Communications of the ACM
Why Can't Tech Fix Its Gender Problem?
A new generation of tech activists, organizers, and whistleblowers, most of whom are female, non-white, gender-diverse, or queer…
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Recognize Science's Unsung Global Pioneers to Alter Its Future
Modern science wasn't invented in Europe but came about as part of a global exchange.
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Congress's Antitrust Bills Have a Problem: The Happy Customer
Politicians must walk a fine line as they try to rein in Big Tech's self-preferencing tactics.
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Global Supply Chain Disruption and Resilience
Tracking the myriad factors influencing shifting supply chains.
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Systems Abstractions
Computing professionals use powerful abstractions to tame complexity in large software systems and distributed networks.
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Russia Is Risking the Creation of an Irreversible 'Splinternet'
If Russia disconnects—or is booted—from the Internet's governing bodies, the Internet may never be the same.
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Deepfake Luke Skywalker Should Scare Us
The power to create convincing deepfake icons could destabilize society
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Encourage Women in Tech to Protect against AI Bias
Need to ensure tech accurately reflects the structure of society
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Meta's Yann LeCun on His Vision for Human-level AI
Rather than try to replace natural intelligence, create AI that is compatible with human intelligence
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Silicon Valley Enabled Russian State Propaganda, and Now It's Too Late
Facebook and YouTube could have limited the reach of RT and Sputnik years ago, but they didn't
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Europe Is in Danger of Using the Wrong Definition of AI
Some intelligent systems are at risk of being excluded from oversight in the EU's proposed legislation
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Why You Can't Rebuild Wikipedia with Crypto
Software engineer and Wikipedia editor talks about her Web3 skepticism
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The Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud
The cloud is not only material but also an ecological force
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Intelligence and Comprehension
What does it mean to say a computer model 'understands'?
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Web3 Threatens to Segregate Our Online Lives
Governance tokens may seem like a way to moderate content, but they only give the appearance of democracy.
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What Are the Rules for Celebrities Promoting NFTs?
Non-fungible tokens are the next frontier of promotional content on social media, but right now, it's the Wild West.
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Tech Sanctions Won't Sting Russia for a While
Restricting computing equipment sends an important message, but businesses will find ways around the rules
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Human Autonomy in the Age of AI
Current AI policy recommendations differ on what the risks to human autonomy are
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The Rise of Big Tech May Just Be Starting
Largest tech companies seem poised to expand their reach and influence over the rest of the economy, rather than relinquish it
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