From ACM Opinion
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
Facebook's newly announced ban on deepfake videos presents a number of challenges in the fight against the spread of misinformation, says Tim Weninger, associate...University of Notre Dame From ACM Opinion | January 9, 2020
Celeste Kidd, a cognitive psychologist, challenged the audience to think critically about the future they want to build.
Technology Review From ACM Opinion | December 17, 2019
We are heading down the dystopian path. Trolling has become a mainstream form, if not the mainstream form of political discourse.
Wired From ACM Opinion | November 7, 2019
Technology giants like Facebook and Google have transformed the Internet into a corporate monopoly, experts warn, but a growing cottage industry aims to decentralize...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2019
Since 2017, nearly every time the Facebook CEO has tried to sound thoughtful, he's sounded unprepared, shallow, and full of hubris. Time to zip it.
Wired From ACM Opinion | October 29, 2019
The UCLA professor and networking pioneer reflects on his career in industry and academia.
George Varghese From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2019
The road to routing all Domain Name System lookups through HTTPS is pocked with disagreements over just how much it will help.
Wired From ACM Opinion | October 9, 2019
Summarizing some of the changes that seem increasingly necessary to address known system and network deficiencies and anticipate currently unknown vulnerabilities...Peter G. Neumann From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2019
Everything you do online is underpinned by a globe-spanning labyrinth of physical infrastructure that wasn't built with a changing climate in mind.
Gizmodo From ACM Opinion | August 23, 2019
Connecting the unique factors that influenced the origination and subsequent development of the World Wide Web.
Marco Aiello From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2019
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...The Verge From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2019
Many risks of catastrophic failures of critical infrastructures can be significantly reduced by relatively simple measures to increase resiliency.
Peter J. Denning, David Brin From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2019
The fundamentals of the field of Internet law have remained consistent, but details have evolved in response to technological innovation.
James Grimmelmann From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2019
Examining the expansion, proliferation, and integration of computing education everywhere.
Emmanuel Schanzer, Shriram Krishnamurthi, Kathi Fisler From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2019
A swathe of the world is adopting China's vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing...Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2019