle Safety: Lessons from Aviation
How more than 25years of experience with aviation safety-critical systems can be applied to autonomous vehicle systems.
From Communications of the ACM
A Recent Renaissance in Privacy Law
Considering the recent increased attention to privacy law issues amid the typically slow pace of legal change.
From ACM Opinion
The Field of Natural Language Processing is Chasing the Wrong Goal
Researchers are too focused on whether AI systems can ace tests of dubious value. They should be testing whether systems grasp how the world works.
From ACM Opinion
Vint Cerf: COVID-19 Highlights How We Need Better Internet Access Everywhere
Cerf shares his views on the future of the Internet, the importance of trust and empathy, and the impact of new technologies like IoT and AI on the future of communications...
From ACM Opinion
College Courses Online Are Disappointing. Here's How to Fix Them
Colleges and universities should embrace the classic tutorial system and adapt it for the online world.
From Communications of the ACM
AI Authorship?
Considering the role of humans in copyright protection of outputs produced by artificial intelligence.
From ACM Opinion
For Online Learning, Business Has Never Been Better
Demand for Chegg roughly doubled when schools shut down, but its chief executive, Dan Rosensweig, now needs to figure out how the company will adapt.
From ACM Opinion
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (of Technology)
The social media information ecosystem driven solely by popularity fails to recognize what truly matters and makes it exceedingly difficult to see what's really...
From Communications of the ACM
How to Curtail Oversensing in the Home
Limiting sensitive information leakage via smart-home sensor data.
From ACM Opinion
Why Zoom Is Terrible
There's a reason video apps make you feel awkward and unfulfilled.
From ACM Opinion